95.4% of residents of Knoxville speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English less than very well).
2.5% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
97.0% of residents of Knoxville speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English less than very well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
81.1% of residents of Knoxville speak English at home.
18.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
29.6% of residents of Knoxville speak English at home.
30.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English less than very well).
40.0% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
98.4% (133,249)
Foreign born:
35.7% (1,419)
White - Speak another language
Native:
1.6% (2,215)
Foreign born:
64.3% (2,554)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
99.5% (27,078)
Foreign born:
34.4% (327)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
0.7% (186)
Foreign born:
66.2% (629)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
85.1% (292)
Foreign born:
11.3% (260)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
21.6% (74)
Foreign born:
88.1% (2,018)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
69.2% (283)
Foreign born:
19.6% (58)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
32.4% (133)
Foreign born:
83.6% (248)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
88.3% (2,443)
Foreign born:
12.9% (37)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
12.2% (337)
Foreign born:
84.6% (246)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.7% (131,614)
Foreign born:
57.0% (1,142)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.3% (1,727)
Foreign born:
43.0% (862)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
78.9% (1,822)
Foreign born:
11.0% (277)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
21.1% (488)
Foreign born:
89.0% (2,248)
5,248 residents are foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.9% Europe, 0.7% Latin America).
This city:
3.0%
Tennessee:
2.8%
Median age by place of birth - Knoxville
Place of birth - Knoxville White
Place of birth - Knoxville Black or African American
Place of birth - Knoxville American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Knoxville Asian
Place of birth - Knoxville Other race
Place of birth - Knoxville Two or more races
Place of birth - Knoxville White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Knoxville Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Knoxville
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Knoxville
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Knoxville
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Knoxville
Place of birth by age - Knoxville
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 41.0%
Now married: 40.6%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 4.0%
Divorced: 12.3%
Females:
Never married: 35.7%
Now married: 38.4%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 11.4%
Divorced: 12.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
49.0% (840)
Unmarried:
51.0% (876)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
33.0% (12,642)
Unmarried:
67.0% (25,660)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 48.0%
Now married: 28.3%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 6.0%
Divorced: 16.7%
Females:
Never married: 56.0%
Now married: 17.8%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 12.1%
Divorced: 10.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
5.3% (39)
Unmarried:
94.7% (699)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
17.8% (1,498)
Unmarried:
82.2% (6,916)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 20.7%
Now married: 53.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 27.2%
Females:
Never married: 33.7%
Now married: 19.2%
Separated: 8.4%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 30.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.5% (26)
Unmarried:
42.1% (27)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 50.9%
Now married: 44.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 5.3%
Females:
Never married: 29.0%
Now married: 61.1%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 4.2%
Divorced: 2.2%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
64.5% (417)
Unmarried:
35.8% (232)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 40.9%
Now married: 48.1%
Separated: 8.2%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 2.6%
Females:
Never married: 62.4%
Now married: 31.3%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 3.5%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
34.4% (74)
Unmarried:
69.8% (150)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 55.9%
Now married: 12.6%
Separated: 8.6%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 20.3%
Females:
Never married: 57.8%
Now married: 22.5%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 10.0%
Divorced: 6.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
59.7% (63)
Unmarried:
44.2% (47)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
22.5% (138)
Unmarried:
78.0% (479)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 40.6%
Now married: 40.9%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 12.6%
Females:
Never married: 35.0%
Now married: 38.8%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 11.6%
Divorced: 12.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
47.3% (786)
Unmarried:
52.7% (876)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
33.2% (12,178)
Unmarried:
66.8% (24,524)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 58.3%
Now married: 36.4%
Separated: 4.5%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 1.4%
Females:
Never married: 46.7%
Now married: 39.8%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 4.9%
Divorced: 7.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
65.0% (60)
Unmarried:
34.2% (32)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
36.1% (412)
Unmarried:
66.1% (755)
Ancestries in Knoxville (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 43,667 (25.1%)
United States - 23,175 (13.3%)
English - 17,674 (10.2%)
German - 17,333 (10.0%)
Irish - 17,135 (9.9%)
Scotch-Irish - 6,779 (3.9%)
Scottish - 4,360 (2.5%)
Italian - 3,223 (1.9%)
Dutch - 3,052 (1.8%)
French - 2,952 (1.7%)
Polish - 1,606 (0.9%)
Welsh - 1,248 (0.7%)
Swedish - 960 (0.6%)
Subsaharan African - 938 (0.5%)
Norwegian - 791 (0.5%)
Russian - 579 (0.3%)
Arab - 557 (0.3%)
Swiss - 525 (0.3%)
Greek - 380 (0.2%)
West Indian - 331 (0.2%)
Hungarian - 325 (0.2%)
French Canadian - 317 (0.2%)
Danish - 215 (0.1%)
Czech - 189 (0.1%)
Portuguese - 161 (0.09%)
Ukrainian - 153 (0.09%)
Lithuanian - 145 (0.08%)
Slovak - 42 (0.02%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 119,381 (81.6%)
Black or African American: 24,728 (84.2%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 135 (66.6%)
Asian: 2,181 (74.1%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 8 (100.0%)
Other race: 512 (60.4%)
Two or more races: 2,787 (72.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 115,752 (81.8%)
Hispanic or Latino: 3,441 (64.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 17,837 (12.2%)
Black or African American: 3,742 (12.7%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 37 (18.3%)
Asian: 299 (10.1%)
Other race: 182 (21.4%)
Two or more races: 669 (17.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 16,984 (12.0%)
Hispanic or Latino: 968 (18.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 4,725 (3.2%)
Black or African American: 458 (1.6%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 5 (2.6%)
Asian: 172 (5.8%)
Other race: 48 (5.6%)
Two or more races: 139 (3.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 4,633 (3.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 84 (1.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
3.0%
2.8%