Knox County, Tennessee
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 511,453
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 511,453
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 506,748
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 478,925
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 478,959
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 6.8%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 5.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 478,971
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 432,226
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.7%
Female persons, percent 51.0%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 85.2%
Black alone, percent(a) 8.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a) 2.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 6.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 79.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 26,234
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 6.5%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 232,546
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $320,900
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,589
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $483
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,261
Building Permits, 2025 5,013
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 201,146
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.39
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 8.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 89.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 41.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 64.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 59.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,849,322
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 5,838,877
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,662,947
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 13,942,094
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $28,144
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 22.2
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $74,222
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $43,351
Persons in poverty, percent 12.8%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 12,519
Total employment, 2023 242,117
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 13,627,765
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 5.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 43,771
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 8,917
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 5,419
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,593
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 963
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 6,692
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 7,116
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 942.2
Population per square mile, 2010 850.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 508.33
Land area in square miles, 2010 508.22
FIPS Code 47093