Language Spoken At Home in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 168,863 | 100% |
English only | 158,236 | 93.7% |
Language other than English | 10,627 | 6.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,017 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 5,330 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,757 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,476 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 776 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,741 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,091 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 1,080 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 393 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 179,973 | 100% |
American | 16,045 | 8.9% |
Arab | 1,120 | 0.6% |
Czech | 354 | 0.2% |
Danish | 295 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,116 | 1.7% |
English | 32,053 | 17.8% |
French (except Basque) | 3,676 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 492 | 0.3% |
German | 27,550 | 15.3% |
Greek | 765 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 670 | 0.4% |
Irish | 20,935 | 11.6% |
Italian | 4,116 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 651 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 942 | 0.5% |
Polish | 2,310 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 90 | 0.1% |
Russian | 659 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,822 | 3.2% |
Scottish | 4,402 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 147 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,248 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 2,018 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 381 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 463 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 1,610 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 306 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 83,707 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 38,427 | 45.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,069 | 19.2% |
Married-couple family | 26,033 | 31.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,651 | 10.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,896 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,744 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 9,498 | 11.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,674 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 45,280 | 54.1% |
Householder living alone | 38,736 | 46.3% |
65 years and over | 9,876 | 11.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 18,223 | 21.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 19,000 | 22.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 169,887 | 100% |
Householder | 83,707 | 49.3% |
Spouse | 26,061 | 15.3% |
Child | 37,523 | 22.1% |
Other relatives | 9,227 | 5.4% |
Nonrelatives | 13,369 | 7.9% |
Unmarried partner | 4,188 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 72,519 | 100% |
Never married | 31,856 | 43.9% |
Now married, except separated | 27,397 | 37.8% |
Separated | 1,106 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 2,754 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 9,406 | 13.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 79,823 | 100% |
Never married | 29,910 | 37.5% |
Now married, except separated | 28,514 | 35.7% |
Separated | 1,604 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 8,642 | 10.8% |
Divorced | 11,153 | 14.0% |
Fertility in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,491 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,138 | 45.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 81 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,555 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,296 | 50.7% |
Less than 1 year | 118 | 4.6% |
1 or 2 years | 268 | 10.5% |
3 or 4 years | 356 | 13.9% |
5 or more years | 554 | 21.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,296 | 100% |
Who are female | 966 | 74.5% |
Who are married | 754 | 58.2% |
School Enrollment in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 47,671 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,077 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 1,741 | 3.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 12,866 | 27.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,064 | 12.7% |
College or graduate school | 24,923 | 52.3% |
Educational Attainment in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 115,879 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,426 | 4.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,780 | 8.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 31,705 | 27.4% |
Some college, no degree | 24,161 | 20.9% |
Associate's degree | 10,059 | 8.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 22,101 | 19.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 12,647 | 10.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.0% |
Veteran Status in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 147,256 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 10,552 | 7.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 178,115 | 100% |
With a disability | 24,133 | 13.5% |
Under 18 years | 32,411 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,433 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 121,023 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,372 | 11.0% |
65 years and over | 24,681 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,328 | 37.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 177,628 | 100% |
Same house | 147,657 | 83.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 29,585 | 16.7% |
Same county | 19,092 | 10.7% |
Different county | 10,493 | 5.9% |
Same state | 5,676 | 3.2% |
Different state | 4,817 | 2.7% |
Abroad | 386 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 179,973 | 100% |
Native | 171,762 | 95.4% |
Born in United States | 170,443 | 94.7% |
State of residence | 117,928 | 65.5% |
Different state | 52,515 | 29.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,319 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 8,211 | 4.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 8,211 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,509 | 30.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,702 | 69.4% |
Year of Entry in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 9,530 | 100% |
Native | 1,319 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 12 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,307 | 99.1% |
Foreign born | 8,211 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 358 | 4.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,853 | 95.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Knoxville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 8,211 | 100% |
Europe | 1,117 | 13.6% |
Asia | 2,594 | 31.6% |
Africa | 739 | 9.0% |
Oceania | 48 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 3,476 | 42.3% |
Northern America | 237 | 2.9% |