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Language Spoken At Home in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 658,571 | 100% |
English only | 623,191 | 94.6% |
Language other than English | 35,380 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,266 | 2.3% |
Spanish | 18,167 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,480 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,949 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,715 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,229 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,394 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 2,035 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 677 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 699,097 | 100% |
American | 110,097 | 15.7% |
Arab | 3,075 | 0.4% |
Czech | 1,385 | 0.2% |
Danish | 1,299 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 12,782 | 1.8% |
English | 100,049 | 14.3% |
French (except Basque) | 14,624 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 1,937 | 0.3% |
German | 102,417 | 14.6% |
Greek | 2,189 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 2,046 | 0.3% |
Irish | 85,852 | 12.3% |
Italian | 16,923 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 1,414 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 3,875 | 0.6% |
Polish | 9,577 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 522 | 0.1% |
Russian | 2,541 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 28,471 | 4.1% |
Scottish | 20,370 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 514 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 4,283 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 5,653 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 1,864 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 1,481 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 5,694 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,398 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 287,751 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 182,413 | 63.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 74,087 | 25.7% |
Married-couple family | 142,991 | 49.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 52,031 | 18.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 10,055 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,513 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 29,367 | 10.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,543 | 5.7% |
Nonfamily households | 105,338 | 36.6% |
Householder living alone | 91,011 | 31.6% |
65 years and over | 29,546 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 83,118 | 28.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 73,306 | 25.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 682,961 | 100% |
Householder | 287,751 | 42.1% |
Spouse | 143,143 | 21.0% |
Child | 184,462 | 27.0% |
Other relatives | 35,417 | 5.2% |
Nonrelatives | 32,188 | 4.7% |
Unmarried partner | 12,234 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 275,221 | 100% |
Never married | 84,016 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 149,784 | 54.4% |
Separated | 3,934 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 7,711 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 29,776 | 10.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 297,699 | 100% |
Never married | 72,232 | 24.3% |
Now married, except separated | 151,325 | 50.8% |
Separated | 5,578 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 30,021 | 10.1% |
Divorced | 38,543 | 12.9% |
Fertility in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 7,687 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,671 | 34.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 85 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 14,432 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 7,296 | 50.6% |
Less than 1 year | 1,292 | 9.0% |
1 or 2 years | 1,633 | 11.3% |
3 or 4 years | 1,234 | 8.6% |
5 or more years | 3,137 | 21.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,296 | 100% |
Who are female | 4,615 | 63.3% |
Who are married | 5,222 | 71.6% |
School Enrollment in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 168,556 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 8,789 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 7,991 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 67,924 | 40.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 34,031 | 20.2% |
College or graduate school | 49,821 | 29.6% |
Educational Attainment in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 474,643 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 22,353 | 4.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 36,483 | 7.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 141,436 | 29.8% |
Some college, no degree | 99,745 | 21.0% |
Associate's degree | 36,729 | 7.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 87,315 | 18.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 50,582 | 10.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 29.1% |
Veteran Status in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 546,114 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 54,839 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 692,938 | 100% |
With a disability | 93,082 | 13.4% |
Under 18 years | 151,934 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,269 | 4.1% |
18 to 64 years | 440,716 | 100% |
With a disability | 50,552 | 11.5% |
65 years and over | 100,288 | 100% |
With a disability | 36,261 | 36.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 691,904 | 100% |
Same house | 596,467 | 86.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 93,701 | 13.5% |
Same county | 55,169 | 8.0% |
Different county | 38,532 | 5.6% |
Same state | 21,723 | 3.1% |
Different state | 16,809 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 1,736 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 699,097 | 100% |
Native | 671,732 | 96.1% |
Born in United States | 667,084 | 95.4% |
State of residence | 436,632 | 62.5% |
Different state | 230,452 | 33.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,648 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 27,365 | 3.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 27,365 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 10,128 | 37.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 17,237 | 63.0% |
Year of Entry in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 32,013 | 100% |
Native | 4,648 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 44 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,604 | 99.1% |
Foreign born | 27,365 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 915 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 26,450 | 96.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Knoxville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 27,365 | 100% |
Europe | 4,843 | 17.7% |
Asia | 8,937 | 32.7% |
Africa | 1,212 | 4.4% |
Oceania | 174 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 10,833 | 39.6% |
Northern America | 1,366 | 5.0% |