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37918

Knoxville, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
45,971
Median household income
$69,752
People below poverty
12.5%
Median home value
$274,900

Income

The median income of households in 37918 was $69,752. An estimated 3.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.1
$10,000 to $14,999 3.2
$15,000 to $24,999 9.2
$25,000 to $34,999 7.2
$35,000 to $49,999 13.5
$50,000 to $74,999 17.6
$75,000 to $99,999 14.3
$100,000 to $149,999 18.6
$150,000 to $199,999 7.1
$200,000 or more 6.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37918 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60128
Female 44976

An estimated 78% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,663. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 37918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78
Social Security 33.7
Retirement income 22
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.8
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.6

In 2020-2024, 9.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37918 in 2020-2024, 89.6% had health insurance coverage and 10.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65% and public coverage was 37.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.5%.


In 2020-2024, 37918 had a total population of 45,971 - 23,677 (51.5%) females and 22,294 (48.5%) males. The median age was 39.8 years. An estimated 20% of the population was under 18 years, 35% was 19 to 44 years, 24% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37918 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1419 1127
5 to 9 1226 1315
10 to 14 1330 1441
15 to 19 1303 790
20 to 24 1397 1318
25 to 29 1874 1869
30 to 34 1840 1869
35 to 39 1314 1662
40 to 44 1559 1397
45 to 49 1167 1278
50 to 54 1451 1576
55 to 59 1741 1475
60 to 64 1030 1304
65 to 69 1344 1668
70 to 74 953 1394
75 to 79 731 862
80 to 84 308 590
85 and over 307 742

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 81.9% were White; 5.4% were Black or African American; 17.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2% were Asian; 2.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.1% of the people in 37918 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 80.8% of the people in 37918 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 19,187 households in 37918. The average household size was 2.35 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.9% of the households in 37918 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.4% of all households, while 15.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.1% of all households.

In 37918, 25.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.9
Cohabiting Couples 7.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.5% of males and 48.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.8 26.3
Now married, except separated 52.5 48.8
Separated 2 0.8
Widowed 2.4 10.2
Divorced 10.3 14

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37918, 744 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 43.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.9% of the people living in 37918 were U.S. natives. 61.5% of the 37918 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.1% of 37918 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 30.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 52.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37918 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 37918.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 51
Asia 24.6
Europe 10.2
Africa 11.7
Northern America 0.9
Oceania 1.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37918 in 2020-2024, 8.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.8% of people at least five years old; 4.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 37918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.8
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 37918 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.1
Different house, same county 7.2
Different county, same state 1.3
Different state 2.8
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 33.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37918 was 9,322 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 403 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,424. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,495.

Educational Attainment of People in 37918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.6
High school diploma or equivalency 26.9
Some college, no degree 21.6
Associate's degree 10.8
Bachelor's degree 21.6
Graduate or professional degree 11.6

Disability

In 37918, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.6% of people under 18 years old, to 10.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37918, 62.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,812 80
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,455 14.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,184 5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37918 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 7.3
Manufacturing 7.7
Wholesale trade 2.2
Retail trade 13.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.5
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.5
Other Services, except public administration 7.7
Public administration 3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37918 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,453 40.2
Service occupations 3,721 15.8
Sales and office occupations 5,503 23.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,983 8.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,841 12.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.5% of 37918 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.8
Walked 0.5
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 11

In 2020-2024, 37918 had a total of 20,690 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 21.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 21.7
Mobile homes 3.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37918 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 62.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37918 had 19,187 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,503 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 69% while renters occupied 31%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.13.

4.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.7% and another 22.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37918:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 35.1
Electricity 64.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37918 was $274,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.9 % had a mortgage. 41.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,414 and for owners without a mortgage it was $509.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37918 was $1,131. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.