Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, United States, on the Tennessee River. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's third-most-populous city after Nashville and Memphis. It is the principal city of the Knoxville metropolitan area, which had a population of 879,773 in 2020.
First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century; the arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom. The city was bitterly divided over the issue of secession during the American Civil War and was occupied alternately by...
| Ethnicity | Knoxville | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 72.4% | 60.1% |
| African American | 16.9% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 5.4% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Knoxville | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 10% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 6.5% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 13.8% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 12.7% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 14.7% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 17.5% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 9.7% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 9% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 3.1% | 7.1% |
| Education | Knoxville | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 5% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 7% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 27% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 20% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 8% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 20% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 9% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2% | 1.0% |