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Knox County

Knox County has 494,148 residents across 22 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $74,222, 7% above the Tennessee figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $320,900, and 41% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
494,148residentsACS 2020–2024
$74,222median household incomeTennessee: $70K
$320,900median home valueowner-occupied homes
90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Knox County in TennesseeZIP codes in Knox County highlighted; the rest of Tennessee in grey
Map of Tennessee with Knox County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 22 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
3772114,306$65K$233K82%18%91%33 min
378063,674$60K$221K78%22%85%32 min
3784929,375$84K$291K82%32%90%27 min
378719,926$71K$211K74%18%85%31 min
379022,412$50K$688K19%59%86%17 min
3790916,774$67K$313K47%47%91%21 min
3791221,505$47K$211K53%21%87%23 min
3791421,478$60K$218K66%26%86%24 min
379155,991$26K$211K26%17%69%25 min
3791615,583$15K$270K3%41%73%15 min
3791724,615$54K$219K48%32%80%23 min
3791845,971$70K$275K69%33%89%26 min
3791931,754$73K$527K54%58%92%21 min
3792044,995$66K$268K59%36%88%24 min
3792128,717$60K$226K60%26%85%22 min
3792240,394$133K$524K85%69%97%24 min
3792330,131$74K$333K60%47%92%22 min
3792414,420$80K$251K77%27%92%27 min
3793131,842$92K$360K71%47%94%25 min
3793225,424$120K$463K72%55%96%22 min
3793428,272$132K$529K86%63%97%24 min
3793817,437$84K$323K91%34%90%29 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

494,148 residents in 201,146 households, next to the Tennessee figure.

21%
under 18
26%
aged 18–34
16%
aged 65 and over
31%
of households are people living alone
46%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

218,661 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $320,900 (±$5,524).

65%
of households own their home
66%
of homes are detached single-family houses
20%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
4%
are mobile homes
8%
of housing units are vacant
$1,261
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%
2010–201911%
2000–200915%
1990–199915%
1980–198913%
1970–197914%
1960–196910%
1950–19598%
1940–19495%
1939 or earlier7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,390.

$74,222
median household income
12.2%
of people live below the poverty line
3.5%
unemployment rate
41%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min
average commute to work
7%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
83%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
2%
walk or bike
14%
work from home
5%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%
of households have a broadband subscription
7%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

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