South Knoxville, Tennessee Population & Demographics

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Statistic	South Knoxville	Knoxville	Tennessee
Population	9,000	183,927	6,833,174
Population density (sq mi)	1,312	1,863	167
Median age	33.4	33.0	38.5
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	0.9:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	42%	57%
Families w/ Kids under 18	45%	42%	41%
Speak English	n/a	92%	93%
Speak Spanish	n/a	4%	4%

Key findings

The population density in South Knoxville is 30% lower than Knoxville
The median age in South Knoxville is 1% higher than Knoxville
In South Knoxville 77.14% of the population is White
In South Knoxville 16.34% of the population is Black
In South Knoxville 1.35% of the population is Asian

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South Knoxville population breakdown by race

Race	South Knoxville	Knoxville	Tennessee
White	77.14%	75.25%	77.84%
Black	16.34%	17.89%	16.81%
Asian	1.35%	1.91%	1.61%
American Indian	0.29%	0.43%	0.29%
Native Hawaiian	0.58%	0.10%	0.05%
Mixed race	3.32%	2.95%	2.03%
Other race	0.98%	1.46%	1.38%

In South Knoxville, 4.9% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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South Knoxville age breakdown

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Source: The South Knoxville, Knoxville, TN demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

South Knoxville, Knoxville, TN Demographics