Knoxville Metro Area Income and Careers
As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Knoxville Area is $25,833, which is about the same as the state average of $24,811 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Knoxville Area median household income is $44,906. On average Knoxville Area residents spend 23.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.
Per Capita Income, #247
| Knoxville Area | 25,833 USD |
| Tennessee | 24,811 USD |
| U.S. | 28,555 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.
Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
| Knoxville Area | 28,168 USD |
| Tennessee | 27,334 USD |
| U.S. | 30,815 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.
Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
| Knoxville Area | 33,173 USD |
| Tennessee | 32,151 USD |
| U.S. | 36,116 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.
Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
| Knoxville Area | 23,688 USD |
| Tennessee | 23,376 USD |
| U.S. | 25,692 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.
Household Income
Median Household Income, #467| Knoxville Area | 44,906 USD |
| Tennessee | 44,621 USD |
| U.S. | 53,482 USD |
| Knoxville Area | 62,692 USD |
| Tennessee | 62,344 USD |
| U.S. | 74,596 USD |
Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank
| Knoxville Area | -1.80% | |
| Tennessee | 22.72% | |
| U.S. | 27.36% |
*The Knoxville Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Tennessee and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.
Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more
Household Income Other than Earnings
| Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. | ||||
| %+ | Average Amount | %+ | Average Amount | %+ | Average Amount | |
| Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income | 19.78% | $13,855, see rank | 17.47% | $14,454 | 21.11% | $16,919 |
| Social Security Income | 33.78% | $17,700, see rank | 32.06% | $17,334 | 29.33% | $17,636 |
| Public Assistance Income | 3.00% | $3,047, see rank | 3.21% | $2,884 | 2.82% | $3,720 |
| Retirement Income | 20.60% | $21,114, see rank | 18.41% | $20,076 | 17.85% | $24,095 |
+ The percentage of the total households that have the income.
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.
Family Income
Median Family Income, see rank| Knoxville Area | 58,759 USD |
| Tennessee | 55,459 USD |
| U.S. | 65,443 USD |
| Knoxville Area | 76,236 USD |
| Tennessee | 73,630 USD |
| U.S. | 86,963 USD |
Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.
Median Household Income by Races
| Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| White | $46,571, see rank | $47,658 | $56,900 |
| Black | $27,025, see rank | $32,361 | $35,600 |
| Hispanic | $32,179, see rank | $34,631 | $42,396 |
| Asian | $62,656, see rank | $66,243 | $73,244 |
| American Indian, Alaska Native | $36,099, see rank | $37,160 | $37,170 |
| Hawaiian Native | $21,333, see rank | $44,540 | $53,370 |
| One Race, Other | $38,500, see rank | $31,393 | $40,300 |
| Two or More Races | $26,993, see rank | $33,366 | $47,621 |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.
Median Household Income by Age
| Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| less than 25 | $20,990, see rank | $22,607 | $25,788 |
| 25 to 44 | $50,140, see rank | $48,825 | $58,398 |
| 45 to 64 | $54,601, see rank | $53,148 | $65,027 |
| 65 or over | $33,622, see rank | $33,548 | $37,945 |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.
Employment Status
| Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 687,456, see rank | 5,125,250 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 332,142, 48.31%, see rank | 48.12% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 216,685, 65.24%, see rank | 66.79% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 443, 0.13%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 216,242, 65.11%, see rank | 66.20% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 197,161, 91.18%, see rank | 90.44% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 19,081, 8.82%, see rank | 9.56% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 115,457, 34.76%, see rank | 33.21% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 355,314, 51.69%, see rank | 51.88% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 191,565, 53.91%, see rank | 56.49% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 58, 0.02%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 191,507, 53.90%, see rank | 56.42% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 177,348, 92.61%, see rank | 90.61% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,159, 7.39%, see rank | 9.39% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 163,749, 46.09%, see rank | 43.51% | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.
Commuting to Work
| Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 367,691, 100% | 2,788,201 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 313,051, 85.14%, see rank | 83.70% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 31,813, 8.65%, see rank | 9.50% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 2,047, 0.56%, see rank | 0.81% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 4,371, 1.19%, see rank | 1.32% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 3,106, 0.84%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 13,303, 3.62%, see rank | 3.54% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
| Knoxville Area | 23.0 minutes |
| Tennessee | 24.2 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.
Careers
Occupation
| Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 374,509 | 2,835,895 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 197,161, 52.65%, see rank | 52.07% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 62,923, 31.91%, see rank | 29.42% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 27,249, 13.82%, see rank | 14.11% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 36,993, 18.76%, see rank | 17.73% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 646, 0.33%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 19,685, 9.98%, see rank | 9.36% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 37,669, 19.11%, see rank | 22.13% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 177,348, 47.35%, see rank | 47.93% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 71,382, 40.25%, see rank | 38.09% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 35,949, 20.27%, see rank | 20.19% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 59,350, 33.47%, see rank | 33.27% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 79, 0.04%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 674, 0.38%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 9,567, 5.39%, see rank | 7.78% | 5.65% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 374,509, 100% | 2,835,895 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 2,667, 0.71%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 25,675, 6.86%, see rank | 6.38% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 39,063, 10.43%, see rank | 12.95% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11,264, 3.01%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 47,949, 12.80%, see rank | 12.19% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 19,124, 5.11%, see rank | 6.19% | 4.93% |
| Information | 7,782, 2.08%, see rank | 1.91% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 20,700, 5.53%, see rank | 5.73% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 44,176, 11.80%, see rank | 9.23% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 88,725, 23.69%, see rank | 22.97% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 33,937, 9.06%, see rank | 9.21% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 15,136, 4.04%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 18,311, 4.89%, see rank | 4.89% | 4.96% |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.
Poverty Level
| Knoxville Area | % | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population in Poverty | 134,826 | 16.31%, see rank | 17.83% | 15.59% |
| Family in Poverty | 25,697 | 11.72%, see rank | 13.43% | 11.47% |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.