Knox County, Tennessee

Knox County is a one of the county from Tennessee's 95 counties, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 382032 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 430019, It is the third most populous county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The county has a total area of 525.78 sq mi (1361.76 square kilometre), of which, 508.46 square miles (1316.91 square kilometre) of it is land and 17.32 square miles (44.86 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 36th largest in terms of geographical size.

Knox County Tennessee
Map of Knox County, Tennessee

As of the census of 2000, there were 382032 residents, 157872 households, and 100726 families in the county. The population density was 751.3 people per square mile (290.08/kmē), it is third most densely populated county in Tennessee. There were 171439 housing units at an average density of 337.2 per square mile (130.19/kmē). The average household size was 2.34 people, and the average family size was 2.92 people. Age range in the county was well distributed with 22.3% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 430019, The racial makeup of the county was 377047 White, 38395 Black or African American, 1596 American Indian, 7193 Asian, 225 Native Hawaiian, and 5563 from two or more races.

Knox County Tennessee Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Knox County Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Knox County Tennessee GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $37454, it is the 18th wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $49182, it is seventh wealthiest county by median family income in Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $21875, making its Tennessee's fourth highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 102622 pupils and students, of which 52502 are male and 50120 are female, 26.86% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 6231 nursery or pri school, 4831 kindergarten, 38791 elementary school, 18785 high school and 33984 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Farragut TownKnox County, Loudon County16.2516.090.17177201101.53583082726
2Knoxville CityKnox County98.0992.665.431738901876.71817127492
3Mascot CdpKnox County7.126.950.172119304.71471729717
YearPopulation
April 2000 census382032
April 2000 Estimate382032
July 2000 Estimate383028
July 2001 Estimate387712
July 2002 Estimate392723
July 2003 Estimate398571
July 2004 Estimate402830
July 2005 Estimate408809
July 2006 Estimate416014
July 2007 Estimate423603
July 2008 Estimate430019
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school328029516231
Kindergarten278020514831
Elementary school198451894638791
High school9750903518785
College or graduate school168471713733984
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Knox County, Tennessee$37454$49182$21875
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587