Knoxville, TN Profile

Knoxville, TN, population 185,100, is located in Tennessee's Knox county, about 100.6 miles from Chattanooga and 141.7 miles from Athens.

Through the 90's Knoxville's population has grown by about 5%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Knoxville has grown by about 4%. Since 2005 Knoxville's population has grown by about 3%.

Knoxville's property crime levels tend to be higher than Tennessee's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Knoxville tend to be higher than Tennessee's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	80%
	African American	16%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	176,051	N/A
2001	177,193	0.65%
2002	177,093	-0.06%
2003	177,595	0.28%
2004	178,124	0.30%
2005	180,140	1.13%
2006	181,876	0.96%
2007	183,486	0.89%
2008	184,704	0.66%
2009	185,100	0.21%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$27,492

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,200
2002	1,104
2003	967
2004	939
2005	960
2006	1,038
2007	1,123
2008	1,079
2009	1,058
2010	946

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	15	139	637	1,314
2002	21	74	553	1,308
2003	18	81	443	1,150
2004	20	80	520	1,023
2005	25	99	545	1,059
2006	18	89	538	1249
2007	27	109	681	1241
2008	28	140	668	1156
2009	22	147	660	1137
2010	15	122	625	993

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,109
2002	5,659
2003	6,332
2004	6,503
2005	6,146
2006	6,065
2007	7,016
2008	6,603
2009	6,361
2010	6,641

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,717	5,951	1,296
2002	2,135	6,680	1,212
2003	2,432	7,231	1,418
2004	2,506	7,497	1,380
2005	2,471	7,370	1,221
2006	2281	7684	1098
2007	2507	8984	1371
2008	2661	8383	1142
2009	2589	8553	679
2010	2723	8789	810