Household Types in Knoxville, Tennessee (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Knoxville
Knoxville
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family230.728094%48.468562%30.728094%30.7%24,76524.8k13.509691%13.386269%13.509691%13.5%10,88810.9k4.301809%4.545548%4.301809%4.3%3,46740.565054%28.086071%40.565054%40.6%32,69332.7k10.895352%5.513551%10.895352%10.9%8,781
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Knoxville
Knoxville
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads53.543022%65.612592%53.543022%53.5%8,88634.899976%26.295543%34.899976%34.9%5,79211.557002%8.091865%11.557002%11.6%1,918

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Knoxville
Knoxville
Tennessee
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children220.592104%27.239985%20.592104%20.6%16,59616.6k79.215574%72.589251%79.215574%79.2%63,84363.8k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Knoxville
Knoxville
Tennessee
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Other3Mixed3Black3-3.791070%-3.959562%-34.035383%-22.493682%-9.254538%-4.349295%-19.525755%-5.445833%-64.279697%64%35.720303%61.424578%35.720303%36%1,187-13.993174%-9.783845%-29.010239%-11.717861%-13.492148%-9.454738%-16.721369%-9.290630%-64.505119%65%35.494881%51.041115%35.494881%35%1,758-9.762611%-3.130564%-41.074843%-11.838114%-10.053161%-4.031958%-27.557282%-5.444112%-65.806133%66%34.193867%52.913487%34.193867%34%60,66060.7k-10.608309%-10.608309%-31.676558%-19.213650%-15.909313%-9.433042%-19.597957%-8.532024%-72.106825%72%27.893175%46.527665%27.893175%28%1,348-23.756906%-3.990178%-38.489871%-7.918969%-17.073244%-6.215048%-31.038965%-7.121913%-74.155924%74%25.844076%38.550830%25.844076%26%1,629-29.581787%-8.143020%-41.457322%-5.274051%-29.450739%-5.864914%-33.354485%-4.964889%-84.456180%84%15.543820%26.364973%15.543820%16%14,01214.0k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Knoxville

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
4%11%18%24%31%38%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.6%2.8%4.9%7.1%9.2%11.4%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
32%39%45%52%58%65%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2%11%21%30%39%49%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
1%9%16%23%30%38%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Knoxville

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%31%47%63%79%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%22%29%37%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.9%5.9%8.8%11.7%14.7%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%24%34%44%54%65%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%20%30%40%50%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%36%45%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Knoxville

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%31%47%62%78%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%28%42%56%71%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.8%9.5%14.3%19.0%23.8%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
4%18%31%45%59%73%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%39%52%66%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Knoxville

There are 16 neighborhoods in Knoxville. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Knoxville, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knoxville.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Knoxville, selected neighborhoods in Knoxville, and entities that contain Knoxville
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#KnoxvilleTennesseeUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralKnoxKnox CountyOakwoodBeaumontKnoxvilleS KnoxvilleParkridgeMechanicsvilleBelle MorrisOld CityDntn KnoxvilleOld N KnoxvilleEdgewoodFourth and GillOld SevierCollege HillsPark CityMornngsideFort Sanders50.238439%50.238439%50%171,929172k48.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M46.931663%46.931663%47%85,10485.1k46.931663%46.931663%47%85,10485.1k37.279427%37.279427%37%496134.535228%34.535228%35%184185230.728094%30.728094%31%24,76524.8k25.326985%25.326985%25%990324.748006%24.748006%25%204205424.209631%24.209631%24%221222523.195954%23.195954%23%239621.036585%21.036585%21%47720.626619%20.626619%21%143144819.759444%19.759444%20%137919.285714%19.285714%19%121018.221655%18.221655%18%66671117.697646%17.697646%18%16171217.480656%17.480656%17%371316.229431%16.229431%16%2172181414.358393%14.358393%14%187154.363701%4.363701%4%10510616
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 16 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Knoxville Area

There are 45 places in the Knoxville Area. This section compares Knoxville to all of the places in the Knoxville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knoxville.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Knoxville, selected other places in the Knoxville Area, and entities that contain Knoxville
0%20%40%60%Count#Tellico VlgFarragutCoalfieldRockfordAndersonvilleLouisvillePhiladelphiaBlaineGreenbackSeymourNorrisVonoreFriendsvillePlainviewOliver SpgsWildwoodMaryvilleSunbrightWallandCaryvilleMidtownMascotKnoxvilleBean StationTennesseeTownsendUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralLoudonOakdaleKnoxKnox CountyKingstonLenoir CityRutledgeOak RidgeMaynardvilleRockwoodJacksboroEagleton VlgClintonFincastleLa FolletteHarrimanAlcoaLuttrellLake CityJellicoWartburgKnoxvillePetros75.272501%75.272501%75%2,417174.662032%74.662032%75%5,799272.435233%72.435233%72%699367.003367%67.003367%67%199465.734266%65.734266%66%94561.946351%61.946351%62%993660.344828%60.344828%60%175758.778626%58.778626%59%462858.221024%58.221024%58%216956.829868%56.829868%57%2,5421056.744868%56.744868%57%3871154.744526%54.744526%55%3751254.647887%54.647887%55%1941354.533844%54.533844%55%4271453.171390%53.171390%53%7881552.530120%52.530120%53%2181652.165908%52.165908%52%5,3831752.083333%52.083333%52%1001852.083333%52.083333%52%501951.190476%51.190476%51%4732050.782609%50.782609%51%2922150.649351%50.649351%51%5462250.238439%50.238439%50%171,929172k49.408284%49.408284%49%6682348.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.309179%48.309179%48%1002448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.242991%47.242991%47%1,0112547.222222%47.222222%47%342646.931663%46.931663%47%85,10485.1k46.931663%46.931663%47%85,10485.1k45.179508%45.179508%45%1,1202744.546317%44.546317%45%1,4092842.750929%42.750929%43%2302942.480399%42.480399%42%5,3643042.081949%42.081949%42%3803142.002601%42.002601%42%9693241.794311%41.794311%42%3823340.685124%40.685124%41%8673440.629851%40.629851%41%1,8323540.594059%40.594059%41%2463639.846476%39.846476%40%1,1423739.422326%39.422326%39%1,0103838.794233%38.794233%39%1,4803938.701299%38.701299%39%1494037.980085%37.980085%38%2674137.679856%37.679856%38%4194231.845238%31.845238%32%1074330.728094%30.728094%31%24,76524.8k4418.000000%18.000000%18%5445
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 45 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Tennessee

There are 429 places in Tennessee. This section compares Knoxville to the 50 most populous places in Tennessee and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knoxville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 11,164.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Knoxville, selected other places in Tennessee, and entities that contain Knoxville
0%20%40%60%80%Count#BrentwoodArlingtonFarragutColliervilleGermantownSpring HillLakelandBartlettMiddle ValleyMount JulietFranklinSeymourHendersonvilleSoddy-DaisyMaryvillePortlandLa VergneKnoxvilleClarksvilleSmyrnaTennesseeUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralGallatinShelbyvilleKnoxKnox CountyLebanonDicksonMurfreesboroBristolTullahomaSeviervilleKingsportOak RidgeDyersburgGoodlettsvilleCrossvilleJacksonGreenevilleMorristownSpringfieldClevelandJohnson CityElizabethtonEast RidgeColumbiaNashville-DavidsonAthensLewisburgChattanoogaRed BankMcMinnvilleCookevilleKnoxvilleMemphis81.123919%81.123919%81%10,69710.7k179.917428%79.917428%80%2,710274.662032%74.662032%75%5,799372.256398%72.256398%72%11,74611.7k468.868564%68.868564%69%10,16510.2k568.409645%68.409645%68%7,575665.785781%65.785781%66%2,813762.498765%62.498765%62%12,65612.7k862.297947%62.297947%62%2,852960.427254%60.427254%60%6,4211059.766064%59.766064%60%15,94215.9k1156.829868%56.829868%57%2,5421254.884276%54.884276%55%11,50111.5k1352.318758%52.318758%52%2,7641452.165908%52.165908%52%5,3831551.916706%51.916706%52%2,1941650.439560%50.439560%50%5,5081750.238439%50.238439%50%171,929172k49.907884%49.907884%50%26,00626.0k1848.545861%48.545861%49%8,0291948.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.299935%47.299935%47%5,8162047.162323%47.162323%47%3,5652146.931663%46.931663%47%85,10485.1k46.931663%46.931663%47%85,10485.1k45.767442%45.767442%46%4,9202245.276138%45.276138%45%2,6072344.959828%44.959828%45%20,48120.5k2444.635081%44.635081%45%5,1252544.164152%44.164152%44%3,6592644.054615%44.054615%44%2,5492743.383929%43.383929%43%10,11810.1k2842.480399%42.480399%42%5,3642942.226651%42.226651%42%2,9663042.208929%42.208929%42%2,8933141.230425%41.230425%41%1,8433241.058387%41.058387%41%10,51310.5k3340.934245%40.934245%41%2,5153440.586582%40.586582%41%4,6223540.388446%40.388446%40%2,4333640.203406%40.203406%40%6,5623739.613232%39.613232%40%11,04111.0k3838.874724%38.874724%39%2,2873938.036741%38.036741%38%3,3754038.016123%38.016123%38%5,4234136.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k4236.401750%36.401750%36%1,9974335.735064%35.735064%36%1,5974435.533720%35.533720%36%25,13325.1k4534.303188%34.303188%34%1,8514633.968989%33.968989%34%1,9064733.852257%33.852257%34%4,5234830.728094%30.728094%31%24,76524.8k4929.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Knoxville to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knoxville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Knoxville, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Knoxville
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeLaredoGarlandKnoxvilleVirginia BchEl PasoTennesseeUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralKnoxKnox CountyArlingtonAmarilloFort WorthIrvingHialeahCorpus ChristiOklahoma CitySan AntonioJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteCharlotteFayettevilleLubbockHuntsvilleLouisvilleColumbusRaleighHoustonWinston-SalemArlingtonTulsaAustinLittle RockNashville-DavidsonDurhamGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasMontgomeryNorfolkMobileAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…TampaShreveportOrlandoKnoxvilleMiamiBaton RougeMemphisNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamBaltimoreAtlantaRichmond57.647663%57.647663%58%60,63960.6k154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k252.048011%52.048011%52%35,21135.2k352.045659%52.045659%52%39,25739.3k450.238439%50.238439%50%171,929172k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k548.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k648.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M46.931663%46.931663%47%85,10485.1k46.931663%46.931663%47%85,10485.1k46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k746.072479%46.072479%46%34,45334.5k845.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k945.179817%45.179817%45%38,15338.2k1045.017748%45.017748%45%31,70631.7k1144.685855%44.685855%45%51,87051.9k1243.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k1342.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1441.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1540.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.877534%39.877534%40%31,45531.5k1839.758089%39.758089%40%36,42036.4k1939.753750%39.753750%40%31,80331.8k2038.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k2138.926330%38.926330%39%28,59128.6k2238.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2338.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2438.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k2537.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k2637.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2737.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2836.800040%36.800040%37%29,33029.3k2936.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k3036.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k3136.339868%36.339868%36%41,55941.6k3235.370683%35.370683%35%37,69137.7k3335.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3435.239021%35.239021%35%28,29228.3k3534.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k3634.784891%34.784891%35%26,51226.5k3733.919853%33.919853%34%24,03924.0k3833.493392%33.493392%33%48,47848.5k3932.709529%32.709529%33%25,23925.2k4031.002645%31.002645%31%33,64533.6k4130.728094%30.728094%31%24,76524.8k30.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4229.478636%29.478636%29%25,87925.9k4329.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4426.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.279667%24.279667%24%21,96822.0k4724.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4824.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Knoxville to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knoxville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Knoxville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Knoxville
0%20%40%Count#San JoseKnoxvilleVirginia BchEl PasoTennesseeUnited StatesSouthColorado SpgsMesaEast South CentralKnoxKnox CountyArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoKnoxvilleMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.238439%50.238439%50%171,929172k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M46.931663%46.931663%47%85,10485.1k46.931663%46.931663%47%85,10485.1k46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.728094%30.728094%31%24,76524.8k30.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Knoxville. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

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Knox
Metro Area:
Knoxville Area
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
ZIP Codes:
37849, 37871, 37902, 37909, 37912, 37914, 37915, 37916, 37917, 37918, 37919, 37920, 37921, 37922, 37923, 37924, 37931, 37932, 37934
Unified School District:
Knox County
Neighborhoods:
Beaumont, Belle Morris, College Hills, Downtown Knoxville, Edgewood, Fort Sanders, Fourth and Gill, Mechanicsville, Mornngside, Oakwood, Old City, Old North Knoxville, Old Sevier, Park City, Parkridge, South Knoxville
Congressional District:
TN-2
State Senate Districts:
TN-5, TN-6, TN-7
State House Districts:
TN-13, TN-14, TN-15, TN-16, TN-18, TN-19, TN-89
Neighboring Cities:
Alcoa, Louisville, Rockford
Neighboring Towns:
Farragut
Nearby Cities:
Clinton, Friendsville, Maryville, Norris, Plainview
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Andersonville, Eagleton Village, Mascot, Seymour, Wildwood