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Population (year 2000): 173,890. Estimated
population in July 2005: 180,130 (+3.6% change)
Males: 82,390 (47.4%), Females: 91,500 (52.6%)
Knox County
Zip codes:
37902,
37909,
37912,
37914,
37915,
37916,
37917,
37918,
37919,
37920,
37921,
37922,
37923,
37924,
37931,
37932,
37938.
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $27,492 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,000 (year 2000)
Races in Knoxville:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.0%)
- Black (16.2%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (13.3%), English
(10.2%), German (10.0%), Irish (9.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%),
Scottish (2.5%).
Elevation: 889 feet
Land area: 92.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Knoxville
- High school or higher: 78.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Knoxville city
- Never married: 34.6%
- Now married: 41.6%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 13.3%
3.0% Foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.9% Europe, 0.7%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +928 (+0.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Knoxville:
- BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF EAST TENNESSEE (137
BLOUNT AV BOX 1788)
- EAST TENNESSEE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL (2018
CLINCH AVE SW)
- FORT SANDERS PARK WEST MED CTR (9352 PARK
WEST BLVD)
- FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1901
CLINCH AVE)
- LAKESHORE MENTAL HLTH INSTITUTE (5908 LYONS
VIEW PIKE)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSP KNOXVILLE (1901 CLINCH
AVE FORTH FLOOR N)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-N KNOXVILLE (900
OAK HILL AVENUE-4TH FLOOR)
- ST MARYS MEDICAL CENTER (OAK HILL AVE)
- UNIVERSITY OF TN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1924
ALCOA HIGHWAY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Knoxville:
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 13 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID:
TYS)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 105 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 109 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Knoxville:
- KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN ISLAND (about 6 miles; KNOXVILLE,
TN; ID: DKX)
- POWELL (about 6 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: 9A2)
- CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 29 miles; JACKSBORO, TN; ID:
JAU)
Colleges/Universities in Knoxville:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (Full-time
enrollment: 23,333; Location: CIRCLE PARK; Public;
Website: www.tennessee.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(FT enrollment: 5,196; Location: 10915 Hardin Valley
Road; Public; Website: www.pstcc.cc.tn.us)
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT KNOXVILLE (FT
enrollment: 626; Location: 1100 LIBERTY ST; Public;
Website: www.knoxville.tec.tn.us)
- JOHNSON BIBLE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 584;
Location: 7900 JOHNSON DR; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.jbc.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 445;
Location: 10208 TECHNOLOGY DR; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.itt-tech.edu)
- KNOXVILLE BUSINESS COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
296; Location: 720 N 5TH AVE; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.kbcollege.edu)
- TENNESSEE SCHOOL OF BEAUTY OF KNOXVILLE INC
(FT enrollment: 212; Location: 4704 WESTERN AVE;
Private, for-profit; Website:
tennesseeschoolofbeauty.com)
- TENNESSEE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS (FT
enrollment: 80; Location: 3203 TAZEWELL PKE; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.tie1.com)
- REUBEN ALLEN ACADEMY (FT enrollment: 38;
Location: 120 CENTER PARK DR; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.rosstheboss.com)
- KNOXVILLE INSTITUTE OF HAIR DESIGN (FT
enrollment: 33; Location: 1221 N CENTRAL; Private,
for-profit)
- TENNESSEE SCHOOL OF TRAVEL (Location: 9111
CROSS PK DR STE D200; Private, for-profit)
- THE TRAVEL SCHOOL INC (Location: 280 FORT
SANDERS WEST BLVD STE 116; Private, for-profit)
- KNOXVILLE FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER DOWNTOWN
(Location: 2701 SPENCE PL; Private, for-profit)
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NUTRITION-COLLEGE OF
NUTRITION (Location: 1204D KENESAW AVE; Private,
for-profit)
- EAST TENNESSEE SCHOOL OF PREACHING AND MISSIONS
(Location: 6608 BEAVER RIDGE RD; Private,
not-for-profit)
- INSURANCE SYSTEMS OF TENNESSEE (Location:
1645 DOWNTOWN W BLVD STE 41; Private, for-profit)
- KNOXVILLE COLLEGE (Location: 901 COLLEGE ST
NW; Private, not-for-profit)
- UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CENTRAL OFFICE
(Location: 711 ANDY HOLT TOWER; Public; Website:
WWW.TENNESSEE.EDU; Offers Doctor's degree)
- KNOXVILLE LEGAL EDUCATION CENTER (Location:
9111 CROSS PK; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Knoxville:
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 34 miles; JEFFERSON
CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles;
CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 99
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
Biggest public high schools in Knoxville:
- FARRAGUT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,373;
Location: 11237 KINGSTON PK; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,911;
Location: 8352 KINGSTON PK; Grades: 09 - 12)
- KARNS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,463; Location:
2710 BYINGTON SOLWAY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WEST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,339; Location:
3326 SUTHERLAND AV; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SOUTH DOYLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,277;
Location: 2020 TIPTON STA RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,259;
Location: 5321 JACKSBORO PK; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HALLS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,064; Location:
4321 EMORY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FULTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 957; Location:
2509 BROADWAY NE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- AUSTIN EAST HIGH/MAGNET SCHOOL (Students:
781; Location: 2800 ML KING, JR AV; Grades: 09 - 12)
- THE CENTER SCHOOL (Students: 140; Location:
101 EAST FIFTH AV; Grades: 12 - 12)
Private high schools in Knoxville:
- WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE (Students: 1,002;
Location: 9800 WEBB SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: KG - 12)
- KNOXVILLE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
427; Location: 1610 MAGNOLIA AVE EAST; Grades: 9 - 12)
- APOSTOLIC KIDDIE ACADEMY (Students: 237;
Location: 5020 PLEASANT RIDGE ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
- KNOXVILLE BAPTIST CHRISTIAN (Students: 191;
Location: 2434 E FIFTH AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
- HASLAM ACADEMY (Students: 75; Location: 3006
LAKE BROOK BLVD; Grades: 4 - 12)
- WEST END ACADEMY (Students: 59; Location:
6900 OFFICE PARK CIRCLE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- LAKESIDE ACADEMY (Students: 50; Location:
5908 LYONS VIEW DRIVE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
- LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL OF THE KNOX (Students: 28;
Location: 1539 LAUREL AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- HELICON-GARDNER HOUSE (Students: 26;
Location: 301 GALLAHER VIEW ROAD STE 105; Grades: 1 -
12; Boys only)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Knoxville:
- FARRAGUT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,204;
Location: 200 WEST END AV; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,169;
Location: 3900 DECATUR RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,131;
Location: 9118 GEORGE WILLIAMS RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BEARDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,097;
Location: 1000 FRANCIS RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- A L LOTTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,042;
Location: 9320 WESTLAND DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- KARNS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,042;
Location: 2925 GRAY HENDRIX RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 988; Location:
4317 EMORY RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 949;
Location: 5301 PLEASANT RIDGE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FARRAGUT INTERMEDIATE (Students: 915;
Location: 208 WEST END AV; Grades: 03 - 05)
- FARRAGUT PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 862;
Location: 509 CAMPBELL STATION RD; Grades: KG - 02)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Knoxville:
- SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 698;
Location: 711 NORTHSHORE DRIVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- CEDAR SPRINGS KINDERGARTEN (Students: 327;
Location: 9132 KINGSTON PIKE; Grades: PK - KG)
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 282;
Location: 1810 HOWARD ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- BEREAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 254;
Location: 2329 PROSSER RD; Grades: KG - 10)
- ST JOHN NEUMANN SCHOOL (Students: 239;
Location: 625 ST JOHN COURT; Grades: KG - 6)
- GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 226;
Location: 7171 OAK RIDGE HWY; Grades: KG - 7)
- FIRST LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 191;
Location: 1207 N BROADWAY; Grades: PK - 8)
- TATES SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY (Students: 189;
Location: 1031 N CEDAR BLUFF RD; Grades: PK - 5)
- NATURES WAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 160;
Location: 4710 MURPHY RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- WEST END CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 130;
Location: 8301 E WALKER SPRINGS LANE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Knoxville:
- KNOX COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $8,517,134; Location: 500 WEST CHURCH AVENUE;
865,073 books; 26,354 audio materials; 10,598 video
materials; 1,627 serial subscriptions)
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