Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Knox county tennessee dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 102,622 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 6,231 | 6.1 |
| Kindergarten | 4,831 | 4.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 38,791 | 37.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 18,785 | 18.3 |
| College or graduate school | 33,984 | 33.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 252,530 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 14,698 | 5.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 29,376 | 11.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 68,656 | 27.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 52,715 | 20.9 |
| Associate degree | 13,737 | 5.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 46,121 | 18.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 27,227 | 10.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 82.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 29.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 310,797 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 81,968 | 26.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 167,641 | 53.9 |
| Separated | 5,026 | 1.6 |
| Widowed | 20,789 | 6.7 |
Female | 17,214 | 5.5 |
| Divorced | 35,373 | 11.4 |
Female | 20,418 | 6.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,848 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,654 | 45.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 296,843 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 39,424 | 13.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 81,466 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,654 | 9.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 227,594 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 43,187 | 19.0 |
Percent employed | 54.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 184,407 | 81.0 |
Percent employed | 78.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 46,214 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 20,815 | 45.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 358,859 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 186,737 | 52.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 167,412 | 46.7 |
Same county | 97,549 | 27.2 |
Different county | 69,863 | 19.5 |
Same state | 32,057 | 8.9 |
Different state | 37,806 | 10.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 4,710 | 1.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 382,032 | 100.0 |
| Native | 372,464 | 97.5 |
Born in United States | 370,186 | 96.9 |
State of residence | 250,570 | 65.6 |
Different state | 119,616 | 31.3 |
Born outside United States | 2,278 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 9,568 | 2.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 4,895 | 1.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 4,004 | 1.0 |
Not a citizen | 5,564 | 1.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 9,568 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 2,599 | 27.2 |
| Asia | 4,233 | 44.2 |
| Africa | 345 | 3.6 |
| Oceania | 105 | 1.1 |
| Latin America | 1,795 | 18.8 |
| Northern America | 491 | 5.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 358,859 | 100.0 |
| English only | 342,926 | 95.6 |
| Language other than English | 15,933 | 4.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 5,197 | 1.4 |
Spanish | 6,068 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,114 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 5,485 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,420 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 3,220 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,321 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 382,032 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 335,882 | 87.9 |
| Arab | 1,358 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 608 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 677 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 7,235 | 1.9 |
| English | 46,303 | 12.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 7,339 | 1.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,087 | 0.3 |
| German | 44,967 | 11.8 |
| Greek | 1,040 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 826 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 41,229 | 10.8 |
| Italian | 8,173 | 2.1 |
| Lithuanian | 346 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 1,861 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 4,573 | 1.2 |
| Portuguese | 331 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 1,135 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 16,576 | 4.3 |
| Scottish | 10,250 | 2.7 |
| Slovak | 187 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,326 | 0.3 |
| Swedish | 2,308 | 0.6 |
| Swiss | 1,124 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 435 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 60,107 | 15.7 |
| Welsh | 2,786 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 543 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 71,152 | 18.6 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
