Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 546,488
1990: 585,960
2000: 687,249
Percent change, 1990–2000: 17.3%
U.S. rank in 1980: 60th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 65th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 62nd (MSA)
City Residents
1980: 175,045
1990: 169,761
2000 estimate: 173,890
2003 estimate: 173,278
Percent change, 1990–2000: 2.4%
U.S. rank in 1980: 77th
U.S. rank in 1990: 101st (State rank: 2nd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 135th (State rank: 2nd)
Density: 1,876.7 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 138,611
Black or African American: 28,171
American Indian and Alaska Native: 541
Asian: 2,525
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 60
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 2,751
Other: 3,982
Percent of residents born in state: 67.6% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old: 10,296
Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 9,610
Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 9,033
Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 13,652
Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 20,800
Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 27,311
Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 24,062
Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 20,702
Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 7,361
Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 6,069
Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 11,977
Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 9,393
Poplation 85 years and older: 3,624 Median age: 33.4 years
Births (2003; Knox County)
Total number: 5,058
Deaths (2003; Knox County)
Total number: 3,661 (of which, 39 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $18,171
Median household income: $27,492
Total households: 76,550
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 14,282
$10,000 to $14,999: 7,255
$15,000 to $24,999: 13,643
$25,000 to $34,999: 10,878
$35,000 to $49,999: 11,958
$50,000 to $74,999: 10,089
$75,000 to $99,999: 4,085
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,690
$150,000 to $199,999: 705
$200,000 or more: 965
Percent of families below poverty level (2000): 14.4% (29.8% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 11,983