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Knox County School District

Knox County School District is a unified school district in Tennessee with a community population of 494,148. The median household income is $74,222 and the median age is 37.4.

494,148

Population

972

People / sq mi

$74,222

Median Income

37.4

Median Age

Knox County School District covers 508 sq mi of land at 972.1 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White80.1%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian54.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$74,222

Median Household Income

$43,351

Per Capita Income

7.1%

Poverty Rate

2.3%

Unemployment

Housing

$320,900

Median Home Value

$1,261

Median Rent

65.2%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

92.4%

High School+

41.0%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Knox County School District serves a community with a population of 494,148 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Tennessee.

The median household income in Knox County School District is $74,222, with a per capita income of $43,351. The poverty rate is 7.1%.

Knox County School District is 80.1% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 54.7% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Knox County School District, 92.4% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 41.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Knox County School District is $320,900, with a median rent of $1,261. The homeownership rate is 65.2%.

Data for Knox County School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 4702220).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.