ZIP Code 37912

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Knox County, Tennessee.

Population: 22,009
Median household income: $44,754
Median home value: $185,600

ZIP Code 37912 (Knox County, Tennessee) is home to about 22,009 residents. Its median household income of $44,754 runs below the Knox County figure of $71,662.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 37912's population declined 3.0% from 22,684 to 22,009, while its median gross rent rose 27.0% from $827 to $1,050.

20.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.22 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,009
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $44,754
Median home value: $185,600
Median gross rent: $1,050
Housing units: 10,916
Homeownership rate: 52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,68422,009

Median household income

$37,393$44,754

Median home value

$125,300$185,600

Median gross rent

$827$1,050

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,684	$37,393	$125,300	$827
2020	22,154	$36,406	$124,500	$854
2021	21,729	$38,726	$141,300	$924
2022	22,051	$42,080	$162,500	$1,003
2023	22,009	$44,754	$185,600	$1,050

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,223	5.6%
5 to 17	3,496	15.9%
18 to 24	2,605	11.8%
25 to 34	3,459	15.7%
35 to 44	3,130	14.2%
45 to 54	2,474	11.2%
55 to 64	2,659	12.1%
65 to 74	1,915	8.7%
75 and over	1,048	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,360	69.8%
Black or African American	3,052	13.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	250	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	928	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,401	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,723	11.7%
High school graduate	4,461	30.4%
Some college or associate's	5,176	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,099	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,226	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,024	82.2%
Carpooled	1,042	9.5%
Public transit	41	0.4%
Walked	164	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	565	5.1%
Other means	140	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,571	24.7%
15 to 29 min	5,296	50.9%
30 to 44 min	1,920	18.4%
45 to 59 min	449	4.3%
60+ min	175	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 20.9% (4,593 of 21,957)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,517	45.6%
Nonfamily households	5,386	54.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,903	90.7%
Vacant	1,013	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,200	52.5%
Renter-occupied	4,703	47.5%

1-unit, detached49.3%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units24.5%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,386	49.3%
1-unit, attached	868	8.0%
2 to 4 units	874	8.0%
5 to 19 units	2,670	24.5%
20 or more units	779	7.1%
Mobile home & other	339	3.1%

ZIP Code 37912

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