ZIP Code 37916

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Knox County, Tennessee.

Population: 14,771
Median household income: $17,982
Median home value: $270,000

ZIP Code 37916 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Knox County, Tennessee, home to about 14,771 residents. The median household income of $17,982 is below the Knox County median ($71,662).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 37916's population grew 12.8% from 13,092 to 14,771, while its median gross rent rose 38.5% from $849 to $1,176.

The typical home was built around 2000. 74.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,771
Median age: 20.6 yrs
Median household income: $17,982
Median home value: $270,000
Median gross rent: $1,176
Housing units: 3,644
Homeownership rate: 3.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,09214,771

Median household income

$22,061$17,982

Median home value

$302,200$270,000

Median gross rent

$849$1,176

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,092	$22,061	$302,200	$849
2020	13,711	$22,432	$238,800	$919
2021	13,967	$20,203	$246,300	$975
2022	14,864	$18,586	$244,400	$1,102
2023	14,771	$17,982	$270,000	$1,176

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 170.4%

18 to 2491.0%

25 to 342.9%

35 to 441.1%

45 to 541.4%

55 to 640.6%

65 to 740.8%

75 and over0.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	193	1.3%
5 to 17	53	0.4%
18 to 24	13,440	91.0%
25 to 34	430	2.9%
35 to 44	163	1.1%
45 to 54	209	1.4%
55 to 64	89	0.6%
65 to 74	116	0.8%
75 and over	78	0.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,888	80.5%
Black or African American	1,060	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	367	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.0%
Two or more races	873	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	576	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's17.2%

Bachelor's degree24.6%

Graduate or professional degree19.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	113	10.4%
High school graduate	308	28.4%
Some college or associate's	187	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	267	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	210	19.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone41.4%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.7%

Walked30.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home20.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,305	41.4%
Carpooled	325	5.8%
Public transit	37	0.7%
Walked	1,707	30.6%
Bicycle	21	0.4%
Worked from home	1,159	20.8%
Other means	16	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,244	50.9%
15 to 29 min	1,764	40.0%
30 to 44 min	343	7.8%
45 to 59 min	50	1.1%
60+ min	10	0.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 74.0% (5,842 of 7,893)

	Count	Share
Family households	293	9.6%
Nonfamily households	2,754	90.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,047	83.6%
Vacant	597	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	92	3.0%
Renter-occupied	2,955	97.0%

1-unit, detached10.4%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units26.7%

20 or more units54.3%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	378	10.4%
1-unit, attached	38	1.0%
2 to 4 units	259	7.1%
5 to 19 units	972	26.7%
20 or more units	1,977	54.3%
Mobile home & other	20	0.5%

ZIP Code 37916

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