Knoxville is strongly conservative and has a Democratic representative in Congress. However, the city is politically segregated with clear Democratic and Republican enclaves, which commonly can be attributed to racial divides
Unlike most cities in the United States where the median age increased by an average of 1.0 years since 2010, the median age of Knoxville decreased by 1.1 years even though the fastest growing segment, 65- to 74-year olds, grew by 25%
Proportion of Population by Age Group vs. United States average7
Race and Ethnicity
Knoxville residents are mostly white; however, the city is slowly becoming more diverse as the white community has shrunk by 5.4% since 2010, while the Black community, 2nd largest in the city, has grown by 8.5%
Knoxville can be humid with higher than average rainfall and little snow. The city sees an average of 48 inches of rainfall per year, only 9 inches of snow, and humidity of 71%
Knoxville is a very low tax location with no state or local income tax and property tax 34% lower than the national average, but sales tax 35% higher than the national average.
Knoxville is strongly conservative and has a Democratic representative in Congress. However, the city is politically segregated with clear Democratic and Republican enclaves, which commonly can be attributed to racial divides
In Tennessee, 46.9% of adults live in a household with at least one gun, which is a marginal decrease from 2000 when 48.9% of adults lived in households with guns
