COMPARING TWO PLACES
Knoxville vs Alcoa
PLACE A
Knoxville, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Alcoa, Tennessee
Knoxville is 95% smaller than Alcoa. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Alcoa has grown faster since 2000 (30% vs 8%).
KNOXVILLEALCOADIFFERENCE
Total population66613,689−95% vs Alcoa
Population density1,074937+137
Population growth8.1%29.9%−21.8 pts
Median age37.235.6+1.6
Male46.9%50.7%−3.8 pts
Female53.1%49.3%+3.8 pts
Foreign-born0.4%9.9%−9.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.4%70.1%+25.4 pts
Black0.0%11.9%−11.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%10.6%−7.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other1.3%6.2%−4.9 pts
Median household income$64,063$65,714−$1,651
Per capita income$28,865$40,886−$12,021
Poverty rate8.9%12.9%−4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.466−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.6%34.1%−24.5 pts
Graduate degree4.3%11.3%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%2.0%+4.8 pts
Labor force participation59.5%67.5%−7.9 pts
Median home value$92,000$277,100−$185,100
Median gross rent$1,018$1,282−$264
Owner-occupied64.0%66.6%−2.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.5%11.4%−6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households23.2%44.4%−21.2 pts
Average commute41.023.8+17.2
Worked from home1.4%9.2%−7.8 pts
Public transit to work5.0%0.2%+4.8 pts
Uninsured11.9%14.0%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025