ZIP Code 37917 — Knoxville city, TN Demographics & Data

ZIP code 37917 covers Knoxville, TN in Knox County with a population of about 25,738.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 39.5 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 865; U.S. House district TN-2; the KNOXVILLE media market.

Knoxville, TN sits in a university / college context (near the university of tennessee system office (2.4 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

Median household income in ZIP 37917 is about $51,232 — about 32% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 19.3%; unemployment rate near 5.6%; 31.3% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 2.4 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Retail trade, and Construction; about 11.0% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 4.2 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $189,100 — about 46% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $789 (about 32% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 48.1% (about 17.3 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 37917 in Knoxville, TN, a household would need roughly $52,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,215. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($51,232). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Knoxville city, TN as Relatively Moderate (composite score 92.1), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (92.8) and hurricane (65.8). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Knoxville city, TN show little to no average snow and around 55.8 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 913 for ZIP 37917 (Knoxville city, TN) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.