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Knoxville, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Knoxville is a Census city of 7,473 people across 4.62 square miles of land, in Marion County. Median household income is $61,599, 76.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Knoxville
What Knoxville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.62 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,618
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarion County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Knoxville
How many people live in Knoxville
- Population7,473
- Median age42.2
- Population under 181,455
- Share under 1819.5 percent
- Population 65 and over1,720
- Share 65 and over23.0 percent
- Households3,173
- Family households1,993
- Share of households that are families62.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Knoxville
Income and work in Knoxville
- Median household income$61,599
- Per capita income$36,768
- Civilian labor force3,974
- Employed3,785
- Unemployed189 plus or minus 107
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over5,315
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Knoxville
Housing in Knoxville
- Housing units3,478
- Occupied units3,173
- Vacant units305 plus or minus 166
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied2,410
- Renter occupied763 plus or minus 170
- Ownership rate76.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$160,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$801
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.6 percent
- Single family units2,537
- Share single family72.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more661 plus or minus 186
- Share in buildings of two or more19.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes272 plus or minus 122
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Knoxville
How Knoxville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,341
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,551
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more980 plus or minus 268
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Drove alone78.5 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home10.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Knoxville
SBA loans in Knoxville (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$25,000
- Average approval$12,500
- Median approval$12,500
- Largest approval$15,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Knoxville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Knoxville
Flood risk in Knoxville
- NFIP communityCity of Knoxville
- NFIP community number190603
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/18(M)
The City of Knoxville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190603 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Marion County, not Knoxville
Marion County context, not Knoxville figures
- Establishments in Marion County859
- Covered employment, Marion County19,680
- Average annual pay, Marion County$63,553
- Housing units permitted, Marion County107
Every figure in this section is published for Marion County as a whole and is not a measurement of Knoxville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Knoxville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Knoxville, Iowa?
7,473, in 3,173 households. Knoxville city covers 4.62 square miles of land, which is 1,618 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Knoxville in?
Marion County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Knoxville?
$61,599. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $160,300. Median gross rent is $801 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Knoxville businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $25,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $12,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Knoxville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Knoxville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Knoxville. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Knoxville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Knoxville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Knoxville, city of, community 190603, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Knoxville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marion County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Knoxville.
Is zoning published for Knoxville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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