Knoxville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 7,451 people and three associated neighborhoods, Knoxville is the 52nd largest community in Iowa.

Also of interest is that Knoxville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.10% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Knoxville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Knoxville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.03% of adults in Knoxville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Knoxville in 2022 was $34,140, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,560 for a family of four. However, Knoxville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Knoxville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Knoxville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Knoxville include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Knoxville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.