Tennessee State House District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-hd-016
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
016
Land Area
58.2 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State House District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Knox County58.17 sq mi100.0%11.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Knoxville city10.69 sq mi18.4%10.8%
Halls CDP8.83 sq mi15.2%100.0%
Powell CDP8.54 sq mi14.7%100.0%

Showing all 3 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
TN District 267,860100.0%8.8%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
48,343
Active Voters
46,346 (95.9%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)2,870 (5.9%)8,775 (18.2%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)2,524 (5.2%)7,186 (14.9%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)5,533 (11.4%)9,172 (19.0%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)2,599 (5.4%)9,610 (19.9%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)2,623 (5.4%)9,018 (18.7%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)1,243 (2.6%)6,489 (13.4%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)474 (1.0%)5,736 (11.9%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 02/06/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
67,607 (± 2,542)
Median Age
41.2
Median Household Income
$72,985 (± $3,318)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
32.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,61120.1%
18 to 6440,71960.2%
65 and over13,27719.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,7918.6%
White, not Hispanic56,72383.9%
Black, not Hispanic2,0963.1%
Asian, not Hispanic9221.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1030.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9312.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
64,681
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
51,428

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic60,66493.8%
Hispanic4,0196.2%
White56,21786.9%
Black1,8942.9%
Asian8361.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native420.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races270.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic49,66896.6%
Hispanic1,7583.4%
White46,53490.5%
Black1,8743.6%
Asian8101.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4420.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races280.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).