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Hamilton County, TN

379,864 Population
542.2 square miles 700.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Tennessee: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,968 ±$2,149 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Tennessee: $38,538 ±$460
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$73,611 ±$3,771 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Tennessee: $67,631 ±$865
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.7% ±1.8% (47,011  ±6,650) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 14% 978,460 (±0.4% / ±30,784)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21.5 minutes ±0.6 (3,524,015  ±147,492) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Tennessee: 26.3 77,894,264 (±0.3 / ±957,098)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

157,992 ±2,140 Number of households
  • Tennessee: 2,889,226 ±12,211
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (370,374  ±267) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Tennessee: 2.4 † 6,978,483 (±,192.3 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.1% ±1.2% (4,511  ±1,107) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Tennessee: 5.3% 88,073 (±0.3% / ±5,052)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

171,046 ±165 Number of housing units
  • Tennessee: 3,195,170 ±237
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$333,900 ±$9,988 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Tennessee: $307,300 ±$3,458
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.6% ±1.6% (54,508  ±5,782.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 12.3% 867,809 (±0.4% / ±24,688.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.2% ±3.2% (247,319  ±8,692.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 90.1% 4,445,327 (±0.7% / ±34,033.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
37.7% ±2% (100,986  ±5,406.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 31.7% 1,562,612 (±0.4% / ±20,107.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.5% ±7,988.9% (20,750  ±2,527) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 6.1% † 432,020 (±,472.6% / ±14,082)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.1% ±0.8% (21,341  ±2,477) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 7.1% 395,624 (±0.2% / ±10,518)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
21,341 Total veterans ±2,477 19,807 Male ±2,445 1,534 Female ±660

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