Briceville vs Rocky Top

A side-by-side comparison of Briceville and Rocky Top: population, income, housing, and more.

Briceville and Rocky Top are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rocky Top has the higher population (1,830 vs 209 in Briceville). Since 2019, Rocky Top's population has grown faster (-8.2% vs -49.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Briceville	Rocky Top
Population	209	1,830
Median age	48.5 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$30,119
Median home value	—	$112,200
Median gross rent	—	$697
Housing units	95	897
Homeownership rate	95.8%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	15.1%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Briceville	Rocky Top
Population	412 → 209 (-49.3%)	1,994 → 1,830 (-8.2%)
Median household income	—	$26,827 → $30,119 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$82,200 → $83,500 (+1.6%)	$70,700 → $112,200 (+58.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$489 → $697 (+42.5%)

Briceville

Population

412209

Median home value

$82,200$83,500

Rocky Top

Population

1,9941,830

Median household income

$26,827$30,119

Median home value

$70,700$112,200

Median gross rent

$489$697

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Briceville	Rocky Top
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	17.7%	16.9%
18 to 24	4.3%	16.8%
25 to 34	8.6%	13.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	9.8%
45 to 54	8.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	24.4%	6.8%
65 to 74	23.9%	9.4%
75 and over	0.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Briceville	Rocky Top
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Briceville	Rocky Top
No high school diploma	40.5%	22.0%
High school graduate	47.9%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Briceville	Rocky Top
Drove alone	100.0%	92.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Briceville	Rocky Top
1-unit, detached	84.2%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	20.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Briceville	Rocky Top
Poverty rate	17.7%	43.5%
Average household size	2.20	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1957	1976