Clinton vs Rocky Top

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

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

Clinton has the higher population (10,141 vs 1,830 in Rocky Top). Clinton has the higher median household income ($64,005 vs $30,119 in Rocky Top). Clinton has the higher median home value ($204,700 vs $112,200 in Rocky Top).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Rocky Top
Population	10,141	1,830
Median age	45.4 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,005	$30,119
Median home value	$204,700	$112,200
Median gross rent	$858	$697
Housing units	4,811	897
Homeownership rate	60.3%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Rocky Top
Population	9,964 → 10,141 (+1.8%)	1,994 → 1,830 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$44,170 → $64,005 (+44.9%)	$26,827 → $30,119 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$165,700 → $204,700 (+23.5%)	$70,700 → $112,200 (+58.7%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $858 (+22.2%)	$489 → $697 (+42.5%)

Clinton

Population

9,96410,141

Median household income

$44,170$64,005

Median home value

$165,700$204,700

Median gross rent

$702$858

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)

	Clinton	Rocky Top
Under 5	4.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	16.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	16.8%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	6.8%
65 to 74	15.6%	9.4%
75 and over	9.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Rocky Top
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	88.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Rocky Top
No high school diploma	6.4%	22.0%
High school graduate	41.9%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Rocky Top
Drove alone	77.8%	92.4%
Carpooled	8.7%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	3.6%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Rocky Top
1-unit, detached	63.0%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	20.4%
5 to 19 units	14.9%	15.9%
20 or more units	6.1%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Rocky Top
Poverty rate	14.2%	43.5%
Average household size	2.26	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1981	1976