Norris vs Rocky Top

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

Norris 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 1,472 in Norris). Norris has the higher median household income ($73,448 vs $30,119 in Rocky Top). Norris has the higher median home value ($306,300 vs $112,200 in Rocky Top).

Population, income & housing

	Norris	Rocky Top
Population	1,472	1,830
Median age	61.1 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,448	$30,119
Median home value	$306,300	$112,200
Median gross rent	$1,084	$697
Housing units	830	897
Homeownership rate	75.2%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.4%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norris	Rocky Top
Population	1,272 → 1,472 (+15.7%)	1,994 → 1,830 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$47,303 → $73,448 (+55.3%)	$26,827 → $30,119 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$209,200 → $306,300 (+46.4%)	$70,700 → $112,200 (+58.7%)
Median gross rent	$928 → $1,084 (+16.8%)	$489 → $697 (+42.5%)

Norris

Population

1,2721,472

Median household income

$47,303$73,448

Median home value

$209,200$306,300

Median gross rent

$928$1,084

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)

	Norris	Rocky Top
Under 5	1.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	5.4%	16.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	16.8%
25 to 34	8.7%	13.6%
35 to 44	6.9%	9.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.6%	6.8%
65 to 74	28.7%	9.4%
75 and over	15.4%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norris	Rocky Top
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norris	Rocky Top
No high school diploma	4.9%	22.0%
High school graduate	18.2%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	28.6%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	24.8%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norris	Rocky Top
Drove alone	78.6%	92.4%
Carpooled	8.5%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	3.6%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norris	Rocky Top
1-unit, detached	79.4%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	20.4%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	15.9%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Norris	Rocky Top
Poverty rate	7.5%	43.5%
Average household size	1.74	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1971	1976