Oliver Springs vs Rocky Top

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

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

Oliver Springs has the higher population (3,384 vs 1,830 in Rocky Top). Oliver Springs has the higher median household income ($38,295 vs $30,119 in Rocky Top). Oliver Springs has the higher median home value ($149,600 vs $112,200 in Rocky Top).

Population, income & housing

	Oliver Springs	Rocky Top
Population	3,384	1,830
Median age	45.3 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$38,295	$30,119
Median home value	$149,600	$112,200
Median gross rent	—	$697
Housing units	1,401	897
Homeownership rate	70.4%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oliver Springs	Rocky Top
Population	4,468 → 3,384 (-24.3%)	1,994 → 1,830 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$51,712 → $38,295 (-25.9%)	$26,827 → $30,119 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$119,300 → $149,600 (+25.4%)	$70,700 → $112,200 (+58.7%)
Median gross rent	$723 → $544 (-24.8%)	$489 → $697 (+42.5%)

Oliver Springs

Population

4,4683,384

Median household income

$51,712$38,295

Median home value

$119,300$149,600

Median gross rent

$723$544

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)

	Oliver Springs	Rocky Top
Under 5	1.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	20.7%	16.9%
18 to 24	4.2%	16.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	13.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	9.8%
45 to 54	8.5%	13.1%
55 to 64	18.2%	6.8%
65 to 74	13.0%	9.4%
75 and over	11.6%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oliver Springs	Rocky Top
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	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	3.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oliver Springs	Rocky Top
No high school diploma	16.3%	22.0%
High school graduate	44.5%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oliver Springs	Rocky Top
Drove alone	89.7%	92.4%
Carpooled	2.2%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oliver Springs	Rocky Top
1-unit, detached	75.3%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	20.4%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Oliver Springs	Rocky Top
Poverty rate	19.1%	43.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1975	1976