Jellico vs La Follette

A side-by-side comparison of Jellico and La Follette: population, income, housing, and more.

Jellico and La Follette are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Follette has the higher population (7,308 vs 1,821 in Jellico). Jellico has the higher median household income ($41,111 vs $34,678 in La Follette). Jellico has the higher median home value ($143,000 vs $106,000 in La Follette).

Population, income & housing

	Jellico	La Follette
Population	1,821	7,308
Median age	54.0 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$41,111	$34,678
Median home value	$143,000	$106,000
Median gross rent	$407	$690
Housing units	1,141	3,651
Homeownership rate	52.0%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	17.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jellico	La Follette
Population	2,170 → 1,821 (-16.1%)	6,857 → 7,308 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$21,000 → $41,111 (+95.8%)	$30,876 → $34,678 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $143,000 (+60.9%)	$77,000 → $106,000 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$460 → $407 (-11.5%)	$614 → $690 (+12.4%)

Jellico

Population

2,1701,821

Median household income

$21,000$41,111

Median home value

$88,900$143,000

Median gross rent

$460$407

La Follette

Population

6,8577,308

Median household income

$30,876$34,678

Median home value

$77,000$106,000

Median gross rent

$614$690

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jellico	La Follette
Under 5	2.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	6.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	4.3%	10.3%
25 to 34	17.4%	10.9%
35 to 44	8.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	18.4%	11.4%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.4%
75 and over	18.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jellico	La Follette
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	93.5%
Black or African American	5.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jellico	La Follette
No high school diploma	17.4%	20.3%
High school graduate	35.8%	51.3%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jellico	La Follette
Drove alone	81.6%	83.2%
Carpooled	7.2%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.8%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jellico	La Follette
1-unit, detached	54.3%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	11.1%
20 or more units	13.6%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Jellico	La Follette
Poverty rate	24.8%	30.7%
Average household size	1.74	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1977	1967