Hunter vs Roan Mountain

A side-by-side comparison of Hunter and Roan Mountain: population, income, housing, and more.

Hunter and Roan Mountain are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hunter has the higher population (1,997 vs 976 in Roan Mountain). Roan Mountain has the higher median household income ($59,539 vs $51,763 in Hunter). Hunter has the higher median home value ($163,100 vs $162,000 in Roan Mountain).

Population, income & housing

	Hunter	Roan Mountain
Population	1,997	976
Median age	39.6 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,763	$59,539
Median home value	$163,100	$162,000
Median gross rent	$684	—
Housing units	990	424
Homeownership rate	85.1%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hunter	Roan Mountain
Population	2,390 → 1,997 (-16.4%)	1,301 → 976 (-25.0%)
Median household income	$43,611 → $51,763 (+18.7%)	$52,989 → $59,539 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$131,900 → $163,100 (+23.7%)	$129,000 → $162,000 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$516 → $684 (+32.6%)	$756 → $868 (+14.8%)

Hunter

Population

2,3901,997

Median household income

$43,611$51,763

Median home value

$131,900$163,100

Median gross rent

$516$684

Roan Mountain

Population

1,301976

Median household income

$52,989$59,539

Median home value

$129,000$162,000

Median gross rent

$756$868

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hunter	Roan Mountain
Under 5	3.3%	3.0%
5 to 17	13.5%	10.0%
18 to 24	11.1%	7.1%
25 to 34	15.3%	21.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	17.4%
45 to 54	17.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.7%	11.5%
65 to 74	6.3%	9.7%
75 and over	4.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hunter	Roan Mountain
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hunter	Roan Mountain
No high school diploma	6.4%	10.9%
High school graduate	39.3%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hunter	Roan Mountain
Drove alone	92.4%	78.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hunter	Roan Mountain
1-unit, detached	62.5%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	14.2%

Poverty & households

	Hunter	Roan Mountain
Poverty rate	10.6%	1.2%
Average household size	2.43	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1983	1982