Hornsby vs Pocahontas

A side-by-side comparison of Hornsby and Pocahontas: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hornsby has the higher population (260 vs 249 in Pocahontas). Pocahontas has the higher median home value ($107,900 vs $103,100 in Hornsby). Since 2019, Pocahontas's population has grown faster (-14.4% vs -16.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Hornsby	Pocahontas
Population	260	249
Median age	40.6 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,696	—
Median home value	$103,100	$107,900
Housing units	122	82
Homeownership rate	86.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hornsby	Pocahontas
Population	311 → 260 (-16.4%)	291 → 249 (-14.4%)
Median household income	$34,844 → $46,696 (+34.0%)	$140,511 → $145,099 (+3.3%)
Median home value	$81,100 → $103,100 (+27.1%)	$95,300 → $107,900 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $767 (+0.5%)	—

Hornsby

Population

311260

Median household income

$34,844$46,696

Median home value

$81,100$103,100

Median gross rent

$763$767

Pocahontas

Population

291249

Median household income

$140,511$145,099

Median home value

$95,300$107,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hornsby	Pocahontas
Under 5	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.2%	38.6%
18 to 24	5.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	24.5%
45 to 54	7.7%	2.8%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	22.5%
75 and over	11.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hornsby	Pocahontas
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	17.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	73.1%
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	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hornsby	Pocahontas
No high school diploma	13.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	42.7%	75.2%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	4.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hornsby	Pocahontas
Drove alone	83.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	9.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hornsby	Pocahontas
1-unit, detached	90.2%	53.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	46.3%

Poverty & households

	Hornsby	Pocahontas
Poverty rate	15.7%	2.8%
Average household size	2.39	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	41	—
Median year structure built	1968	2006