Pocahontas vs Silerton

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

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

Pocahontas has the higher population (249 vs 70 in Silerton). Pocahontas has the higher median home value ($107,900 vs $95,000 in Silerton). Since 2019, Pocahontas's population has grown faster (-14.4% vs -47.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Pocahontas	Silerton
Population	249	70
Median age	43.1 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,750
Median home value	$107,900	$95,000
Median gross rent	—	$692
Housing units	82	40
Homeownership rate	100.0%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	34.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pocahontas	Silerton
Population	291 → 249 (-14.4%)	132 → 70 (-47.0%)
Median household income	$140,511 → $145,099 (+3.3%)	$53,320 → $43,750 (-17.9%)
Median home value	$95,300 → $107,900 (+13.2%)	$75,600 → $95,000 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$571 → $692 (+21.2%)

Pocahontas

Population

291249

Median household income

$140,511$145,099

Median home value

$95,300$107,900

Silerton

Population

13270

Median household income

$53,320$43,750

Median home value

$75,600$95,000

Median gross rent

$571$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pocahontas	Silerton
Under 5	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	38.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	18.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	24.5%	1.4%
45 to 54	2.8%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	18.6%
65 to 74	22.5%	17.1%
75 and over	0.0%	20.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pocahontas	Silerton
White (non-Hispanic)	17.7%	98.6%
Black or African American	73.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pocahontas	Silerton
No high school diploma	0.0%	20.0%
High school graduate	75.2%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	4.6%	10.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pocahontas	Silerton
Drove alone	100.0%	88.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pocahontas	Silerton
1-unit, detached	53.7%	90.0%
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	46.3%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Pocahontas	Silerton
Poverty rate	2.8%	27.1%
Average household size	3.04	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	—	36
Median year structure built	2006	1970