Dandridge vs Jefferson City

A side-by-side comparison of Dandridge and Jefferson City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jefferson City has the higher population (8,472 vs 3,426 in Dandridge). Dandridge has the higher median household income ($56,367 vs $53,819 in Jefferson City). Dandridge has the higher median home value ($260,800 vs $205,000 in Jefferson City).

Population, income & housing

	Dandridge	Jefferson City
Population	3,426	8,472
Median age	44.7 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,367	$53,819
Median home value	$260,800	$205,000
Median gross rent	$780	$832
Housing units	1,438	3,543
Homeownership rate	63.2%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dandridge	Jefferson City
Population	3,157 → 3,426 (+8.5%)	8,237 → 8,472 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$47,679 → $56,367 (+18.2%)	$38,693 → $53,819 (+39.1%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $260,800 (+63.7%)	$127,400 → $205,000 (+60.9%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $780 (-6.3%)	$657 → $832 (+26.6%)

Dandridge

Population

3,1573,426

Median household income

$47,679$56,367

Median home value

$159,300$260,800

Median gross rent

$832$780

Jefferson City

Population

8,2378,472

Median household income

$38,693$53,819

Median home value

$127,400$205,000

Median gross rent

$657$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dandridge	Jefferson City
Under 5	4.4%	2.5%
5 to 17	12.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	19.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	15.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	8.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.1%	5.5%
75 and over	14.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dandridge	Jefferson City
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	85.9%
Black or African American	5.1%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dandridge	Jefferson City
No high school diploma	12.0%	13.0%
High school graduate	30.1%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	45.3%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dandridge	Jefferson City
Drove alone	77.9%	90.2%
Carpooled	11.5%	2.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dandridge	Jefferson City
1-unit, detached	65.4%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	27.8%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	13.7%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Dandridge	Jefferson City
Poverty rate	13.0%	21.1%
Average household size	2.27	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1978	1978