John Sevier vs Powell

A side-by-side comparison of John Sevier and Powell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Powell has the higher population (13,544 vs 987 in John Sevier). Powell has the higher median household income ($85,281 vs $43,712 in John Sevier). Powell has the higher median home value ($264,500 vs $118,900 in John Sevier).

Population, income & housing

	John Sevier	Powell
Population	987	13,544
Median age	50.9 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,712	$85,281
Median home value	$118,900	$264,500
Median gross rent	$1,056	$1,153
Housing units	578	5,362
Homeownership rate	86.2%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	John Sevier	Powell
Population	740 → 987 (+33.4%)	13,458 → 13,544 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$21,921 → $43,712 (+99.4%)	$70,317 → $85,281 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$104,800 → $118,900 (+13.5%)	$187,500 → $264,500 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $1,056 (+73.7%)	$795 → $1,153 (+45.0%)

John Sevier

Population

740987

Median household income

$21,921$43,712

Median home value

$104,800$118,900

Median gross rent

$608$1,056

Powell

Population

13,45813,544

Median household income

$70,317$85,281

Median home value

$187,500$264,500

Median gross rent

$795$1,153

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	John Sevier	Powell
Under 5	5.6%	7.2%
5 to 17	13.4%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.4%	12.4%
25 to 34	3.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	5.8%	12.0%
45 to 54	26.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	20.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	2.5%	9.9%
75 and over	12.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	John Sevier	Powell
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	88.1%
Black or African American	10.5%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	John Sevier	Powell
No high school diploma	19.5%	5.3%
High school graduate	28.7%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	John Sevier	Powell
Drove alone	87.9%	77.1%
Carpooled	3.9%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.7%
Other means	8.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	John Sevier	Powell
1-unit, detached	78.0%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	John Sevier	Powell
Poverty rate	17.9%	6.6%
Average household size	1.85	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1974	1991