Loudon vs Philadelphia

A side-by-side comparison of Loudon and Philadelphia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Loudon has the higher population (6,235 vs 722 in Philadelphia). Philadelphia has the higher median household income ($68,618 vs $58,810 in Loudon). Loudon has the higher median home value ($220,900 vs $118,800 in Philadelphia).

Population, income & housing

	Loudon	Philadelphia
Population	6,235	722
Median age	39.8 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,810	$68,618
Median home value	$220,900	$118,800
Median gross rent	$849	$882
Housing units	2,588	302
Homeownership rate	64.1%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	18.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loudon	Philadelphia
Population	5,747 → 6,235 (+8.5%)	882 → 722 (-18.1%)
Median household income	$41,860 → $58,810 (+40.5%)	$61,667 → $68,618 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$123,300 → $220,900 (+79.2%)	$117,900 → $118,800 (+0.8%)
Median gross rent	$743 → $849 (+14.3%)	$737 → $882 (+19.7%)

Loudon

Population

5,7476,235

Median household income

$41,860$58,810

Median home value

$123,300$220,900

Median gross rent

$743$849

Philadelphia

Population

882722

Median household income

$61,667$68,618

Median home value

$117,900$118,800

Median gross rent

$737$882

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loudon	Philadelphia
Under 5	6.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	20.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.5%
35 to 44	10.8%	16.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.1%	7.6%
75 and over	9.5%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loudon	Philadelphia
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	83.5%
Black or African American	2.3%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loudon	Philadelphia
No high school diploma	24.4%	17.7%
High school graduate	31.2%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loudon	Philadelphia
Drove alone	82.9%	82.5%
Carpooled	9.9%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	2.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loudon	Philadelphia
1-unit, detached	75.7%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	33.4%

Poverty & households

	Loudon	Philadelphia
Poverty rate	16.2%	10.0%
Average household size	2.51	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1976	1975