Kimball vs Whitwell

A side-by-side comparison of Kimball and Whitwell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Whitwell has the higher population (1,863 vs 1,701 in Kimball). Whitwell has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $56,250 in Kimball). Kimball has the higher median home value ($215,900 vs $121,700 in Whitwell).

Population, income & housing

	Kimball	Whitwell
Population	1,701	1,863
Median age	39.7 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$62,500
Median home value	$215,900	$121,700
Median gross rent	$681	$834
Housing units	819	1,030
Homeownership rate	69.4%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kimball	Whitwell
Population	1,841 → 1,701 (-7.6%)	1,798 → 1,863 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$50,821 → $56,250 (+10.7%)	$42,727 → $62,500 (+46.3%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $215,900 (+62.1%)	$84,600 → $121,700 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $681 (+12.2%)	$713 → $834 (+17.0%)

Kimball

Population

1,8411,701

Median household income

$50,821$56,250

Median home value

$133,200$215,900

Median gross rent

$607$681

Whitwell

Population

1,7981,863

Median household income

$42,727$62,500

Median home value

$84,600$121,700

Median gross rent

$713$834

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kimball	Whitwell
Under 5	4.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	20.6%	13.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	11.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.8%
45 to 54	11.5%	20.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	9.3%
75 and over	8.3%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kimball	Whitwell
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	91.4%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kimball	Whitwell
No high school diploma	10.5%	21.5%
High school graduate	32.8%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kimball	Whitwell
Drove alone	69.0%	78.9%
Carpooled	12.5%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	2.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	11.9%
Other means	8.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kimball	Whitwell
1-unit, detached	78.5%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Kimball	Whitwell
Poverty rate	6.8%	13.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	26	38
Median year structure built	1982	1979