Powells Crossroads vs Whitwell

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

Powells Crossroads 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 1,454 in Powells Crossroads). Powells Crossroads has the higher median household income ($65,804 vs $62,500 in Whitwell). Powells Crossroads has the higher median home value ($173,000 vs $121,700 in Whitwell).

Population, income & housing

	Powells Crossroads	Whitwell
Population	1,454	1,863
Median age	44.0 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,804	$62,500
Median home value	$173,000	$121,700
Median gross rent	$1,089	$834
Housing units	672	1,030
Homeownership rate	88.8%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Powells Crossroads	Whitwell
Population	1,483 → 1,454 (-2.0%)	1,798 → 1,863 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$59,688 → $65,804 (+10.2%)	$42,727 → $62,500 (+46.3%)
Median home value	$116,300 → $173,000 (+48.8%)	$84,600 → $121,700 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,089 (+33.8%)	$713 → $834 (+17.0%)

Powells Crossroads

Population

1,4831,454

Median household income

$59,688$65,804

Median home value

$116,300$173,000

Median gross rent

$814$1,089

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)

	Powells Crossroads	Whitwell
Under 5	4.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	13.7%
18 to 24	14.0%	11.8%
25 to 34	9.5%	10.5%
35 to 44	8.3%	9.8%
45 to 54	11.9%	20.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.3%
75 and over	8.9%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Powells Crossroads	Whitwell
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Powells Crossroads	Whitwell
No high school diploma	16.3%	21.5%
High school graduate	37.8%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Powells Crossroads	Whitwell
Drove alone	84.6%	78.9%
Carpooled	8.2%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Powells Crossroads	Whitwell
1-unit, detached	92.9%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Powells Crossroads	Whitwell
Poverty rate	4.7%	13.1%
Average household size	2.42	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	37	38
Median year structure built	1980	1979