Kahite vs Tellico Plains

A side-by-side comparison of Kahite and Tellico Plains: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tellico Plains has the higher population (1,124 vs 697 in Kahite). Kahite has the higher median household income ($115,078 vs $43,859 in Tellico Plains). Kahite has the higher median home value ($536,300 vs $168,000 in Tellico Plains).

Population, income & housing

	Kahite	Tellico Plains
Population	697	1,124
Median age	72.4 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$115,078	$43,859
Median home value	$536,300	$168,000
Median gross rent	—	$613
Housing units	367	514
Homeownership rate	96.1%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.0%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kahite	Tellico Plains
Population	667 → 697 (+4.5%)	952 → 1,124 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$85,179 → $115,078 (+35.1%)	$27,059 → $43,859 (+62.1%)
Median home value	$423,600 → $536,300 (+26.6%)	$93,800 → $168,000 (+79.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$389 → $613 (+57.6%)

Kahite

Population

667697

Median household income

$85,179$115,078

Median home value

$423,600$536,300

Tellico Plains

Population

9521,124

Median household income

$27,059$43,859

Median home value

$93,800$168,000

Median gross rent

$389$613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kahite	Tellico Plains
Under 5	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	0.7%	28.5%
18 to 24	2.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	1.7%	9.3%
35 to 44	1.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	4.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	6.6%	10.4%
65 to 74	55.1%	6.7%
75 and over	28.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kahite	Tellico Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	87.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kahite	Tellico Plains
No high school diploma	6.0%	15.8%
High school graduate	15.6%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19.9%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kahite	Tellico Plains
Drove alone	60.9%	85.2%
Carpooled	9.0%	8.8%
Public transit	21.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kahite	Tellico Plains
1-unit, detached	100.0%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.7%

Poverty & households

	Kahite	Tellico Plains
Poverty rate	5.7%	27.8%
Average household size	2.08	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	55	32
Median year structure built	2007	1982