Madisonville vs Tellico Plains

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

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

Madisonville has the higher population (5,184 vs 1,124 in Tellico Plains). Madisonville has the higher median household income ($45,274 vs $43,859 in Tellico Plains). Madisonville has the higher median home value ($202,600 vs $168,000 in Tellico Plains).

Population, income & housing

	Madisonville	Tellico Plains
Population	5,184	1,124
Median age	41.4 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$45,274	$43,859
Median home value	$202,600	$168,000
Median gross rent	$663	$613
Housing units	2,254	514
Homeownership rate	65.6%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madisonville	Tellico Plains
Population	4,920 → 5,184 (+5.4%)	952 → 1,124 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$48,148 → $45,274 (-6.0%)	$27,059 → $43,859 (+62.1%)
Median home value	$136,000 → $202,600 (+49.0%)	$93,800 → $168,000 (+79.1%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $663 (+7.3%)	$389 → $613 (+57.6%)

Madisonville

Population

4,9205,184

Median household income

$48,148$45,274

Median home value

$136,000$202,600

Median gross rent

$618$663

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)

	Madisonville	Tellico Plains
Under 5	3.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	28.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.2%	9.3%
35 to 44	15.6%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	10.4%
65 to 74	12.0%	6.7%
75 and over	8.9%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madisonville	Tellico Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	87.7%
Black or African American	4.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	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	8.2%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madisonville	Tellico Plains
No high school diploma	17.0%	15.8%
High school graduate	38.3%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madisonville	Tellico Plains
Drove alone	84.9%	85.2%
Carpooled	5.6%	8.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madisonville	Tellico Plains
1-unit, detached	59.9%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.4%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	17.7%

Poverty & households

	Madisonville	Tellico Plains
Poverty rate	14.6%	27.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	23	32
Median year structure built	1987	1982