Harriman vs Rockwood

A side-by-side comparison of Harriman and Rockwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harriman has the higher population (6,021 vs 5,510 in Rockwood). Harriman has the higher median household income ($42,183 vs $37,867 in Rockwood). Harriman has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $132,100 in Rockwood).

Population, income & housing

	Harriman	Rockwood
Population	6,021	5,510
Median age	40.3 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$42,183	$37,867
Median home value	$162,500	$132,100
Median gross rent	$737	$725
Housing units	2,825	2,767
Homeownership rate	62.0%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harriman	Rockwood
Population	6,126 → 6,021 (-1.7%)	5,423 → 5,510 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$33,315 → $42,183 (+26.6%)	$32,334 → $37,867 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$105,500 → $162,500 (+54.0%)	$83,200 → $132,100 (+58.8%)
Median gross rent	$580 → $737 (+27.1%)	$596 → $725 (+21.6%)

Harriman

Population

6,1266,021

Median household income

$33,315$42,183

Median home value

$105,500$162,500

Median gross rent

$580$737

Rockwood

Population

5,4235,510

Median household income

$32,334$37,867

Median home value

$83,200$132,100

Median gross rent

$596$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harriman	Rockwood
Under 5	6.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.1%	18.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	4.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	15.6%	16.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	9.2%	10.3%
75 and over	8.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harriman	Rockwood
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	91.2%
Black or African American	8.7%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harriman	Rockwood
No high school diploma	15.9%	11.6%
High school graduate	41.8%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harriman	Rockwood
Drove alone	89.0%	78.3%
Carpooled	4.9%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	13.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harriman	Rockwood
1-unit, detached	75.3%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	8.0%
20 or more units	6.8%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Harriman	Rockwood
Poverty rate	22.8%	18.7%
Average household size	2.34	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1960	1968