Gatlinburg vs Sevierville

A side-by-side comparison of Gatlinburg and Sevierville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sevierville has the higher population (18,105 vs 3,643 in Gatlinburg). Gatlinburg has the higher median household income ($57,760 vs $55,106 in Sevierville). Gatlinburg has the higher median home value ($286,500 vs $264,000 in Sevierville).

Population, income & housing

	Gatlinburg	Sevierville
Population	3,643	18,105
Median age	44.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,760	$55,106
Median home value	$286,500	$264,000
Median gross rent	$1,056	$1,000
Housing units	4,775	8,940
Homeownership rate	66.6%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gatlinburg	Sevierville
Population	4,004 → 3,643 (-9.0%)	16,743 → 18,105 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$40,802 → $57,760 (+41.6%)	$43,233 → $55,106 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$210,600 → $286,500 (+36.0%)	$188,300 → $264,000 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $1,056 (+33.3%)	$772 → $1,000 (+29.5%)

Gatlinburg

Population

4,0043,643

Median household income

$40,802$57,760

Median home value

$210,600$286,500

Median gross rent

$792$1,056

Sevierville

Population

16,74318,105

Median household income

$43,233$55,106

Median home value

$188,300$264,000

Median gross rent

$772$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gatlinburg	Sevierville
Under 5	3.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	20.4%	15.2%
18 to 24	4.0%	10.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.8%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.0%
65 to 74	14.2%	10.3%
75 and over	9.1%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gatlinburg	Sevierville
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	66.8%
Black or African American	4.6%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.3%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.6%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	23.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gatlinburg	Sevierville
No high school diploma	10.0%	14.1%
High school graduate	25.7%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gatlinburg	Sevierville
Drove alone	59.6%	76.7%
Carpooled	17.9%	16.8%
Public transit	3.0%	1.2%
Walked	12.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gatlinburg	Sevierville
1-unit, detached	54.6%	47.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	15.9%	19.1%
20 or more units	19.5%	14.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Gatlinburg	Sevierville
Poverty rate	12.4%	15.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1988	1994