Erwin vs Unicoi

A side-by-side comparison of Erwin and Unicoi: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Erwin has the higher population (6,001 vs 3,815 in Unicoi). Erwin has the higher median household income ($45,422 vs $41,455 in Unicoi). Unicoi has the higher median home value ($196,500 vs $165,100 in Erwin).

Population, income & housing

	Erwin	Unicoi
Population	6,001	3,815
Median age	45.0 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,422	$41,455
Median home value	$165,100	$196,500
Median gross rent	$602	$695
Housing units	3,022	1,812
Homeownership rate	68.6%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Erwin	Unicoi
Population	5,921 → 6,001 (+1.4%)	3,556 → 3,815 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$35,498 → $45,422 (+28.0%)	$41,936 → $41,455 (-1.1%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $165,100 (+49.0%)	$166,300 → $196,500 (+18.2%)
Median gross rent	$661 → $602 (-8.9%)	$638 → $695 (+8.9%)

Erwin

Population

5,9216,001

Median household income

$35,498$45,422

Median home value

$110,800$165,100

Median gross rent

$661$602

Unicoi

Population

3,5563,815

Median household income

$41,936$41,455

Median home value

$166,300$196,500

Median gross rent

$638$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Erwin	Unicoi
Under 5	2.4%	8.1%
5 to 17	14.1%	8.4%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	14.7%	10.5%
45 to 54	15.6%	13.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	18.5%
65 to 74	11.2%	13.5%
75 and over	12.6%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Erwin	Unicoi
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Erwin	Unicoi
No high school diploma	12.3%	13.2%
High school graduate	38.3%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Erwin	Unicoi
Drove alone	82.5%	76.0%
Carpooled	7.4%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	6.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Erwin	Unicoi
1-unit, detached	69.4%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	5.2%
20 or more units	1.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	20.6%

Poverty & households

	Erwin	Unicoi
Poverty rate	15.9%	14.3%
Average household size	2.09	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	20	31
Median year structure built	1965	1981