Anderson County vs Sevier County

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson County and Sevier County: population, income, housing, and more.

Anderson County and Sevier County are counties in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sevier County has the higher population (98,802 vs 78,175 in Anderson County). Sevier County has the higher median household income ($63,829 vs $63,171 in Anderson County). Sevier County has the higher median home value ($259,500 vs $215,800 in Anderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson County	Sevier County
Population	78,175	98,802
Median age	42.0 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,171	$63,829
Median home value	$215,800	$259,500
Median gross rent	$960	$1,013
Housing units	35,570	57,809
Homeownership rate	71.0%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson County	Sevier County
Population	76,061 → 78,175 (+2.8%)	97,068 → 98,802 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$50,392 → $63,171 (+25.4%)	$49,610 → $63,829 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$146,200 → $215,800 (+47.6%)	$175,500 → $259,500 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $960 (+28.0%)	$791 → $1,013 (+28.1%)

Anderson County

Population

76,06178,175

Median household income

$50,392$63,171

Median home value

$146,200$215,800

Median gross rent

$750$960

Sevier County

Population

97,06898,802

Median household income

$49,610$63,829

Median home value

$175,500$259,500

Median gross rent

$791$1,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson County	Sevier County
Under 5	5.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.1%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.1%	12.3%
75 and over	8.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson County	Sevier County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	86.0%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson County	Sevier County
No high school diploma	8.7%	12.2%
High school graduate	33.2%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson County	Sevier County
Drove alone	78.7%	78.4%
Carpooled	8.5%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	7.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson County	Sevier County
1-unit, detached	70.6%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	6.6%
20 or more units	4.5%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Anderson County	Sevier County
Poverty rate	14.8%	13.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1977	1995