Blount County vs Wilson County

A side-by-side comparison of Blount County and Wilson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wilson County has the higher population (153,587 vs 137,747 in Blount County). Wilson County has the higher median household income ($94,048 vs $74,607 in Blount County). Wilson County has the higher median home value ($397,000 vs $275,700 in Blount County).

Population, income & housing

	Blount County	Wilson County
Population	137,747	153,587
Median age	43.9 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$74,607	$94,048
Median home value	$275,700	$397,000
Median gross rent	$1,042	$1,370
Housing units	60,912	60,976
Homeownership rate	77.0%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blount County	Wilson County
Population	129,927 → 137,747 (+6.0%)	136,666 → 153,587 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$56,667 → $74,607 (+31.7%)	$75,991 → $94,048 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$182,100 → $275,700 (+51.4%)	$264,600 → $397,000 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $1,042 (+32.2%)	$1,065 → $1,370 (+28.6%)

Blount County

Population

129,927137,747

Median household income

$56,667$74,607

Median home value

$182,100$275,700

Median gross rent

$788$1,042

Wilson County

Population

136,666153,587

Median household income

$75,991$94,048

Median home value

$264,600$397,000

Median gross rent

$1,065$1,370

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blount County	Wilson County
Under 5	4.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.7%
55 to 64	14.7%	13.2%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.7%
75 and over	8.4%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blount County	Wilson County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	80.5%
Black or African American	2.6%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blount County	Wilson County
No high school diploma	9.3%	6.5%
High school graduate	35.4%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blount County	Wilson County
Drove alone	80.5%	76.2%
Carpooled	6.2%	6.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	0.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	14.7%
Other means	0.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blount County	Wilson County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	5.9%
20 or more units	2.8%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Blount County	Wilson County
Poverty rate	8.9%	7.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1988	1998