Gibson County vs McMinn County

A side-by-side comparison of Gibson County and McMinn County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McMinn County has the higher population (54,135 vs 50,610 in Gibson County). McMinn County has the higher median household income ($59,674 vs $59,009 in Gibson County). McMinn County has the higher median home value ($190,400 vs $149,700 in Gibson County).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson County	McMinn County
Population	50,610	54,135
Median age	39.8 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,009	$59,674
Median home value	$149,700	$190,400
Median gross rent	$797	$792
Housing units	22,500	24,027
Homeownership rate	66.8%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson County	McMinn County
Population	49,228 → 50,610 (+2.8%)	53,053 → 54,135 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$43,171 → $59,009 (+36.7%)	$43,285 → $59,674 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$98,600 → $149,700 (+51.8%)	$133,200 → $190,400 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $797 (+17.2%)	$694 → $792 (+14.1%)

Gibson County

Population

49,22850,610

Median household income

$43,171$59,009

Median home value

$98,600$149,700

Median gross rent

$680$797

McMinn County

Population

53,05354,135

Median household income

$43,285$59,674

Median home value

$133,200$190,400

Median gross rent

$694$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson County	McMinn County
Under 5	5.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	18.5%	15.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.4%
65 to 74	10.1%	11.8%
75 and over	7.3%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson County	McMinn County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	86.7%
Black or African American	15.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.7%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson County	McMinn County
No high school diploma	11.6%	13.8%
High school graduate	41.3%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson County	McMinn County
Drove alone	83.4%	85.1%
Carpooled	9.3%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	5.2%
Other means	1.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson County	McMinn County
1-unit, detached	74.9%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Gibson County	McMinn County
Poverty rate	13.4%	13.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1976	1983