Gibson County vs Roane County

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

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

Roane County has the higher population (54,403 vs 50,610 in Gibson County). Roane County has the higher median household income ($66,218 vs $59,009 in Gibson County). Roane County has the higher median home value ($212,300 vs $149,700 in Gibson County).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson County	Roane County
Population	50,610	54,403
Median age	39.8 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,009	$66,218
Median home value	$149,700	$212,300
Median gross rent	$797	$767
Housing units	22,500	25,560
Homeownership rate	66.8%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson County	Roane County
Population	49,228 → 50,610 (+2.8%)	53,075 → 54,403 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$43,171 → $59,009 (+36.7%)	$53,367 → $66,218 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$98,600 → $149,700 (+51.8%)	$150,300 → $212,300 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $797 (+17.2%)	$672 → $767 (+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

Roane County

Population

53,07554,403

Median household income

$53,367$66,218

Median home value

$150,300$212,300

Median gross rent

$672$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson County	Roane County
Under 5	5.9%	4.5%
5 to 17	18.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.5%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.4%	15.9%
65 to 74	10.1%	13.7%
75 and over	7.3%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson County	Roane County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	91.2%
Black or African American	15.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson County	Roane County
No high school diploma	11.6%	10.7%
High school graduate	41.3%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson County	Roane County
Drove alone	83.4%	81.5%
Carpooled	9.3%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	9.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson County	Roane County
1-unit, detached	74.9%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Gibson County	Roane County
Poverty rate	13.4%	12.7%
Average household size	2.47	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1976	1979