Hamblen County vs Hawkins County

A side-by-side comparison of Hamblen County and Hawkins County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hamblen County has the higher population (64,930 vs 57,446 in Hawkins County). Hawkins County has the higher median household income ($55,278 vs $52,794 in Hamblen County). Hamblen County has the higher median home value ($188,800 vs $166,900 in Hawkins County).

Population, income & housing

	Hamblen County	Hawkins County
Population	64,930	57,446
Median age	40.8 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,794	$55,278
Median home value	$188,800	$166,900
Median gross rent	$838	$744
Housing units	27,805	27,299
Homeownership rate	68.3%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamblen County	Hawkins County
Population	64,132 → 64,930 (+1.2%)	56,611 → 57,446 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$43,619 → $52,794 (+21.0%)	$41,924 → $55,278 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$137,900 → $188,800 (+36.9%)	$124,100 → $166,900 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $838 (+14.0%)	$638 → $744 (+16.6%)

Hamblen County

Population

64,13264,930

Median household income

$43,619$52,794

Median home value

$137,900$188,800

Median gross rent

$735$838

Hawkins County

Population

56,61157,446

Median household income

$41,924$55,278

Median home value

$124,100$166,900

Median gross rent

$638$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamblen County	Hawkins County
Under 5	6.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	14.4%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	14.1%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	10.5%	12.8%
75 and over	7.4%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamblen County	Hawkins County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	94.0%
Black or African American	2.7%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamblen County	Hawkins County
No high school diploma	12.9%	13.6%
High school graduate	38.7%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamblen County	Hawkins County
Drove alone	85.1%	80.9%
Carpooled	8.0%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	10.0%
Other means	1.6%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamblen County	Hawkins County
1-unit, detached	69.9%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	4.6%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	21.4%

Poverty & households

	Hamblen County	Hawkins County
Poverty rate	17.2%	17.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1980	1984