Hamblen County vs Putnam County

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

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

Putnam County has the higher population (81,366 vs 64,930 in Hamblen County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($56,537 vs $52,794 in Hamblen County). Putnam County has the higher median home value ($246,800 vs $188,800 in Hamblen County).

Population, income & housing

	Hamblen County	Putnam County
Population	64,930	81,366
Median age	40.8 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,794	$56,537
Median home value	$188,800	$246,800
Median gross rent	$838	$881
Housing units	27,805	35,991
Homeownership rate	68.3%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamblen County	Putnam County
Population	64,132 → 64,930 (+1.2%)	77,447 → 81,366 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$43,619 → $52,794 (+21.0%)	$44,259 → $56,537 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$137,900 → $188,800 (+36.9%)	$159,600 → $246,800 (+54.6%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $838 (+14.0%)	$715 → $881 (+23.2%)

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

Putnam County

Population

77,44781,366

Median household income

$44,259$56,537

Median home value

$159,600$246,800

Median gross rent

$715$881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamblen County	Putnam County
Under 5	6.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.8%	15.4%
18 to 24	7.8%	14.8%
25 to 34	12.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.5%	10.0%
75 and over	7.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamblen County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	85.4%
Black or African American	2.7%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamblen County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	12.9%	11.2%
High school graduate	38.7%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamblen County	Putnam County
Drove alone	85.1%	79.6%
Carpooled	8.0%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	8.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamblen County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	69.9%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	11.4%
20 or more units	2.7%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Hamblen County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	17.2%	16.9%
Average household size	2.49	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1980	1990