Hamblen County vs Tipton County

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

Hamblen County and Tipton 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 61,339 in Tipton County). Tipton County has the higher median household income ($71,736 vs $52,794 in Hamblen County). Tipton County has the higher median home value ($220,100 vs $188,800 in Hamblen County).

Population, income & housing

	Hamblen County	Tipton County
Population	64,930	61,339
Median age	40.8 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,794	$71,736
Median home value	$188,800	$220,100
Median gross rent	$838	$1,007
Housing units	27,805	24,204
Homeownership rate	68.3%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamblen County	Tipton County
Population	64,132 → 64,930 (+1.2%)	61,447 → 61,339 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$43,619 → $52,794 (+21.0%)	$61,291 → $71,736 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$137,900 → $188,800 (+36.9%)	$150,000 → $220,100 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $838 (+14.0%)	$825 → $1,007 (+22.1%)

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

Tipton County

Population

61,44761,339

Median household income

$61,291$71,736

Median home value

$150,000$220,100

Median gross rent

$825$1,007

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamblen County	Tipton County
Under 5	6.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.8%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.0%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.5%
75 and over	7.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamblen County	Tipton County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	73.8%
Black or African American	2.7%	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamblen County	Tipton County
No high school diploma	12.9%	10.7%
High school graduate	38.7%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamblen County	Tipton County
Drove alone	85.1%	82.8%
Carpooled	8.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	7.6%
Other means	1.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamblen County	Tipton County
1-unit, detached	69.9%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	1.9%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Hamblen County	Tipton County
Poverty rate	17.2%	11.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1980	1992