Hawkins County vs Jefferson County

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

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

Hawkins County has the higher population (57,446 vs 55,835 in Jefferson County). Jefferson County has the higher median household income ($63,084 vs $55,278 in Hawkins County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($210,000 vs $166,900 in Hawkins County).

Population, income & housing

	Hawkins County	Jefferson County
Population	57,446	55,835
Median age	45.9 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,278	$63,084
Median home value	$166,900	$210,000
Median gross rent	$744	$880
Housing units	27,299	25,223
Homeownership rate	79.5%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawkins County	Jefferson County
Population	56,611 → 57,446 (+1.5%)	53,679 → 55,835 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$41,924 → $55,278 (+31.9%)	$49,139 → $63,084 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$124,100 → $166,900 (+34.5%)	$146,300 → $210,000 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $744 (+16.6%)	$681 → $880 (+29.2%)

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

Jefferson County

Population

53,67955,835

Median household income

$49,139$63,084

Median home value

$146,300$210,000

Median gross rent

$681$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawkins County	Jefferson County
Under 5	4.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.4%	14.6%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.7%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	14.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.7%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.0%
75 and over	8.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawkins County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	90.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawkins County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	13.6%	11.1%
High school graduate	42.9%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawkins County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	80.9%	84.8%
Carpooled	5.0%	7.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	1.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.0%	5.5%
Other means	2.4%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawkins County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	68.8%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	21.4%	21.7%

Poverty & households

	Hawkins County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	17.1%	11.5%
Average household size	2.46	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1984	1990