Hawkins County vs Loudon County

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

Hawkins County and Loudon 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 56,996 in Loudon County). Loudon County has the higher median household income ($80,296 vs $55,278 in Hawkins County). Loudon County has the higher median home value ($292,600 vs $166,900 in Hawkins County).

Population, income & housing

	Hawkins County	Loudon County
Population	57,446	56,996
Median age	45.9 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,278	$80,296
Median home value	$166,900	$292,600
Median gross rent	$744	$995
Housing units	27,299	25,415
Homeownership rate	79.5%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawkins County	Loudon County
Population	56,611 → 57,446 (+1.5%)	52,340 → 56,996 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$41,924 → $55,278 (+31.9%)	$58,065 → $80,296 (+38.3%)
Median home value	$124,100 → $166,900 (+34.5%)	$222,500 → $292,600 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $744 (+16.6%)	$802 → $995 (+24.1%)

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

Loudon County

Population

52,34056,996

Median household income

$58,065$80,296

Median home value

$222,500$292,600

Median gross rent

$802$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawkins County	Loudon County
Under 5	4.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.4%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.1%	9.7%
35 to 44	11.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	14.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.8%	16.1%
75 and over	8.8%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawkins County	Loudon County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	85.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawkins County	Loudon County
No high school diploma	13.6%	11.1%
High school graduate	42.9%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawkins County	Loudon County
Drove alone	80.9%	80.8%
Carpooled	5.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	10.7%
Other means	2.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawkins County	Loudon County
1-unit, detached	68.8%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.9%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	21.4%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Hawkins County	Loudon County
Poverty rate	17.1%	12.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1984	1991