Hawkins County vs Tipton County

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

Hawkins 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.

Tipton County has the higher population (61,339 vs 57,446 in Hawkins County). Tipton County has the higher median household income ($71,736 vs $55,278 in Hawkins County). Tipton County has the higher median home value ($220,100 vs $166,900 in Hawkins County).

Population, income & housing

	Hawkins County	Tipton County
Population	57,446	61,339
Median age	45.9 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,278	$71,736
Median home value	$166,900	$220,100
Median gross rent	$744	$1,007
Housing units	27,299	24,204
Homeownership rate	79.5%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawkins County	Tipton County
Population	56,611 → 57,446 (+1.5%)	61,447 → 61,339 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$41,924 → $55,278 (+31.9%)	$61,291 → $71,736 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$124,100 → $166,900 (+34.5%)	$150,000 → $220,100 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $744 (+16.6%)	$825 → $1,007 (+22.1%)

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

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)

	Hawkins County	Tipton County
Under 5	4.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.4%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.5%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.8%	9.5%
75 and over	8.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawkins County	Tipton County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	73.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawkins County	Tipton County
No high school diploma	13.6%	10.7%
High school graduate	42.9%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawkins County	Tipton County
Drove alone	80.9%	82.8%
Carpooled	5.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	7.6%
Other means	2.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawkins County	Tipton County
1-unit, detached	68.8%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	21.4%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Hawkins County	Tipton County
Poverty rate	17.1%	11.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1984	1992