Madison County vs Sevier County

A side-by-side comparison of Madison County and Sevier County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Madison County has the higher population (98,845 vs 98,802 in Sevier County). Sevier County has the higher median household income ($63,829 vs $58,189 in Madison County). Sevier County has the higher median home value ($259,500 vs $189,700 in Madison County).

Population, income & housing

	Madison County	Sevier County
Population	98,845	98,802
Median age	38.3 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,189	$63,829
Median home value	$189,700	$259,500
Median gross rent	$1,076	$1,013
Housing units	43,919	57,809
Homeownership rate	62.5%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison County	Sevier County
Population	97,625 → 98,845 (+1.2%)	97,068 → 98,802 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$48,161 → $58,189 (+20.8%)	$49,610 → $63,829 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$131,500 → $189,700 (+44.3%)	$175,500 → $259,500 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$877 → $1,076 (+22.7%)	$791 → $1,013 (+28.1%)

Madison County

Population

97,62598,845

Median household income

$48,161$58,189

Median home value

$131,500$189,700

Median gross rent

$877$1,076

Sevier County

Population

97,06898,802

Median household income

$49,610$63,829

Median home value

$175,500$259,500

Median gross rent

$791$1,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison County	Sevier County
Under 5	6.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.5%	15.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.3%
75 and over	6.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison County	Sevier County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	86.0%
Black or African American	36.5%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison County	Sevier County
No high school diploma	9.7%	12.2%
High school graduate	34.7%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison County	Sevier County
Drove alone	75.4%	78.4%
Carpooled	10.1%	12.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.5%
Walked	1.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	7.1%
Other means	4.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison County	Sevier County
1-unit, detached	71.3%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	6.6%
20 or more units	3.4%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Madison County	Sevier County
Poverty rate	18.6%	13.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1985	1995