McMinn County vs Roane County

A side-by-side comparison of McMinn County and Roane County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Roane County has the higher population (54,403 vs 54,135 in McMinn County). Roane County has the higher median household income ($66,218 vs $59,674 in McMinn County). Roane County has the higher median home value ($212,300 vs $190,400 in McMinn County).

Population, income & housing

	McMinn County	Roane County
Population	54,135	54,403
Median age	42.5 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,674	$66,218
Median home value	$190,400	$212,300
Median gross rent	$792	$767
Housing units	24,027	25,560
Homeownership rate	74.7%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McMinn County	Roane County
Population	53,053 → 54,135 (+2.0%)	53,075 → 54,403 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$43,285 → $59,674 (+37.9%)	$53,367 → $66,218 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $190,400 (+42.9%)	$150,300 → $212,300 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $792 (+14.1%)	$672 → $767 (+14.1%)

McMinn County

Population

53,05354,135

Median household income

$43,285$59,674

Median home value

$133,200$190,400

Median gross rent

$694$792

Roane County

Population

53,07554,403

Median household income

$53,367$66,218

Median home value

$150,300$212,300

Median gross rent

$672$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McMinn County	Roane County
Under 5	5.3%	4.5%
5 to 17	15.9%	14.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	13.7%
75 and over	8.3%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McMinn County	Roane County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	91.2%
Black or African American	3.1%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McMinn County	Roane County
No high school diploma	13.8%	10.7%
High school graduate	39.0%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McMinn County	Roane County
Drove alone	85.1%	81.5%
Carpooled	8.1%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	9.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McMinn County	Roane County
1-unit, detached	71.5%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.1%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	McMinn County	Roane County
Poverty rate	13.3%	12.7%
Average household size	2.47	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1983	1979