Putnam County vs Sevier County

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

Putnam 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.

Sevier County has the higher population (98,802 vs 81,366 in Putnam County). Sevier County has the higher median household income ($63,829 vs $56,537 in Putnam County). Sevier County has the higher median home value ($259,500 vs $246,800 in Putnam County).

Population, income & housing

	Putnam County	Sevier County
Population	81,366	98,802
Median age	36.1 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,537	$63,829
Median home value	$246,800	$259,500
Median gross rent	$881	$1,013
Housing units	35,991	57,809
Homeownership rate	60.7%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Putnam County	Sevier County
Population	77,447 → 81,366 (+5.1%)	97,068 → 98,802 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$44,259 → $56,537 (+27.7%)	$49,610 → $63,829 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$159,600 → $246,800 (+54.6%)	$175,500 → $259,500 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $881 (+23.2%)	$791 → $1,013 (+28.1%)

Putnam County

Population

77,44781,366

Median household income

$44,259$56,537

Median home value

$159,600$246,800

Median gross rent

$715$881

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)

	Putnam County	Sevier County
Under 5	5.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	14.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.2%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.7%	15.2%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.3%
75 and over	6.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Putnam County	Sevier County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	86.0%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Putnam County	Sevier County
No high school diploma	11.2%	12.2%
High school graduate	33.1%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Putnam County	Sevier County
Drove alone	79.6%	78.4%
Carpooled	9.7%	12.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	2.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Putnam County	Sevier County
1-unit, detached	64.9%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	6.6%
20 or more units	2.4%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Putnam County	Sevier County
Poverty rate	16.9%	13.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1990	1995