Blount County, Tennessee

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 137,747
Median household income: $74,607
Median home value: $275,700

Blount County is a county in Tennessee with a population of 137,747. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $74,607 runs above the Tennessee figure of $67,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blount County's population grew 6.0% from 129,927 to 137,747, while its median household income rose 31.7% from $56,667 to $74,607.

The median resident is 43.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 137,747
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $74,607
Median home value: $275,700
Median gross rent: $1,042
Housing units: 60,912
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

129,927137,747

Median household income

$56,667$74,607

Median home value

$182,100$275,700

Median gross rent

$788$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	129,927	$56,667	$182,100	$788
2020	131,641	$60,301	$192,800	$828
2021	134,042	$64,593	$208,000	$882
2022	135,951	$70,935	$247,600	$957
2023	137,747	$74,607	$275,700	$1,042

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,740	4.9%
5 to 17	20,730	15.0%
18 to 24	10,293	7.5%
25 to 34	16,801	12.2%
35 to 44	16,245	11.8%
45 to 54	18,055	13.1%
55 to 64	20,285	14.7%
65 to 74	16,985	12.3%
75 and over	11,613	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	122,694	89.1%
Black or African American	3,573	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	79	0.1%
Asian	1,042	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	39	0.0%
Some other race	508	0.4%
Two or more races	3,715	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,097	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,301	9.3%
High school graduate	35,407	35.4%
Some college or associate's	28,491	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	17,143	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9,642	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	53,185	80.5%
Carpooled	4,090	6.2%
Public transit	47	0.1%
Walked	558	0.8%
Bicycle	30	0.0%
Worked from home	7,524	11.4%
Other means	627	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,881	23.7%
15 to 29 min	21,964	37.5%
30 to 44 min	14,689	25.1%
45 to 59 min	5,244	9.0%
60+ min	2,759	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 8.9% (12,046 of 135,649)

	Count	Share
Family households	37,709	69.3%
Nonfamily households	16,740	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	54,449	89.4%
Vacant	6,463	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	41,900	77.0%
Renter-occupied	12,549	23.0%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	47,154	77.4%
1-unit, attached	954	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1,987	3.3%
5 to 19 units	2,649	4.3%
20 or more units	1,712	2.8%
Mobile home & other	6,456	10.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 47009
State: Tennessee
Land area: 559 sq mi
Water area: 7.77 sq mi
Center point: 35.6882, -83.9230