Claiborne County, Tennessee

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 32,221
Median household income: $46,587
Median home value: $148,000

Home to 32,221 residents, Claiborne County is one of Tennessee's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $46,587 runs below the Tennessee figure of $67,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Claiborne County's population grew 1.5% from 31,732 to 32,221, while its median household income rose 26.5% from $36,835 to $46,587.

17.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,221
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $46,587
Median home value: $148,000
Median gross rent: $736
Housing units: 15,437
Homeownership rate: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,73232,221

Median household income

$36,835$46,587

Median home value

$110,000$148,000

Median gross rent

$632$736

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,732	$36,835	$110,000	$632
2020	31,827	$37,954	$112,000	$637
2021	31,958	$41,938	$117,900	$666
2022	32,092	$42,406	$135,400	$710
2023	32,221	$46,587	$148,000	$736

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,733	5.4%
5 to 17	4,385	13.6%
18 to 24	2,969	9.2%
25 to 34	4,237	13.1%
35 to 44	3,622	11.2%
45 to 54	4,277	13.3%
55 to 64	4,614	14.3%
65 to 74	3,941	12.2%
75 and over	2,443	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,443	94.5%
Black or African American	234	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.0%
Asian	204	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.0%
Two or more races	806	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	516	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.9%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,905	16.9%
High school graduate	9,236	39.9%
Some college or associate's	5,990	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,233	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,770	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,590	81.5%
Carpooled	1,091	8.4%
Public transit	30	0.2%
Walked	278	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	965	7.4%
Other means	38	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,735	31.1%
15 to 29 min	4,378	36.4%
30 to 44 min	1,625	13.5%
45 to 59 min	857	7.1%
60+ min	1,432	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 18.2% (5,599 of 30,805)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,423	62.6%
Nonfamily households	5,033	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,456	87.2%
Vacant	1,981	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,635	71.6%
Renter-occupied	3,821	28.4%

1-unit, detached66.6%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other23.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,279	66.6%
1-unit, attached	250	1.6%
2 to 4 units	694	4.5%
5 to 19 units	426	2.8%
20 or more units	99	0.6%
Mobile home & other	3,689	23.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 47025
State: Tennessee
Land area: 435 sq mi
Water area: 6.97 sq mi
Center point: 36.5016, -83.6607