Grainger County, Tennessee

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 23,929
Median household income: $51,351
Median home value: $172,000

Grainger County, Tennessee counts 23,929 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $51,351 is below the Tennessee median ($67,097).

From 2019 to 2023, Grainger County's population grew 3.6% from 23,101 to 23,929, while its median household income rose 16.5% from $44,064 to $51,351.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.0% of the population. 82.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,929
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $51,351
Median home value: $172,000
Median gross rent: $726
Housing units: 11,746
Homeownership rate: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,10123,929

Median household income

$44,064$51,351

Median home value

$119,100$172,000

Median gross rent

$641$726

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,101	$44,064	$119,100	$641
2020	23,268	$44,703	$124,900	$628
2021	23,377	$44,917	$129,800	$630
2022	23,648	$47,098	$151,200	$648
2023	23,929	$51,351	$172,000	$726

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,113	4.7%
5 to 17	3,619	15.1%
18 to 24	1,641	6.9%
25 to 34	2,639	11.0%
35 to 44	2,716	11.4%
45 to 54	3,472	14.5%
55 to 64	3,622	15.1%
65 to 74	3,230	13.5%
75 and over	1,877	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,258	93.0%
Black or African American	216	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.2%
Asian	34	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	112	0.5%
Some other race	30	0.1%
Two or more races	398	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	840	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,838	16.2%
High school graduate	7,473	42.6%
Some college or associate's	4,624	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,500	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,121	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone82.1%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,922	82.1%
Carpooled	941	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	721	7.5%
Other means	54	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,238	13.9%
15 to 29 min	2,814	31.5%
30 to 44 min	2,724	30.5%
45 to 59 min	1,112	12.5%
60+ min	1,036	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 16.4% (3,884 of 23,745)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,374	66.6%
Nonfamily households	3,192	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,566	81.4%
Vacant	2,180	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,525	78.7%
Renter-occupied	2,041	21.3%

1-unit, detached64.8%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other30.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,608	64.8%
1-unit, attached	83	0.7%
2 to 4 units	155	1.3%
5 to 19 units	308	2.6%
20 or more units	53	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3,539	30.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 47057
State: Tennessee
Land area: 281 sq mi
Water area: 22 sq mi
Center point: 36.2775, -83.5095