Blaine

Population: 2,797
Median household income: $66,010
Median home value: $248,600

Blaine, a community in Grainger County, Tennessee, has 2,797 residents. At $66,010, its median household income sits above Grainger County's $51,351.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blaine's population grew 28.2% from 2,182 to 2,797, while its median home value rose 66.2% from $149,600 to $248,600.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,797
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $66,010
Median home value: $248,600
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 1,073
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1822,797

Median household income

$50,625$66,010

Median home value

$149,600$248,600

Median gross rent

$776$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,182	$50,625	$149,600	$776
2020	1,987	$54,125	$143,800	$793
2021	2,431	$51,726	$159,500	$880
2022	2,496	$56,942	$210,300	$881
2023	2,797	$66,010	$248,600	$958

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5417.1%

55 to 647.2%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	132	4.7%
5 to 17	567	20.3%
18 to 24	317	11.3%
25 to 34	203	7.3%
35 to 44	436	15.6%
45 to 54	478	17.1%
55 to 64	201	7.2%
65 to 74	326	11.7%
75 and over	137	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,645	94.6%
Black or African American	13	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	21	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.5%
Two or more races	38	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	67	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate51.8%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	144	8.1%
High school graduate	922	51.8%
Some college or associate's	392	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	212	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	111	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	929	78.0%
Carpooled	122	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	134	11.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	190	18.0%
15 to 29 min	273	25.8%
30 to 44 min	398	37.7%
45 to 59 min	116	11.0%
60+ min	80	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 8.7% (241 of 2,767)

	Count	Share
Family households	728	72.9%
Nonfamily households	271	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	999	93.1%
Vacant	74	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	727	72.8%
Renter-occupied	272	27.2%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other23.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	688	64.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	1.1%
5 to 19 units	95	8.9%
20 or more units	31	2.9%
Mobile home & other	247	23.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4706340
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 36.1447, -83.6955