Signal Mountain

Population: 8,861
Median household income: $139,714
Median home value: $482,300

Located in Hamilton County, Tennessee, Signal Mountain is a community with a population of 8,861. At $139,714, its median household income sits above Hamilton County's $72,568.

Between 2019 and 2023, Signal Mountain's population grew 3.8% from 8,539 to 8,861, while its median home value rose 39.4% from $345,900 to $482,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,861
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $139,714
Median home value: $482,300
Median gross rent: $1,843
Housing units: 3,423
Homeownership rate: 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5398,861

Median household income

$109,926$139,714

Median home value

$345,900$482,300

Median gross rent

$1,938$1,843

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,539	$109,926	$345,900	$1,938
2020	8,574	$109,611	$338,100	$1,841
2021	8,770	$114,464	$360,000	$1,386
2022	8,833	$132,639	$431,800	$1,670
2023	8,861	$139,714	$482,300	$1,843

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1724.4%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 344.4%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	333	3.8%
5 to 17	2,164	24.4%
18 to 24	315	3.6%
25 to 34	391	4.4%
35 to 44	1,473	16.6%
45 to 54	1,164	13.1%
55 to 64	838	9.5%
65 to 74	1,156	13.0%
75 and over	1,027	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,346	94.2%
Black or African American	46	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	57	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	39	0.4%
Two or more races	301	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	72	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.7%

High school graduate6.1%

Some college or associate's19.5%

Bachelor's degree39.3%

Graduate or professional degree34.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	42	0.7%
High school graduate	370	6.1%
Some college or associate's	1,179	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,377	39.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,081	34.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone71.5%

Carpooled2.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,570	71.5%
Carpooled	73	2.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	69	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	881	24.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	491	18.1%
15 to 29 min	1,231	45.4%
30 to 44 min	796	29.4%
45 to 59 min	94	3.5%
60+ min	100	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 2.6% (232 of 8,761)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,433	73.9%
Nonfamily households	861	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,294	96.2%
Vacant	129	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,956	89.7%
Renter-occupied	338	10.3%

1-unit, detached89.2%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,055	89.2%
1-unit, attached	54	1.6%
2 to 4 units	26	0.8%
5 to 19 units	49	1.4%
20 or more units	239	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4768540
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 8.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1439, -85.3415