Hawkins County, Tennessee

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 57,446
Median household income: $55,278
Median home value: $166,900

Hawkins County is a county in Tennessee with a population of 57,446. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $55,278, its median household income sits below Tennessee's $67,097.

From 2019 to 2023, Hawkins County's population grew 1.5% from 56,611 to 57,446, while its median household income rose 31.9% from $41,924 to $55,278.

The median resident is 45.9 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 57,446
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,278
Median home value: $166,900
Median gross rent: $744
Housing units: 27,299
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,61157,446

Median household income

$41,924$55,278

Median home value

$124,100$166,900

Median gross rent

$638$744

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,611	$41,924	$124,100	$638
2020	56,735	$45,318	$127,600	$651
2021	56,803	$49,101	$135,200	$675
2022	57,107	$53,647	$153,800	$737
2023	57,446	$55,278	$166,900	$744

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,801	4.9%
5 to 17	8,245	14.4%
18 to 24	4,250	7.4%
25 to 34	6,390	11.1%
35 to 44	6,341	11.0%
45 to 54	8,102	14.1%
55 to 64	8,881	15.5%
65 to 74	7,368	12.8%
75 and over	5,068	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	53,978	94.0%
Black or African American	694	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	270	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	48	0.1%
Two or more races	1,365	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,058	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate42.9%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,731	13.6%
High school graduate	18,072	42.9%
Some college or associate's	11,272	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,686	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,389	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,451	80.9%
Carpooled	1,085	5.0%
Public transit	18	0.1%
Walked	314	1.5%
Bicycle	8	0.0%
Worked from home	2,162	10.0%
Other means	523	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,676	24.1%
15 to 29 min	7,468	38.5%
30 to 44 min	3,771	19.4%
45 to 59 min	1,849	9.5%
60+ min	1,635	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 17.1% (9,725 of 56,761)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,027	69.4%
Nonfamily households	7,063	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,090	84.6%
Vacant	4,209	15.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,350	79.5%
Renter-occupied	4,740	20.5%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other21.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,790	68.8%
1-unit, attached	242	0.9%
2 to 4 units	896	3.3%
5 to 19 units	1,268	4.6%
20 or more units	253	0.9%
Mobile home & other	5,850	21.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 47073
State: Tennessee
Land area: 487 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 36.4521, -82.9315