Surgoinsville

Population: 2,246
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $170,000

Surgoinsville, a community in Hawkins County, Tennessee, has 2,246 residents. At $47,500, its median household income sits below Hawkins County's $55,278.

From 2019 to 2023, Surgoinsville's population grew 1.0% from 2,223 to 2,246, while its median home value rose 33.9% from $127,000 to $170,000.

The typical home was built around 1978. 25.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,246
Median age: 47.9 yrs
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $170,000
Median gross rent: $1,013
Housing units: 910
Homeownership rate: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2232,246

Median household income

$43,846$47,500

Median home value

$127,000$170,000

Median gross rent

$750$1,013

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,223	$43,846	$127,000	$750
2020	2,306	$36,773	$133,900	$648
2021	2,022	$42,917	$148,800	$699
2022	2,316	$46,250	$164,700	$875
2023	2,246	$47,500	$170,000	$1,013

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5418.0%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over12.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	68	3.0%
5 to 17	432	19.2%
18 to 24	160	7.1%
25 to 34	160	7.1%
35 to 44	209	9.3%
45 to 54	404	18.0%
55 to 64	254	11.3%
65 to 74	274	12.2%
75 and over	285	12.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,988	88.5%
Black or African American	31	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.6%
Two or more races	87	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	100	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate44.1%

Some college or associate's22.5%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	191	12.0%
High school graduate	700	44.1%
Some college or associate's	357	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	193	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	145	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	671	85.7%
Carpooled	25	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	7.0%
Other means	21	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	207	28.4%
15 to 29 min	260	35.7%
30 to 44 min	135	18.5%
45 to 59 min	90	12.4%
60+ min	36	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 25.3% (569 of 2,246)

	Count	Share
Family households	638	75.1%
Nonfamily households	212	24.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	850	93.4%
Vacant	60	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	707	83.2%
Renter-occupied	143	16.8%

1-unit, detached85.3%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	776	85.3%
1-unit, attached	4	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4	0.4%
5 to 19 units	17	1.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	109	12.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4772380
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 36.4724, -82.8609