Etowah

Population: 3,621
Median household income: $43,614
Median home value: $165,900

Etowah is a community in McMinn County, Tennessee, home to 3,621 residents. At $43,614, its median household income sits below McMinn County's $59,674.

From 2019 to 2023, Etowah's population grew 4.4% from 3,468 to 3,621, while its median home value rose 68.3% from $98,600 to $165,900.

The median gross rent is $817. 22.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,621
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $43,614
Median home value: $165,900
Median gross rent: $817
Housing units: 1,871
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Unemployment rate: 18.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4683,621

Median household income

$36,667$43,614

Median home value

$98,600$165,900

Median gross rent

$572$817

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,468	$36,667	$98,600	$572
2020	3,505	$36,236	$98,700	$617
2021	3,572	$44,958	$100,200	$779
2022	3,614	$42,571	$122,500	$850
2023	3,621	$43,614	$165,900	$817

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

Age distribution

Under 510.6%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	383	10.6%
5 to 17	519	14.3%
18 to 24	236	6.5%
25 to 34	481	13.3%
35 to 44	329	9.1%
45 to 54	508	14.0%
55 to 64	355	9.8%
65 to 74	329	9.1%
75 and over	481	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,673	73.8%
Black or African American	225	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	474	13.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	249	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	405	16.3%
High school graduate	1,010	40.7%
Some college or associate's	510	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	348	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	210	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone89.7%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,006	89.7%
Carpooled	34	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	69	6.2%
Other means	10	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	442	42.0%
15 to 29 min	343	32.6%
30 to 44 min	174	16.5%
45 to 59 min	35	3.3%
60+ min	58	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 15.5% (523 of 3,364)

	Count	Share
Family households	866	58.8%
Nonfamily households	607	41.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,473	78.7%
Vacant	398	21.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	932	63.3%
Renter-occupied	541	36.7%

1-unit, detached87.8%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,643	87.8%
1-unit, attached	14	0.7%
2 to 4 units	132	7.1%
5 to 19 units	14	0.7%
20 or more units	8	0.4%
Mobile home & other	60	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4724480
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3381, -84.5282