Sevier County, Tennessee

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 98,802
Median household income: $63,829
Median home value: $259,500

Sevier County, Tennessee counts 98,802 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $63,829 runs below the Tennessee figure of $67,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sevier County's population grew 1.8% from 97,068 to 98,802, while its median household income rose 28.7% from $49,610 to $63,829.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 86.0% of the population. 78.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 98,802
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $63,829
Median home value: $259,500
Median gross rent: $1,013
Housing units: 57,809
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

97,06898,802

Median household income

$49,610$63,829

Median home value

$175,500$259,500

Median gross rent

$791$1,013

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	97,068	$49,610	$175,500	$791
2020	98,007	$51,734	$189,200	$810
2021	98,088	$54,363	$203,200	$873
2022	98,455	$60,103	$239,800	$968
2023	98,802	$63,829	$259,500	$1,013

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,328	5.4%
5 to 17	15,330	15.5%
18 to 24	7,184	7.3%
25 to 34	11,683	11.8%
35 to 44	11,474	11.6%
45 to 54	13,078	13.2%
55 to 64	15,027	15.2%
65 to 74	12,186	12.3%
75 and over	7,512	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	84,933	86.0%
Black or African American	830	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	157	0.2%
Asian	1,163	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	50	0.1%
Some other race	555	0.6%
Two or more races	2,292	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,822	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,659	12.2%
High school graduate	25,043	35.3%
Some college or associate's	22,045	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	10,314	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4,899	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,846	78.4%
Carpooled	5,789	12.3%
Public transit	240	0.5%
Walked	574	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,333	7.1%
Other means	186	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,059	18.5%
15 to 29 min	18,140	41.6%
30 to 44 min	10,899	25.0%
45 to 59 min	3,590	8.2%
60+ min	2,947	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 13.6% (13,285 of 97,382)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,585	67.8%
Nonfamily households	12,636	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39,221	67.8%
Vacant	18,588	32.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,230	72.0%
Renter-occupied	10,991	28.0%

1-unit, detached68.6%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other12.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	39,645	68.6%
1-unit, attached	1,048	1.8%
2 to 4 units	3,007	5.2%
5 to 19 units	3,787	6.6%
20 or more units	3,369	5.8%
Mobile home & other	6,953	12.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 47155
State: Tennessee
Land area: 593 sq mi
Water area: 5.18 sq mi
Center point: 35.7878, -83.5249