Gatlinburg

Population: 3,643
Median household income: $57,760
Median home value: $286,500

Gatlinburg is a community in Sevier County, Tennessee, home to 3,643 residents. At $57,760, its median household income sits below Sevier County's $63,829.

From 2019 to 2023, Gatlinburg's population declined 9.0% from 4,004 to 3,643, while its median home value rose 36.0% from $210,600 to $286,500.

54.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1988.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,643
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $57,760
Median home value: $286,500
Median gross rent: $1,056
Housing units: 4,775
Homeownership rate: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0043,643

Median household income

$40,802$57,760

Median home value

$210,600$286,500

Median gross rent

$792$1,056

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,004	$40,802	$210,600	$792
2020	3,944	$41,037	$255,300	$803
2021	3,684	$50,233	$253,900	$899
2022	3,636	$50,483	$277,600	$958
2023	3,643	$57,760	$286,500	$1,056

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	120	3.3%
5 to 17	742	20.4%
18 to 24	146	4.0%
25 to 34	475	13.0%
35 to 44	358	9.8%
45 to 54	435	11.9%
55 to 64	518	14.2%
65 to 74	516	14.2%
75 and over	333	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,691	73.9%
Black or African American	166	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	122	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	67	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	595	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	264	10.0%
High school graduate	678	25.7%
Some college or associate's	811	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	588	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	294	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone59.6%

Carpooled17.9%

Public transit3.0%

Walked12.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,004	59.6%
Carpooled	302	17.9%
Public transit	50	3.0%
Walked	217	12.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	111	6.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	722	45.9%
15 to 29 min	601	38.2%
30 to 44 min	148	9.4%
45 to 59 min	39	2.5%
60+ min	63	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 12.4% (449 of 3,612)

	Count	Share
Family households	837	62.0%
Nonfamily households	514	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,351	28.3%
Vacant	3,424	71.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	900	66.6%
Renter-occupied	451	33.4%

1-unit, detached54.6%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units19.5%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,609	54.6%
1-unit, attached	69	1.4%
2 to 4 units	386	8.1%
5 to 19 units	760	15.9%
20 or more units	930	19.5%
Mobile home & other	21	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4728800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.7250, -83.4937