Pigeon Forge

Population: 6,345
Median household income: $53,839
Median home value: $258,700

Pigeon Forge, a community in Sevier County, Tennessee, has 6,345 residents. The median household income of $53,839 is below the Sevier County median ($63,829).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pigeon Forge's population grew 1.9% from 6,229 to 6,345, while its median home value rose 50.8% from $171,600 to $258,700.

11.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 49.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,345
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $53,839
Median home value: $258,700
Median gross rent: $953
Housing units: 5,113
Homeownership rate: 49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,2296,345

Median household income

$45,660$53,839

Median home value

$171,600$258,700

Median gross rent

$755$953

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,229	$45,660	$171,600	$755
2020	6,247	$48,327	$185,100	$721
2021	6,362	$50,711	$187,100	$760
2022	6,345	$53,380	$234,900	$858
2023	6,345	$53,839	$258,700	$953

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1723.0%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	382	6.0%
5 to 17	1,458	23.0%
18 to 24	525	8.3%
25 to 34	730	11.5%
35 to 44	790	12.5%
45 to 54	604	9.5%
55 to 64	829	13.1%
65 to 74	551	8.7%
75 and over	476	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,131	65.1%
Black or African American	128	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	105	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	453	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,528	24.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.8%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,027	25.8%
High school graduate	1,386	34.8%
Some college or associate's	1,110	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	303	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	154	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled17.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,028	76.1%
Carpooled	463	17.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	53	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	121	4.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	768	30.2%
15 to 29 min	948	37.3%
30 to 44 min	566	22.2%
45 to 59 min	89	3.5%
60+ min	173	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 23.0% (1,393 of 6,064)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,516	65.2%
Nonfamily households	809	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,325	45.5%
Vacant	2,788	54.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,152	49.5%
Renter-occupied	1,173	50.5%

1-unit, detached50.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units20.7%

Mobile home & other9.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,569	50.2%
1-unit, attached	20	0.4%
2 to 4 units	571	11.2%
5 to 19 units	421	8.2%
20 or more units	1,058	20.7%
Mobile home & other	474	9.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4758080
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.7980, -83.5638