Seymour

Population: 15,914
Median household income: $85,240
Median home value: $262,800

Seymour, a community in Sevier County, Tennessee, has 15,914 residents. At $85,240, its median household income sits above Sevier County's $63,829.

Between 2019 and 2023, Seymour's population grew 42.2% from 11,193 to 15,914, while its median home value rose 53.1% from $171,700 to $262,800.

The median gross rent is $1,530. 21.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,914
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $85,240
Median home value: $262,800
Median gross rent: $1,530
Housing units: 6,499
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,19315,914

Median household income

$57,773$85,240

Median home value

$171,700$262,800

Median gross rent

$913$1,530

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,193	$57,773	$171,700	$913
2020	15,444	$61,490	$182,700	$877
2021	15,633	$69,927	$199,300	$973
2022	16,081	$78,898	$242,300	$1,201
2023	15,914	$85,240	$262,800	$1,530

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	869	5.5%
5 to 17	2,705	17.0%
18 to 24	1,313	8.3%
25 to 34	1,730	10.9%
35 to 44	1,718	10.8%
45 to 54	2,698	17.0%
55 to 64	2,072	13.0%
65 to 74	1,546	9.7%
75 and over	1,263	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,232	95.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	89	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.0%
Two or more races	370	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	203	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	771	7.0%
High school graduate	4,282	38.8%
Some college or associate's	3,606	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,895	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	473	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,258	83.0%
Carpooled	309	4.1%
Public transit	16	0.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	919	12.2%
Other means	42	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	675	10.2%
15 to 29 min	2,230	33.7%
30 to 44 min	2,538	38.3%
45 to 59 min	857	12.9%
60+ min	325	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 6.6% (1,047 of 15,778)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,463	74.3%
Nonfamily households	1,544	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,007	92.4%
Vacant	492	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,702	78.3%
Renter-occupied	1,305	21.7%

1-unit, detached76.9%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,995	76.9%
1-unit, attached	111	1.7%
2 to 4 units	366	5.6%
5 to 19 units	506	7.8%
20 or more units	52	0.8%
Mobile home & other	469	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4767200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.8827, -83.7616