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Hawkins County, TN

Demographic and economic profile of Hawkins County, TN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hawkins County is a small rural county in northeastern Tennessee with a population of 57,446 that grew 1.9% over five years, anchored by a manufacturing-oriented economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $31,334 and median worker earnings of $35,059. The labor pool of roughly 28,900 participants skews toward high school-educated workers—86.4% hold a diploma versus just 16.8% with a bachelor's degree—and labor force participation is low at 50.4%, with an unemployment rate of 8.4%. Housing costs are notably modest, with a median home value of $166,900 and median gross rent of $744 per month, and an 80.1% homeownership rate reflects a predominantly settled, older resident base with a median age of 46.0 years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

57,446

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,936

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.9% since 2018

Hawkins County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone54,392 (93.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,149 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race929 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone722 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone392 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone344 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish605
  2. 2.Other Indo-European72
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)54
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic47
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island41

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,856

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,334

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,206

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)5,252
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,881
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,431
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,857
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,629

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,855
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,530
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,022
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,602
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,717

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.45×)5,397
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)2,644
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.09×)1,405
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 0.98×)1,493
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.95×)4,909

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$166,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$744/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,096 (16.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,101 (11.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,827 (9.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,531 (8.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,501 (7.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,286 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,059

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone17,500 (79.7%)
  • Worked At Home2,487 (11.3%)
  • Carpooled1,083 (4.9%)
  • Other439 (2.0%)
  • Walked413 (1.9%)
  • Motorcycle36 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.