CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gatlinburg

Tennessee · 3,355 residents · 10.4 sq mi

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Gatlinburg is a city of 3,355 people in Tennessee. The median age is 44.2, about 11 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.3% of people here. Households take in $24,925 at the median, 17% less than the US figure. The typical home is worth $92,000. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 44.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,355

−1%vs 2000

vs 3,382 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

44.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 46.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52.2%(73)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.8%(127)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(195)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(209)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(196)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(402)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(517)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5417.5%(587)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.7%(460)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412%(401)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(177)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,925

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,606 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,204

−23%vs 2000

vs $19,678 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$92,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $137,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$416

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $594 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.7%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.5% in 2000

36.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(3,211)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino2%(66)

Asian1.7%(58)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(3,339)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(37)

Asian0.3%(9)

Other0.2%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American9.4%(344)

Honduran9.4%(344)

South American4.5%(166)

Mexican3.2%(117)

Venezuelan3.1%(114)

Argentine0.7%(26)

Peruvian0.7%(26)

Puerto Rican0.6%(22)

Spaniard0.2%(8)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.7%(98)

Chinese1.1%(41)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(10)

Ancestry

American14.6%(536)

English13.6%(499)

German9.8%(359)

Irish7%(258)

Scottish6.6%(240)

Scotch-Irish3.7%(134)

Polish2.7%(98)

Welsh1.8%(66)

Italian1.6%(57)

French1.1%(41)

Dutch0.8%(30)

Arab0.6%(21)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.6%(21)

Danish0.5%(20)

British0.5%(18)

West Indian0.5%(18)

Jamaican0.5%(18)

Finnish0.3%(12)

Norwegian0.3%(12)

Hungarian0.3%(11)

Swiss0.3%(11)

Austrian0.2%(7)

Turkish0.2%(7)

Ukrainian0.2%(7)

Portuguese0.2%(6)

French Canadian0.1%(5)

Latvian0.1%(5)

Russian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population · Largest Honduran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.2%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.1%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 14.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26%(436)

Married65.1%(1,092)

Widowed0.8%(13)

Divorced8.2%(137)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(377)

Married53.4%(791)

Widowed7.9%(117)

Divorced13.3%(197)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.2%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 26.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.7%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.5%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.8%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.2%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.6%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 43.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.1%(47)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(58)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.8%(116)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 259 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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