With 6,090 people, Harriman is a city in Tennessee. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 0%. Households here earn about 36% less than in Tennessee as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $153,200. The median household earns $44,653, about 46% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,653, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Harriman
What changed most since 1990
Population7,119 → 6,090(−14%)US over the same years: +35%
White share91.4% → 80.3%(−11.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.8% → 14.6%(+8.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Harriman's population equals 11% of Roane County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.9% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 28% of the county's.
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)29.2%(110)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.6%(70)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.3%(103)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(23)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 377 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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Over time
Harriman, decade by decade
Harriman population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,119
$38,713
$83,762
5.8%
19.9
2000
6,744
$43,239
$109,664
7.8%
23.9
2010
6,350
$35,173
$117,100
8.1%
25.9
2020
5,892
$44,224
$127,991
12.6%
33.9
2024
6,090
$44,653
$153,200
14.6%
42.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
