Harrison is home to 8,011 people in Tennessee. At a median age of 44.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 28% more than in Tennessee as a whole. The poverty rate is 3.9%, under the national 12.5%. 6% of residents were born outside the United States. There are 1,188 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,395, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Harrison
What changed most since 1990
Black share3.4% → 19.0%(+15.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants78.1% → 69.7%(−8.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age34.1 → 44.6(+10.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Harrison's population equals 2.1% of Hamilton County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.1% 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)17.8%(109)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)44.9%(275)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26%(159)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 612 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
Harrison, decade by decade
Harrison 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
7,191
$85,457
$174,245
20.4%
14.9
2000
7,630
$89,977
$179,797
25.0%
35.2
2010
7,769
$87,116
$206,579
26.3%
50.7
2020
7,902
$82,226
$210,895
32.0%
61.2
2024
8,011
$89,395
$307,400
38.4%
54.3
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.
