Jellico is a city of 1,855 people in Tennessee. At a median age of 50.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 27.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 40% less than in Tennessee as a whole. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $127,300.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,467, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jellico
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants66.0% → 54.9%(−11.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population2,470 → 1,855(−25%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age38.4 → 50.4(+12.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Jellico's population equals 4.7% of Campbell County's. Its number of households without a car equals 15% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 7.2% 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13%(24)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era83.2%(154)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.5%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 185 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
Jellico, decade by decade
Jellico 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
2,470
$32,742
$80,882
8.5%
9.2
2000
2,448
$36,985
$76,327
6.7%
9.7
2010
2,355
$36,071
$97,391
11.3%
13.0
2020
2,154
$28,786
$105,932
16.0%
12.0
2024
1,855
$41,467
$127,300
15.9%
26.8
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.
