With 3,806 people, Unicoi is a city in Tennessee. The median age is 49.7, about 11 years above the US median. Households here earn about 39% less than in Tennessee as a whole. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $42,424, about 48% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,424, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Unicoi
What changed most since 2000
Homes owned by their occupants76.0% → 58.3%(−17.7 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Median age39.0 → 49.7(+10.7 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Poverty rate13.2% → 21.3%(+8.1 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
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)43.9%(122)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(51)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.8%(80)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 278 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
Unicoi, decade by decade
Unicoi 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
2000
3,519
$53,708
$162,492
15.3%
7.2
2010
3,632
$64,983
$235,494
27.4%
14.9
2020
3,833
$51,684
$203,380
20.7%
27.0
2024
3,806
$42,424
$244,300
24.9%
29.6
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.
