COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Campbell County

Tennessee · 35,079 residents · 480 sq mi

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Campbell County is a county of 35,079 people in Tennessee. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. 26.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $37,700. Households here earn about 34% less than in Tennessee as a whole. Households take in $16,450 at the median, 45% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

35,079

−12%vs 2000

vs 39,854 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

480 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202440K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(2,209)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(2,347)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(2,679)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(2,893)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(2,388)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(5,000)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(5,021)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(4,009)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(3,377)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(2,964)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(1,719)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(473)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,450

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,285 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,098

−39%vs 2000

vs $13,301 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.8%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,700

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$250

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $356 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.4% in 2000

26.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(38,913)

Black0.3%(119)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(269)

Asian0.1%(59)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(34,612)

Black0.4%(146)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(150)

Asian0.2%(85)

Other0.7%(236)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(308)

Puerto Rican0.3%(138)

Central American0.1%(36)

Guatemalan0.1%(36)

Spaniard0.1%(21)

Cuban0%(17)

South American0%(8)

Venezuelan0%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(48)

Laotian0%(13)

Asian Indian0%(12)

Filipino0%(5)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(11)

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

English13.1%(5,192)

Irish9.9%(3,921)

German9.7%(3,837)

American7.2%(2,877)

Scottish3%(1,189)

Italian2%(776)

Dutch1.4%(567)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(469)

French1.1%(457)

Swedish0.4%(161)

British0.3%(136)

Polish0.3%(100)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.2%(98)

Welsh0.2%(95)

Norwegian0.2%(85)

Russian0.2%(76)

Austrian0.1%(50)

Lithuanian0.1%(41)

Czech0.1%(37)

Finnish0.1%(37)

Greek0.1%(29)

Portuguese0.1%(25)

French Canadian0.1%(22)

Arab0%(19)

Canadian0%(14)

Serbian0%(13)

Slovak0%(10)

Moroccan0%(9)

Brazilian0%(9)

Danish0%(9)

Subsaharan African0%(6)

Egyptian0%(5)

Iraqi0%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

47.5%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.6 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 23.3 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 married27%(4,412)

Married53.1%(8,662)

Widowed5.6%(913)

Divorced14.3%(2,331)

Women 15+

Never married20.1%(3,393)

Married52.2%(8,798)

Widowed13.1%(2,203)

Divorced14.6%(2,456)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.9%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.6%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.3%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% 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)26%(670)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.6%(763)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.2%(1,111)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(78)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,574 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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