Hamblen County is a county of 65,669 people in Tennessee. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $210,900. Median rent is $857 a month. That trails the Tennessee median by roughly 20%. Median household income is $55,454, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,454, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hamblen County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.2% → 20.0%(+8.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate13.9% → 18.4%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)25.9%(1,115)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(726)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.2%(1,299)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(111)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(32)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,299 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
Hamblen County, decade by decade
Hamblen County 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
50,480
$57,249
$122,404
11.2%
12.8
2000
58,128
$58,931
$149,558
13.3%
26.4
2010
62,544
$57,265
$171,046
15.6%
37.4
2020
64,499
$52,301
$168,473
18.1%
49.4
2024
65,669
$55,454
$210,900
20.0%
47.8
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.
