COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hamblen County

Tennessee · 50,480 residents · 161 sq mi

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With 50,480 people, Hamblen County is a county in Tennessee. Median home value sits at $51,000. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Median rent is $291 a month. The average commute runs 17 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

50,480

−13%vs 2000

vs 58,128 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−5%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

161 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202466K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(3,182)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(3,042)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(3,457)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(4,010)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(3,575)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(7,893)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(7,364)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.4%(6,745)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(5,140)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(3,804)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(1,749)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(519)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,853

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,350 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,127

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,743 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,000

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $418 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

27.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.5%(51,461)

Black4.1%(2,364)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(3,299)

Asian0.6%(326)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(47,871)

Black4.6%(2,335)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(134)

Asian0.2%(119)

Other0.3%(155)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.3%(6,735)

Central American2.3%(1,501)

Guatemalan1.8%(1,214)

Puerto Rican1.6%(1,068)

Salvadoran0.4%(231)

Cuban0.3%(217)

South American0.2%(143)

Colombian0.1%(59)

Honduran0.1%(56)

Dominican0.1%(46)

Chilean0.1%(34)

Peruvian0%(25)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0%(25)

Spaniard0%(25)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(184)

Sri Lankan0.2%(125)

Chinese0.2%(110)

Filipino0.1%(91)

Pakistani0.1%(56)

Korean0.1%(54)

Asian Indian0.1%(41)

Pacific Islander origin

Chuukese0%(10)

Ancestry

English13.4%(8,774)

American11.9%(7,808)

German7.5%(4,905)

Irish7.3%(4,808)

Scottish2.4%(1,589)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(1,113)

French1.5%(988)

Italian1.1%(755)

Dutch1%(665)

Welsh1%(634)

Polish0.7%(437)

Hungarian0.6%(409)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(338)

West Indian0.5%(313)

Subsaharan African0.4%(269)

Swedish0.2%(159)

Swiss0.2%(118)

Austrian0.1%(88)

Russian0.1%(88)

Norwegian0.1%(78)

Lithuanian0.1%(71)

Canadian0.1%(58)

Nigerian0.1%(46)

Czech0.1%(42)

Croatian0.1%(41)

Portuguese0.1%(38)

Belgian0.1%(34)

Ukrainian0%(32)

French Canadian0%(27)

Danish0%(25)

Jamaican0%(16)

Arab0%(14)

Lebanese0%(14)

Finnish0%(14)

Slovene0%(13)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.2%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.6%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.8 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 13.3 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 married31.1%(7,966)

Married53.7%(13,755)

Widowed3.9%(1,004)

Divorced11.3%(2,888)

Women 15+

Never married23.2%(6,281)

Married51.1%(13,837)

Widowed12.4%(3,355)

Divorced13.3%(3,611)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.8%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% 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)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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