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Hamilton County

Tennessee · 390,833 residents (2025 est.) · 542.164 sq mi
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Hamilton County has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $76,183. Population has grown 22% since 2000. Median home value has roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $312,800. It sits in the top 10% of US counties for household income.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
376,192
+22%since 2000
from 307,896 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
694 / sq mi
+14%since 2009
from 610 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.5
+6%since 2000
from 37.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9

PEP 2025 EST:390,833 residents (Census Bureau Vintage 2025, released March 2026)

Population, 1990 – 2024
276K304K331K358K385K1990201020202024Hamilton County
2024376K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.8%(21,907)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(21,503)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(22,363)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(22,858)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(22,456)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.3%(53,981)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413%(48,915)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.1%(45,434)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.7%(47,689)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.7%(40,265)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.7%(21,360)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(7,461)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,183
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,930 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,341
+110%since 2000
from $21,593 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.6%
+22.6 ptssince 2009
from 28.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 12.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.485
+1%since 2010
from 0.480 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance7.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration7%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Education & health services2.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$312,800
+85%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $93,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,253
+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $510 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.9%
−2.0 ptssince 2000
from 65.9% in 2000
36.1% rent
Vacancy rate
8.2%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
16.4%
−6.7 ptssince 2009
from 23.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 43.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.1
+31%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
88
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Hamilton County on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic75.5%(232,475)
Black20.1%(61,750)
Hispanic / Latino1.8%(5,481)
Asian1.3%(3,905)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic68.3%(257,073)
Black16.9%(63,574)
Hispanic / Latino8%(30,267)
Asian2.1%(7,773)
Other4.7%(17,505)
Diversity Score
62
+20%since 2009
from 51 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
41
−8%since 2020
from 44 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.2%(11,982)
Central American2.6%(9,602)
Guatemalan2.2%(8,090)
South American0.8%(2,841)
Puerto Rican0.6%(2,201)
Cuban0.3%(1,161)
Venezuelan0.3%(1,003)
Honduran0.2%(678)
Peruvian0.1%(540)
Salvadoran0.1%(445)
Spaniard0.1%(442)
Colombian0.1%(440)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(393)
Nicaraguan0.1%(305)
Ecuadorian0.1%(281)
Argentine0.1%(238)
Bolivian0.1%(189)
Chilean0%(72)
Uruguayan0%(56)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.6%(2,409)
Korean0.3%(1,205)
Filipino0.3%(1,034)
Chinese0.3%(1,031)
Vietnamese0.2%(786)
Pakistani0.1%(331)
Japanese0%(160)
Indonesian0%(157)
Cambodian0%(119)
Nepalese0%(119)
Kazakh0%(59)
Burmese0%(46)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(35)
Taiwanese0%(27)
Laotian0%(5)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(73)
Samoan0%(30)
Guamanian0%(13)
Ancestry
English14.9%(56,048)
Irish11.2%(42,009)
German10.7%(40,189)
American7.3%(27,406)
Scottish3%(11,209)
Italian2.7%(10,020)
Scotch-Irish1.6%(6,074)
French1.5%(5,650)
Polish1.2%(4,511)
Dutch0.9%(3,524)
Welsh0.8%(2,877)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.6%(2,330)
West Indian0.6%(2,113)
Norwegian0.5%(1,863)
British0.4%(1,632)
Haitian0.3%(1,190)
Arab0.3%(1,183)
Greek0.3%(972)
Swiss0.3%(962)
Hungarian0.3%(956)
Russian0.3%(951)
Nigerian0.2%(794)
Ukrainian0.2%(756)
Danish0.2%(640)
Canadian0.2%(632)
Jamaican0.2%(582)
Brazilian0.1%(532)
Czech0.1%(515)
Lebanese0.1%(463)
Lithuanian0.1%(389)
Portuguese0.1%(389)
Ethiopian0.1%(385)
Austrian0.1%(368)
Belgian0.1%(344)
Iranian0.1%(292)
Finnish0.1%(288)
Croatian0.1%(236)
Slovak0.1%(236)
Romanian0%(184)
Kenyan0%(151)
Syrian0%(136)
Moroccan0%(130)
Slovene0%(125)
Israeli0%(120)
Egyptian0%(118)
Guyanese0%(82)
Serbian0%(49)
Turkish0%(46)
Barbadian0%(37)
Armenian0%(22)
Jordanian0%(18)
Latvian0%(11)
Somali0%(6)
RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.5%
+13.6 ptssince 2000
from 23.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.5%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 80.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.0%
+6.0 ptssince 2000
from 8.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.1 min
+59%since 2000
from 13.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.2%
−8.4 ptssince 2009
from 82.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.4%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.3%
+11.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−5.2 ptssince 2011
from 9.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2011
from 65.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
11.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.3%
−22.4 ptssince 2009
from 65.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.0% in 2009
Female
51.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 52.0% in 2009
Foreign born
6.6%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.7%
−40.3 ptssince 2009
from 47.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2012
from 14.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.7%
−77.2 ptssince 2013
from 86.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.5%
+16.3 ptssince 2017
from 75.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
90.5%
−3.1 ptssince 2016
from 93.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.9%
+2.3 ptssince 2016
from 3.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.1%(50,773)
Married52.6%(78,248)
Widowed2.8%(4,237)
Divorced10.4%(15,511)
Women 15+
Never married29.2%(47,180)
Married47.6%(77,015)
Widowed9.6%(15,439)
Divorced13.6%(22,016)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Hamilton County, Tennessee?

Hamilton County, Tennessee has about 376,192 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Hamilton County, Tennessee?

The typical household in Hamilton County, Tennessee earns about $76,183 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Hamilton County, Tennessee expensive?

In Hamilton County, Tennessee, the median home is worth about $312,800, and the typical rent is about $1,253 a month.

How educated are people in Hamilton County, Tennessee?

About 37.5% of adults age 25 and over in Hamilton County, Tennessee hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Hamilton County, Tennessee?

About 13.1% of people in Hamilton County, Tennessee live below the federal poverty line.

Has Hamilton County, Tennessee grown since 1990?

Yes, Hamilton County, Tennessee has grown since 1990. The population has added about 90,656 residents, a change of about 32 percent over that period.

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