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Campbell County, TN

Demographic and economic profile of Campbell County, TN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Campbell County is a small rural county of roughly 39,600 residents with a cost structure well below national norms — median home values of $169,500 and median gross rent of $715 per month — though median household income of $51,557 and a poverty rate of 19.2% reflect a lower-wage labor market. The available workforce skews older (median age 44.2) and has limited four-year degree attainment at 13.2%, with labor force participation at just 51.7% and unemployment at 5.2%. Population has been essentially flat, declining 0.3% over five years, and GDP per capita of $26,380 sits below median worker earnings of $36,709, signaling a modest local economy with limited higher-education credential density.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

39,568

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,557

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.3% since 2018

Campbell County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone38,085 (95.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races749 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race329 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone244 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone201 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone79 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish211
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic67
  3. 3.Other Indo-European43
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island20
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,574

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$26,380

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,414

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,441
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,546
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,914
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,665
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,341

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,065
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,814
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,144
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,858
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,097

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.90×)2,093
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.74×)2,749
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.23×)1,143
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.13×)849
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.95×)3,515

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$169,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$715/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,678 (14.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,319 (11.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,091 (9.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999975 (8.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999893 (7.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999785 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,709

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,740 (81.2%)
  • Worked At Home1,378 (8.8%)
  • Carpooled1,287 (8.2%)
  • Other163 (1.0%)
  • Walked83 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle15 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.