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Cocke County, TN

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

AI Overview

Cocke County is a small rural Tennessee county of 36,503 residents with a low educational attainment profile — only 11.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — and a labor force participation rate of just 52.9%, limiting the available workforce pool. Median household income sits at $48,016, with median worker earnings of $35,270 and a poverty rate of 20.3%, reflecting a low-cost, low-wage labor market where median home values are $141,800 and median gross rent is $787 per month. The county posted 3.3% population growth over five years, has a median age of 45.3, and an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

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

Population

36,503

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$48,016

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.3% since 2018

Cocke County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone34,152 (92.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone817 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races688 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race498 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone291 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone186 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish618
  2. 2.Other Indo-European76
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)46
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic34
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic25

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,398

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,097

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$27,442

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)3,008
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,874
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,603
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,786
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,477

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,772
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,670
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,420
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,743
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,849

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.08×)3,132
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.90×)2,522
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.09×)959
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.07×)1,118
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.99×)708

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$141,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$787/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,452 (12.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,343 (11.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999944 (8.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999921 (8.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999907 (7.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999733 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,270

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,346 (80.6%)
  • Carpooled1,940 (12.7%)
  • Worked At Home595 (3.9%)
  • Walked222 (1.4%)
  • Other170 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle20 (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.