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Grainger County, TN

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

AI Overview

Grainger County is a small, rural Tennessee county of 23,929 residents with a predominantly working-class workforce — only 14.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $32,607 against a median household income of $50,538. Labor force participation is low at 52.7%, unemployment runs at 5.2%, and a poverty rate of 16.4% reflects constrained local economic output, with GDP per capita at $21,590. The county remains affordable, with a median home value of $172,000 and median gross rent of $726/month, and posted modest population growth of 4.0% over five years, with a high homeownership rate of 78.7% suggesting a stable, long-tenured resident base.

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

Population

23,929

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,538

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,185 (95.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone324 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races257 (1.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone218 (0.9%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone103 (0.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race89 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish454
  2. 2.Vietnamese21
  3. 3.Other Indo-European16
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)15
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,300

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$21,590

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,789

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,218
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,925
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,292
  4. 4.Construction (Group)976
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities807

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,815
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,311
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,927
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,674
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,360

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.14×)2,119
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.37×)944
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.35×)785
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.27×)201
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)1,244

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$172,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$726/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,136 (15.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999848 (11.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999803 (10.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999617 (8.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999606 (8.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999476 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,607

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,153 (82.5%)
  • Carpooled758 (7.7%)
  • Worked At Home752 (7.6%)
  • Other149 (1.5%)
  • Walked48 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle22 (0.2%)

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.