Lake County, Tennessee

Interactive maps and statistics for Lake County, Tennessee: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Tennessee and the United States.

Lake County, Tennessee is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lake County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,579	7,066,383	334,922,499	2771st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$28,814	$69,595	$80,734	3156th of 3,221
Median Age	42.8	38.9	38.9	1281st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	9.4%	31.1%	35.7%	3193rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$97,900	$286,700	$332,700	3016th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$532	$1,189	$1,413	3143rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	32.2%	13.8%	12.5%	115th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.7%	5.2%	1318th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	39.7	171.4	n/a	1752nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	6.1%	14.1%	2041st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.1	n/a	n/a	2932nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	47.8%	66.9%	65.2%	3184th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.2	25.7	26.4	2312th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.7%	12.9%	15.1%	3115th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.4%	n/a	n/a	813th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	32.7%	46.8%	46.9%	3133rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	72.1%	n/a	n/a	2874th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lake County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lake County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.1%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.3%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.9%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.9	46.4	61.4

Age in Lake County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lake County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	42.8	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	14.9%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.7%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	16.0%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.2%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.4%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Lake County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lake County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	2,067	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	55.8%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.4%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.2%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.1%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	39.8%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lake County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lake County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$16,062	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	45.6%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.5%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.6%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.1%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	32.2%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	61.8%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	31.8%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Lake County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lake County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	2,494	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.8%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.9%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.1%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	52.2%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.3%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$653	$1,442	n/a

Education in Lake County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lake County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	27.0%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	47.8%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	15.9%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	4.9%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.5%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lake County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lake County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	30.6%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.1%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	44.9%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.2%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	18.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Lake County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lake County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.3%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.2%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.7%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	6.1%	16.7%

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