Demographics

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Population

  • Loudon County Population = 54,886
  • Monore County Population = 46,250
  • Knoxville MSA Population = 879,773
  • East Tennessee Economic Development Region = 1,214,042
  • State of Tennessee = 6,910,840

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 

Population Characteristics

 Loudon County

  • Median age = 47.8 years
  • 55.3% of residents are of primary working age (18-64 years)
  • Average household size = 2.52 persons
  • Average travel time to work (in minutes) = 22.6

Monroe County

  • Median age = 44.1 years
  • 51.2% of residents are of primary working age (18-64 years)
  • Average household size = 2.46 persons
  • Average travel time to work (in minutes) = 28.7

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Income

  • Median household income = $61,664 Loudon County and $45,576 Monroe County (state = $54,833) Census 2020
  • Per capita personal income = $34,158 Loudon County and $25,179 Monroe County

Communities

Fact

Loudon County, TN

Monroe County, TN

Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021)

56,690

46,698

Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)

54,886

46,250

Population, percent change - April 1, 2020
(estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)

3.30%

1.00%

Population, Census, April 1, 2020

54,886

46,250

Population, Census, April 1, 2010

48,556

44,519

Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021)

25,120

21,550

Median value of owner-occupied housing units,
2016-2020

$227,100 

$146,100 

Median selected monthly owner costs
- with a mortgage, 2016-2020

$1,190 

$1,090 

Median selected monthly owner costs
- without a mortgage,
2016-2020

$385 

$326 

Median gross rent, 2016-2020

$835 

$635 

Language other than English spoken at home,
percent of persons age 5 years+, 2016-2020

9.20%

3.30%

High school graduate or higher,
percent of persons age 25 years+, 2016-2020

87.00%

84.60%

Bachelor's degree or higher,
percent of persons age 25 years+, 2016-2020

27.30%

15.30%

Median household income (in 2020 dollars),
2016-2020

$61,664 

$45,576 

Per capita income in past 12 months
(in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020

$34,158 

$25,179 

Persons in poverty, percent

10.60%

13.80%

Population per square mile, 2020

239.4

72.7

Land area in square miles, 2020

229.27

635.77

Source: U.S. Census Bureau