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Campbell County

Tennessee · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
39,761
Median household income
$51,557
People below poverty
18.5%
Median home value
$186,500

Income

The median income of households in Campbell County, Tennessee was $51,557. An estimated 5.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.6
$10,000 to $14,999 7.3
$15,000 to $24,999 12.6
$25,000 to $34,999 9.1
$35,000 to $49,999 13.8
$50,000 to $74,999 17.8
$75,000 to $99,999 13.7
$100,000 to $149,999 12.7
$150,000 to $199,999 3.7
$200,000 or more 3.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51227
Female 39691

An estimated 62.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 44.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,867. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 62.9
Social Security 44.5
Retirement income 21.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.5
Cash public assistance income 7.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 19.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 19.7

In 2020-2024, 18.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 35.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 38.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024, 91.3% had health insurance coverage and 8.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 59.3% and public coverage was 49.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.7%.


In 2020-2024, Campbell County, Tennessee had a total population of 39,761 - 20,012 (50.3%) females and 19,749 (49.7%) males. The median age was 44.2 years. An estimated 20.3% of the population was under 18 years, 28.6% was 19 to 44 years, 28% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1065 1029
5 to 9 1172 1266
10 to 14 1194 867
15 to 19 1153 1059
20 to 24 1039 1005
25 to 29 1274 1207
30 to 34 1270 1190
35 to 39 964 1296
40 to 44 1196 962
45 to 49 1303 1348
50 to 54 1471 1408
55 to 59 1468 1490
60 to 64 1311 1366
65 to 69 1285 1351
70 to 74 1011 1222
75 to 79 770 743
80 to 84 667 695
85 and over 136 508

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 95.8% were White; 0.5% were Black or African American; 18.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.6% of the people in Campbell County, Tennessee were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 95.7% of the people in Campbell County, Tennessee were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 17,186 households in Campbell County, Tennessee. The average household size was 2.28 people.

Married-couple households made up 45% of the households in Campbell County, Tennessee while cohabiting couple households made up 8.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.1% of all households, while 19% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.9% of all households.

In Campbell County, Tennessee, 28.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45
Cohabiting Couples 8.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.6% of males and 48.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27 20.1
Now married, except separated 51.6 48.6
Separated 1.5 3.7
Widowed 5.6 13.1
Divorced 14.3 14.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Campbell County, Tennessee, 1,404 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 56.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.2% of the people living in Campbell County, Tennessee were U.S. natives. 66.8% of the Campbell County, Tennessee population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.8% of Campbell County, Tennessee residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 74 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Campbell County, Tennessee come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Campbell County, Tennessee.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 64.4
Asia 21
Europe 9.3
Africa 2.7
Northern America 2.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024, 1.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.8% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.8
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90 % of the people at least one year old living in Campbell County, Tennessee were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90
Different house, same county 5.5
Different county, same state 2.7
Different state 1.7
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 83.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 12.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Campbell County, Tennessee was 7,469 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 404 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,999. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,066.

Educational Attainment of People in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.5
High school diploma or equivalency 42.6
Some college, no degree 22
Associate's degree 6.3
Bachelor's degree 6.9
Graduate or professional degree 5.8

Disability

In Campbell County, Tennessee, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 25.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 10.4% of people under 18 years old, to 22.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 49.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Campbell County, Tennessee, 48.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 48.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,304 77
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,446 15.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,168 7.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Campbell County, Tennessee worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.1
Construction 12
Manufacturing 15.9
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 10.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.4
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.2
Public administration 5.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,065 25.4
Service occupations 2,858 17.9
Sales and office occupations 3,144 19.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,097 13.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,814 23.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.2% of Campbell County, Tennessee workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 0.5
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 8.8

In 2020-2024, Campbell County, Tennessee had a total of 20,559 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 11.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 14.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 11.9
Mobile homes 14.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

9.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Campbell County, Tennessee was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 64.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Campbell County, Tennessee had 17,186 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 3,373 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 69.2% while renters occupied 30.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.32 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.19.

3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.7% and another 29.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Campbell County, Tennessee:

House Heating Fuel Used in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 34.6
Electricity 61
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.8
All other fuels 3.3
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Campbell County, Tennessee was $186,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 48.8 % had a mortgage. 51.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,277 and for owners without a mortgage it was $408.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Campbell County, Tennessee was $716. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.