Loudon County, Tennessee Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Loudon County, Tennessee, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Loudon County, Tennessee. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Loudon County, Tennessee. The estimated population of Loudon County, Tennessee is 54,349 people, with a median age of 47.9.

We can look at the total population in Loudon County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
54,349
+2.22%
+6.52%
2020
53,169
+1.58%
-
2019
52,340
+1.41%
-
2018
51,610
+1.15%
-
2017
51,024
 - -

Population of Loudon County, Tennessee by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
86.6%
88.4%
 -2.04%
Black/African American
1.2%
1.3%
 -7.69%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
9.4%
8.2%
 +14.63%
Asian
0.8%
0.6%
 +33.33%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.5%
1.3%
 +15.38%
Other
0.4%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Loudon County, Tennessee by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 47.9 +0.21% 46.8 0% 49.5 +0.41%
2020 47.8 +0.42% 46.8 +0.43% 49.3 +1.23%
2019 47.6 +0.21% 46.6 +1.53% 48.7 +0.21%
2018 47.5 +0.85% 45.9 +0.44% 48.6 +1.25%
2017 47.1 - 45.7 - 48 -

The median age of Loudon County, Tennessee gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,763 +9.82% 2,705 -7.51% 3,028 2,483
10 to 19 2,917 +1.44% 2,811 +10.8% 2,952 3,123
20 to 29 2,548 +1.63% 2,440 +6.88% 2,589 2,612
30 to 39 2,745 -1.89% 2,610 +17.36% 2,675 3,083
40 to 49 2,707 +11.77% 3,077 -12.02% 3,032 2,699
50 to 59 3,429 +0.45% 3,548 +10.13% 3,439 3,918
60 to 69 3,963 +11.91% 4,446 +6.23% 4,456 4,715
70+ 3,862 +15.81% 4,453 +12.63% 4,509 5,036

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Loudon County, Tennessee is $66,151.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Loudon County.

  • Under 25
    $37,883.00
  • 25 to 44
    $61,714.00
  • 45 to 64
    $80,079.00
  • 65 and over
    $59,087.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Loudon County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Loudon County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Loudon County, Tennessee is currently $86,632.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

6.39% of households in Loudon County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Loudon County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    15.29%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    22.85%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.99%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.80%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    16.76%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    6.93%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.39%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Loudon County is $36,308.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Loudon County by the total population of Loudon County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Loudon County, Tennessee, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Loudon County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    13.39%
  • Bachelor's degree
    29.68%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    10.07%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    43.92%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.93%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Loudon County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Loudon County over the age of 16 is 44,905.

Of those people, a total of 55.90% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Loudon County is 53.90%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,142 43.90% 6.20%
20 to 24 years 2,579 80.90% 7.00%
25 to 29 years 2,622 83.50% 2.30%
30 to 34 years 2,748 85.30% 6.70%
35 to 44 years 5,419 81.40% 3.00%
45 to 54 years 6,700 83.50% 1.90%
55 to 59 years 3,979 75.50% 2.30%
60 to 64 years 4,390 47.80% 3.30%
65 to 74 years 8,604 23.90% 1.90%
75 years and over 5,722 6.70% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Loudon County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 41,840 55.00% 2.90%
Black or African American 603 74.80% 22.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native 65 95.40% 40.30%
Asian 313 63.60% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 565 60.50% 0.00%
Two or more races 1,519 68.90% 3.20%
Hispanic or Latino 3,168 74.50% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 40,107 54.10% 3.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Loudon County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Loudon County is 24,224, with median earnings of $36,792.00.

Women in Loudon County, Tennessee earning approximately 70.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 24,224 $36,792.00
Male 13,115 $42,192.00
Female 11,109 $29,837.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,830 $72,604.00
Business and Financial 1,037 $60,344.00
Computer and Mathematical 425 $70,724.00
Architecture and Engineering 502 $88,852.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 477 $63,785.00
Community and Social Service 271 $35,505.00
Legal 65 $44,861.00
Educational and Library 965 $42,606.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 257 $40,592.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,202 $43,950.00
Healthcare Support 589 $20,824.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 127 $54,886.00
Law Enforcement 226 $42,000.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,415 $13,827.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 967 $23,523.00
Personal Care and Service 472 $25,882.00
Sales 2,230 $24,133.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,937 $29,940.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 441 $16,448.00
Construction and Extraction 1,446 $40,518.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 765 $50,293.00
Production 2,299 $36,563.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,036 $46,250.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,692 $85,938.00 1,138 $55,150.00
Business and Financial 536 $67,979.00 501 $42,847.00
Computer and Mathematical 304 $64,750.00 121 $73,309.00
Architecture and Engineering 403 $88,914.00 99 $88,750.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 180 $133,415.00 297 $61,629.00
Community and Social Service 91 $52,690.00 180 $33,167.00
Legal 25 $0.00 40 $42,083.00
Educational and Library 210 $60,270.00 755 $27,318.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 129 $42,303.00 128 $34,063.00
Healthcare Practitioners 130 $208,816.00 1,072 $43,360.00
Healthcare Support 66 $21,964.00 523 $18,958.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 73 $39,911.00 54 $63,875.00
Law Enforcement 226 $42,000.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 415 $14,283.00 1,000 $13,669.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 851 $25,221.00 116 $2,499.00
Personal Care and Service 84 $4,107.00 388 $32,719.00
Sales 1,095 $31,921.00 1,135 $17,169.00
Office and Administrative Support 752 $53,769.00 2,185 $26,946.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 185 $17,202.00 256 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,443 $40,541.00 3 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 765 $50,293.00 0 $0.00
Production 1,720 $37,850.00 579 $35,498.00
Transportation and Material Moving 871 $49,769.00 165 $32,137.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 21,801 households in Loudon County, with an average household size of 2.48 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 15,338 families in Loudon County with an average family size of 2.97 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 12,381 1,219 1,738 6,463
Average Household Size 2.97 3.28 3.39 1.14
Total Families 12,381 1,219 1,738 0
Average Household Size 2.93 3.03 3.19 0

Poverty

Of the 15,338 families in Loudon County, 10.10% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Loudon County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 24,241 housing units in Loudon County, Tennessee.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 21,801 89.93%
Vacant 2,440 10.07%

13.95% of the total 24,241 housing units in Loudon County are rental units. This is approximately 3,382 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 17,667 are occupied by the owner - or 72.88% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Loudon County is $893.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Loudon County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    752
  • Less than $500
    535
  • $500 to $999
    1,579
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,022
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    143
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    48
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    37
  • $3,000 or more
    18

Property Value

The median value of a property in Loudon County is $238,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Loudon County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    825
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,817
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,031
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2,282
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    4,465
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    3,914
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,611
  • $1,000,000 or more
    722

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Loudon County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Loudon County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,008
  • 1940 to 1949
    845
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,778
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,572
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,929
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,827
  • 1990 to 1999
    4,530
  • 2000 to 2009
    4,876
  • 2010 to 2013
    2,765
  • 2014 or later
    111

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Loudon County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    690
  • 1 vehicle available
    5,089
  • 2 vehicles available
    9,356
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    6,666

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Loudon County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Loudon County that commute to work in a particular way.

22.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Loudon County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    581
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    2,016
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    3,487
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    3,687
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,438
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,628
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,874
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    675
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    970
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,917
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    512
  • 90 or more minutes
    95

Summary

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Places in Loudon County, Tennessee

We have data for 12 places in Loudon County, Tennessee. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.