Demographics of Cocke County, Tennessee

Cocke County, Tennessee had 37,889 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,846 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cocke County, in four figures

37,889
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.1%
Change since July 2020: +1,846 people.; 45.3 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,016 ±$3,856
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Cocke County, Tennessee's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cocke County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Cocke County, Tennessee's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cocke County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	36,043	100.0	100.0
2021	36,374	100.9	100.2
2022	36,804	102.1	100.7
2023	37,359	103.7	101.6
2024	37,736	104.7	102.5
2025	37,889	105.1	103.1

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Population of Cocke County, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	36,043	+46	−65	0	+116
2021	36,374	+331	−324	+1	+671
2022	36,804	+430	−440	+20	+809
2023	37,359	+555	−312	+37	+812
2024	37,736	+377	−324	+54	+636
2025	37,889	+153	−329	+10	+472

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.3 ±0.2: for men 44.6 ±0.4 and for women 45.9 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cocke County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	1,858 ±128	5.0% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,642 ±517	15.3% ±1.4	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,499 ±300	6.8% ±0.8	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,251 ±424	22.4% ±1.2	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,462 ±518	28.4% ±1.4	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,101 ±534	22.0% ±1.5	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,016 ±$3,856, and income per person $28,260 ±$1,997, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cocke County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	4,023 ±529	25.9% ±3.3	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,987 ±494	25.7% ±3.1	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,756 ±375	17.8% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,885 ±392	12.2% ±2.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,855 ±347	12.0% ±2.2	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	563 ±181	3.6% ±1.2	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	440 ±158	2.8% ±1.0	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cocke County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	7,934 ±1,088	21.9% ±3.0	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,725 ±476	37.8% ±5.4	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,649 ±574	20.3% ±3.0	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,560 ±339	14.2% ±3.0	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cocke County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cocke County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	17,957 ±52	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.4% ±2.4	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.6% ±2.5	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.5% ±3.2	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.5% ±3.2	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$158,100 ±$11,364	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$798 ±$91	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±3	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cocke County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,144 ±0	3.1% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	33,859 ±55	92.0% ±0.1	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	814 ±162	2.2% ±0.4	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	181 ±57	0.5% ±0.2	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	31 to 165	0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	709 ±208	1.9% ±0.6	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cocke County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	24,537 ±1,084	66.7% ±2.9	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,671 ±1,073	31.7% ±2.9	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	77 to 257	0.2% to 0.7%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	438 ±164	1.2% ±0.4	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	270 ±128	0.7% ±0.3	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	56 to 280	0.2% to 0.8%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Cocke County among the counties of Tennessee

42nd of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Cocke County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fayette County	45,071	+7.7%
Warren County	43,717	+6.5%
Cheatham County	42,778	+4.1%
Campbell County	40,290	+2.5%
Marshall County	38,071	+10.5%
Cocke County	37,889	+5.1%
Lincoln County	36,853	+4.3%
Dyer County	36,320	−1.1%
Rhea County	34,844	+4.6%
Weakley County	33,261	+1.1%
Claiborne County	33,229	+3.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026