Demographics of Lake County, Tennessee

Lake County, Tennessee had 6,249 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −739 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.

Lake County, in four figures

6,249
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −10.6%
Change since July 2020: −739 people.; 42.8 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $28,814 ±$6,937
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.

Lake County, Tennessee's population shrank 10.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lake 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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Lake County, Tennessee's population shrank 10.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lake 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	6,988	100.0	100.0
2021	6,569	94.0	100.2
2022	6,479	92.7	100.7
2023	6,385	91.4	101.6
2024	6,339	90.7	102.5
2025	6,249	89.4	103.1

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Population of Lake 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	6,988	−13	−9	0	−5
2021	6,569	−419	−70	+1	−313
2022	6,479	−90	−74	+2	−14
2023	6,385	−94	−28	+3	−70
2024	6,339	−46	−60	+3	+11
2025	6,249	−90	−63	+2	−29

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.8 ±1.8: for men 40.3 ±1.6 and for women 47.2 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	265 ±61	4.0% ±0.9	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	713 ±87	10.8% ±1.3	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	448 ±123	6.8% ±1.9	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,088 ±223	31.7% ±3.4	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,986 ±180	30.2% ±2.7	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,079 ±132	16.4% ±2.0	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $28,814 ±$6,937, and income per person $16,062 ±$2,293, 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 Lake County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	942 ±183	45.6% ±8.4	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	453 ±120	21.9% ±5.7	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	237 ±87	11.5% ±4.2	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	119 ±48	5.8% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	198 ±75	9.6% ±3.6	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	9 to 139	0.4% to 6.7%	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	11 to 77	0.5% to 3.7%	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	1,420 ±248	32.2% ±5.6	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	471 ±91	49.7% ±6.1	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	666 ±187	30.0% ±7.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	283 ±90	22.8% ±6.7	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lake County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lake County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	2,494 ±38	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.9% ±4.7	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.1% ±5.0	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	47.8% ±6.3	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	52.2% ±7.8	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$97,900 ±$9,427	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$532 ±$66	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±4	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 Lake County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	206 ±0	3.1% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,224 ±105	64.2% ±1.6	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,467 ±131	22.3% ±2.0	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 65	0% to 1.0%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 105	0.1% to 1.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	586 ±176	8.9% ±2.7	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 Lake County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	4,954 ±212	75.3% ±3.2	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,388 ±193	21.1% ±2.9	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 213	0% to 3.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	131 ±58	2.0% ±0.9	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	45 to 139	0.7% to 2.1%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9 to 69	0.1% to 1.0%	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%.

Lake County among the counties of Tennessee

94th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Lake County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Houston County	8,479	+2.2%
Clay County	7,821	+3.1%
Hancock County	7,075	+6.7%
Moore County	6,920	+6.9%
Van Buren County	6,874	+11.3%
Lake County	6,249	−10.6%
Pickett County	5,219	+4.3%

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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