Demographics of Roane County, Tennessee

Roane County, Tennessee had 57,395 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,729 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.

Roane County, in four figures

57,395
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.9%
Change since July 2020: +3,729 people.; 47.3 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,885 ±$3,521
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.

Roane County, Tennessee's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Roane 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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Roane County, Tennessee's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Roane 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	53,666	100.0	100.0
2021	54,165	100.9	100.2
2022	55,279	103.0	100.7
2023	56,218	104.8	101.6
2024	56,769	105.8	102.5
2025	57,395	106.9	103.1

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Population of Roane 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	53,666	+122	−98	0	+233
2021	54,165	+499	−411	−4	+930
2022	55,279	+1,114	−426	+4	+1,466
2023	56,218	+939	−376	+9	+1,285
2024	56,769	+551	−357	+30	+877
2025	57,395	+626	−358	−21	+1,015

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.3 ±0.3: for men 46.0 ±0.9 and for women 48.1 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Roane County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	2,484 ±135	4.5% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,857 ±560	14.2% ±1.0	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,856 ±357	7.0% ±0.6	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,007 ±500	21.7% ±0.9	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,140 ±610	29.2% ±1.1	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,864 ±668	23.3% ±1.2	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,885 ±$3,521, and income per person $39,403 ±$1,790, 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 Roane County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	3,889 ±533	17.1% ±2.3	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,562 ±538	20.0% ±2.3	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,417 ±449	15.0% ±2.0	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,865 ±392	12.6% ±1.7	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,765 ±557	20.9% ±2.4	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,554 ±276	6.8% ±1.2	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,738 ±280	7.6% ±1.2	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 Roane County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	6,554 ±913	12.0% ±1.7	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,623 ±392	15.9% ±3.7	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,225 ±514	11.8% ±1.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,706 ±295	9.9% ±1.7	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Roane County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Roane County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	25,680 ±36	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.7% ±1.5	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.3% ±1.5	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.1% ±2.5	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.9% ±2.4	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$232,900 ±$8,429	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$785 ±$36	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	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 Roane County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,357 ±0	2.5% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	49,837 ±429	90.3% ±0.8	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,409 ±178	2.6% ±0.3	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	359 ±83	0.7% ±0.2	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 99	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 153	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,125 ±477	3.8% ±0.9	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 Roane County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	35,404 ±1,022	64.1% ±1.9	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	18,546 ±995	33.6% ±1.8	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	471 ±214	0.9% ±0.4	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	787 ±219	1.4% ±0.4	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	622 ±178	1.1% ±0.3	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	47 to 283	0.1% to 0.5%	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%.

Roane County among the counties of Tennessee

30th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Roane County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Tipton County	62,287	+2.0%
Jefferson County	60,024	+9.3%
Hawkins County	59,559	+5.0%
Dickson County	58,662	+7.7%
McMinn County	57,404	+7.6%
Roane County	57,395	+6.9%
Carter County	57,361	+1.7%
Bedford County	55,273	+9.7%
Gibson County	51,779	+2.6%
Monroe County	49,730	+7.2%
Lawrence County	46,914	+6.2%

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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