Demographics of Erwin town, Tennessee

Erwin town, Tennessee had 6,019 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −44 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Erwin town, in four figures

6,019
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,988 ±27.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −44 people.; 44.3 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,487 ±$14,108
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Erwin town, Tennessee's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Erwin town, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Erwin town, Tennessee's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Erwin town, 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	6,063	100.0	100.0
2021	5,941	98.0	100.2
2022	5,922	97.7	100.7
2023	6,012	99.2	101.6
2024	6,035	99.5	102.5
2025	6,019	99.3	103.1

Population of Erwin town, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,063	—
2021	5,941	−122
2022	5,922	−19
2023	6,012	+90
2024	6,035	+23
2025	6,019	−16

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.3 ±3.4: for men 43.4 ±5.3 and for women 44.6 ±3.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Erwin town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	99 to 331	1.7% to 5.5%	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	837 ±219	14.0% ±3.7	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	467 ±184	7.8% ±3.1	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,635 ±285	27.3% ±4.8	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,477 ±246	24.7% ±4.1	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,357 ±260	22.7% ±4.3	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,487 ±$14,108, and income per person $29,881 ±$3,349, 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 Erwin town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	748 ±235	28.6% ±8.7	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	609 ±188	23.3% ±7.0	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	276 ±120	10.6% ±4.5	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	315 ±129	12.1% ±4.8	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	316 ±113	12.1% ±4.2	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	39 to 217	1.5% to 8.3%	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	91 to 347	3.5% to 13.2%	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 Erwin town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	730 ±250	12.6% ±4.3	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	19 to 205	2.2% to 19.3%	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	316 ±131	10.0% ±4.1	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	150 to 454	18.9% ±8.7	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Erwin town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Erwin town	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	2,864 ±194	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.2% ±4.0	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.1% to 13.6%	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.4% ±5.7	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.6% ±7.2	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$180,900 ±$18,159	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$614 ±$76	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±5	1987 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Erwin town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	174 to 862	2.9% to 14.4%	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,389 ±345	90.0% ±5.7	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 1.0%	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	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	18 to 88	0.3% to 1.5%	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 Erwin town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	4,222 ±334	70.5% ±5.6	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,596 ±307	26.7% ±5.1	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	37 to 303	0.6% to 5.1%	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12 to 220	0.2% to 3.7%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 149	0% to 2.5%	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%.

Erwin town among the places of Tennessee

100th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Places of Tennessee near Erwin town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Henderson city	6,411 ±22
Pigeon Forge city	6,375 ±42
Jonesborough town	6,232 ±21
Kingston city	6,224 ±23
Harriman city	6,090 ±21
Erwin town	5,988 ±27
Millersville city	5,836 ±282
Lafayette city	5,727 ±17
Dunlap city	5,678 ±15
McKenzie city	5,631 ±203
Eagleton Village CDP	5,598 ±866

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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