Hamblen County, TN Population

Overview

64,184

Total Population

40.9

Median age

50.67%

Female population %

97.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7,729

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hamblen County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hamblen County is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hamblen County's population under 18 was 23.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hamblen County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hamblen County, 19.36% were under the age of 15, 18.16% aged 15 to 29, 44.38% aged 30 to 64, 16.52% aged 65 to 84, and 1.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 866 more females than males in Hamblen County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.67% females and 49.33% males in Hamblen County, TN.
The Hamblen County, TN gender ratio is 97.3:100 i.e. 97.3 men to 100 women (0.973).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 2,427.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 2,418.

Hamblen County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hamblen County population: 87.54% are White, 3.70% are Black or African American, 0.36% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.93% are Asian, 0.56% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.30% are some other race and 4.61% are multiracial.
Hamblen County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 7,729 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 56,455 (87.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hamblen County is White with a population of 56,189 (87.54% of the total population).

Hamblen County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 65,168 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Hamblen County's population increased by 4,254 (7.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hamblen County's population increased by 2,028 (3.24%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hamblen County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 58,255.