Diversity

9.19k people call Lenoir City, Tennessee home, of which 90.2% are citizens. By 2020, 12% of Lenoir City, Tennessee inhabitants claimed to have been born abroad (1.1k people).

Lenoir City, Tennessee had 7.41k more White (Non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Hispanic), with 746 residents, and Two+ (Non-Hispanic), with 334.

Ethnicity and Race

Lenoir City, Tennessee had 7.41k more White (Non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Hispanic), with 746 residents, and Two+ (Non-Hispanic), with 334.

In Lenoir City, Tennessee, 12% of the population is Hispanic (1.11k people).

Population Born Abroad

12.5% of Lenoir City, Tennessee citizens (1.1k individuals) were foreign-born in 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. Lenoir City, Tennessee had a 14.2% foreign-born population as of 2019, which indicates a declining rate.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Lenoir City, Tennessee, in 2020 was 37.8. The median age of residents of the United States was 38, which was generally older than the median age of citizens of other countries, which was 35. However, the population of Lenoir City, Tennessee, is aging. The average age of residents of Lenoir City, Tennessee in 2019 was 33.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico was the nation of birth of 88,072 Tennessee people who were foreign-born as of the year 2020, followed by India with 23,811 and Guatemala with 14,944.

Citizenship

Less than the national average of 93.4%, 90.2% of Lenoir City, Tennessee people were US citizens as of 2020. Lenoir City, Tennessee has 87.8% of its population who were US citizens in 2019, indicating that the country's citizenship rate has been rising.

Veterans

The Gulf War (2001-) has the highest percentage of military personnel who have served (2.47 times more than any other combat) in Lenoir City, Tennessee.

Economy

Lenoir City, Tennessee's median household income is $45,987. Census Tract 603.01 in Lenoir City, Tennessee, had the highest median household income in 2020 with a value of $75,000, followed by Census Tract 602.01 and Census Tract 601 with values of $62,033 and $53,277, respectively.

In Tennessee, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $46,310 on average. Tennessee's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.463, which is lower than the national average.

4.19k persons are employed in the Lenoir City, Tennessee economy. Manufacturing (957 people), retail trade (470 people), and lodging & food services (371 people) employ the most people in Lenoir City, Tennessee, while professional, scientific, and technical services ($65,188), utilities ($54,880), and public administration ($44,583) pay the greatest wages.