What percentage of people rent in Powell, TN?

Name: Renters and owners in Powell, TN, 2020–2024
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21.1% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Powell, TN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,053 renting households against 3,946 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.1% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 1,053 (±242)
Median renter income: $43,118 (±$12,972)

Who rents and who owns in Powell

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Powell	Knox County	Tennessee	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.1% (±4.6 points)	34.8% (±0.7 points)	33.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,053 (±242)	70,029 (±1,424)	933,708 (±7,883)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,946 (±451)	131,117 (±1,581)	1,890,569 (±10,295)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,118 (±$12,972)	$45,721 (±$1,560)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$98,135 (±$10,206)	$96,101 (±$2,171)	$85,153 (±$545)	$100,009

In Powell, the renter share is lower than in Knox County (34.8%).

It is also lower than in Tennessee (33.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Knox County, Powell ranks 4 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 275 of 405.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Households that rent in places near Powell

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Powell
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Powell	—	21.1% (±4.6 points)	—
Karns	6.0 mi	22.6% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Halls (community)	6.2 mi	13.3% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Knoxville	6.4 mi	53.4% (±1.2 points)	Higher
Clinton	7.0 mi	37.0% (±7.1 points)	Higher
John Sevier	11 mi	18.3% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Norris	12 mi	26.2% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Farragut	14 mi	15.3% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Louisville	15 mi	6.1% (±3.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Halls (community), TN (13.3%), Farragut, TN (15.3%), Louisville, TN (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Knoxville, TN (53.4%), Clinton, TN (37.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Knox County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Knoxville	53.4% (±1.2 points)
2	Mascot	33.5% (±12.1 points)
3	Karns	22.6% (±11.6 points)
4	Powell	21.1% (±4.6 points)
5	John Sevier	18.3% (±10.9 points)
6	Farragut	15.3% (±3.2 points)
7	Halls (community)	13.3% (±5.4 points)

Powell is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Powell

How many renters are there in Powell?

Powell has an estimated 1,053 (±242) renting households, 21.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Powell?

A renting household in Powell has 1.9 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Powell?

The median renting household in Powell, TN has an income of $43,118 (±$12,972) a year, against $98,135 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Powell CDP, Tennessee (place:60480, in state:47).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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