What is the median household income in Rocky Top, TN?

Name: Income and affordability in Rocky Top, TN, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Rocky Top, TN is $32,868 (±$8,579) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $690 a month would take about $27,600 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $32,868 (±$8,579)
Median renter income: $26,467 (±$13,449)
Income to afford median rent: about $27,600

Income in Rocky Top against Anderson County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rocky Top	Anderson County	Tennessee	United States
Median household income	$32,868 (±$8,579)	$66,183 (±$2,450)	$69,595 (±$429)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$26,467 (±$13,449)	$43,490 (±$3,993)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$58,000 (±$26,901)	$83,262 (±$3,919)	$85,153 (±$545)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$690 (±$64)	$1,031 (±$40)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413

In Rocky Top, median household income is lower than in Anderson County ($66,183).

It is also lower than in Tennessee ($69,595).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

In Anderson County, Rocky Top ranks 5 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 389 of 401.

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

How much you need to earn to rent in Rocky Top

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $690 a month ($8,280 a year) needs an income of about $27,600 a year.

The median renting household in Rocky Top earns $26,467 a year, less than that.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Median household income in places near Rocky Top

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rocky Top
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Rocky Top	—	$32,868 (±$8,579)	—
Norris	5.2 mi	$75,515 (±$24,081)	Higher
Caryville	6.5 mi	$56,394 (±$15,490)	Higher
Jacksboro	7.9 mi	$68,750 (±$10,288)	Higher
Clinton	8.9 mi	$68,882 (±$10,185)	Higher
La Follette	10 mi	$37,581 (±$6,183)	Not measurably different
Fincastle	14 mi	$51,591 (±$24,646)	Not measurably different
Powell	15 mi	$82,434 (±$8,511)	Higher
Halls (community)	16 mi	$90,933 (±$14,341)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Norris, TN ($75,515), Caryville, TN ($56,394), Jacksboro, TN ($68,750).

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

Median household income across Anderson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Norris	$75,515 (±$24,081)
2	Oak Ridge	$72,311 (±$6,124)
3	Clinton	$68,882 (±$10,185)
4	Oliver Springs	$51,183 (±$24,051)
5	Rocky Top	$32,868 (±$8,579)

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 Rocky Top

What is the median household income in Rocky Top?

The median household income in Rocky Top is $32,868 (±$8,579) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Rocky Top?

About $27,600 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $690 a month.

What do renters earn in Rocky Top?

The median renting household in Rocky Top, TN earns $26,467 (±$13,449) a year.

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 Rocky Top city, Tennessee (place:64668, in state:47).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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