What is the population of Alcoa city?

Alcoa city has 11,635 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #57 of 504 in Tennessee.

What is the median household income in Alcoa city?

Median household income in Alcoa city is $60,049 a year, 23.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Alcoa city?

Median gross rent is $1,057 a month and the median home value is $232,300, so rent absorbs about 21.1% of median household income.

Is Alcoa city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Alcoa city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Alcoa, TN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Alcoa, Tennessee (Alcoa, TN — Census place “Alcoa city”) is 11,635 residents, ranking #57 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $60,049, the median home is worth $232,300 and median gross rent runs $1,057 a month. Looking for the Alcoa Tennessee ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Alcoa, TN: 37701.

Population: 11,635Alcoa city residents
Median household income: $60,049Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $232,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,057Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 35.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 64.7%Owner-occupied households

Alcoa ZIP codes (Tennessee)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Alcoa.

The Alcoa TN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

37701

What the numbers mean in Alcoa city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Alcoa city median would spend about 21.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.4% of residents and 64.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Alcoa city, TN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Alcoa city is a mid-size town in Tennessee, with 11,635 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #57 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 35.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Alcoa city earn a median of $60,049 a year, 23.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% above the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 15.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Alcoa city is valued at $232,300, 23.4% below the national figure and 22% above the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,057 a month, 24.8% below the national figure, or roughly $12,684 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Alcoa city?: Alcoa city has 11,635 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #57 of 504 in Tennessee.
What is the median household income in Alcoa city?: Median household income in Alcoa city is $60,049 a year, 23.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Alcoa city?: Median gross rent is $1,057 a month and the median home value is $232,300, so rent absorbs about 21.1% of median household income.
Is Alcoa city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Alcoa city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Alcoa city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.