Population: 4,240. Estimated population in July 2020: 4,283 (+1.0% change)
Males: 1,839 (43.4%), Females: 2,401 (56.6%)
Hawkins County
Zip code: 37857
Median resident age: 45.8 years
Median household income: $23,275
Median house value: $76,100
Races in Rogersville:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
- Black (4.1%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (25.5%), English (6.9%), German (6.8%), Irish (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Italian (1.3%).
Elevation: 1294 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Rogersville
- High school or higher: 64.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rogersville town
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 52.7%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 14.1%
- Divorced: 11.9%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -136 (-3.1%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Rogersville:
- WELLMONT HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSP (851 LOCUST STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Rogersville:
- LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 18 miles; GREENEVILLE, TN)
- TAKOMA ADVENTIST HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; GREENEVILLE, TN)
- LEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; PENNINGTON GAP, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rogersville:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 42 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 75 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 81 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rogersville:
- HAWKINS COUNTY (about 9 miles; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: RVN)
- GREENEVILLE-GREENE COUNTY MUNI (about 21 miles; GREENEVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: GCY)
- LEE COUNTY (about 23 miles; JONESVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: 0VG)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rogersville:
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 40 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 62 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 73 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
Schools
Public high school in Rogersville:
- CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,130; Location: 2927 HWY 66; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rogersville:
- ROGERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 635; Location: 116 BROADWAY; Grades: KG – 08)
- ROGERSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 532; Location: 958 MCKINNEY AV; Grades: 06 – 08)
- HAWKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 359; Location: 1121 E MAIN; Grades: 03 – 05)
- JOSEPH ROGERS PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 350; Location: 2001 EAST MAIN ST; Grades: KG – 02)
- KEPLAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 87; Location: 1914 BUREM PK; Grades: KG – 05)
Libraries
Library in Rogersville:
- H.B. STAMPS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $213,585; Location: 407 EAST MAIN ST; 44,917 books; 1,246 audio materials; 1,501 video materials; 138 serial subscriptions)