Cumberland Gap, Tennessee Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 204. Estimated population in July 2024: 202 (-1.0% change)
Males: 97 (47.5%), Females: 107 (52.5%)

Claiborne County

Zip code: 37724

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $36,250
Median house value: $73,800

Population by Race

Races in Cumberland Gap:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

Ancestries: English (15.7%), Irish (14.7%), Scotch-Irish (13.2%), German (9.3%), United States (2.9%), Italian (2.0%).

Elevation: 1302 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cumberland Gap

  • High school or higher: 72.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 10.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cumberland Gap town

  • Never married: 31.3%
  • Now married: 55.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-3.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cumberland Gap:

  • MIDDLESBORO ARH HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY)
  • PINEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSP (about 12 miles; PINEVILLE, KY)
  • CLAIBORNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; TAZEWELL, TN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cumberland Gap:

  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 60 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 89 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 113 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cumberland Gap:

  • MIDDLESBORO-BELL COUNTY (about 5 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Abbreviation: 1A6)
  • NEW TAZEWELL MUNICIPAL (about 16 miles; TAZEWELL, TN; Abbreviation: 3A2)
  • TUCKER-GUTHRIE MEMORIAL (about 28 miles; HARLAN, KY; Abbreviation: I35)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cumberland Gap:

  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 36 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 47 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,196)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)