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)