Seymour, Tennessee Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 8,850
Males: 4,320 (48.8%), Females: 4,530 (51.2%)
Sevier County
Zip code: 37865
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $40,896
Median house value: $97,200
Population by Race
Races in Seymour:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (20.7%), Irish (11.6%), German (9.5%), English (8.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%), French (2.4%).
Elevation: 960 feet
Land area: 12.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Seymour
- High school or higher: 81.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Seymour CDP
- Never married: 16.6%
- Now married: 67.1%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 9.7%
1.6% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Seymour:
- UNIVERSITY OF TN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)
- EAST TENNESSEE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)
- FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Seymour:
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 16 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 92 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 104 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Seymour:
- KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN ISLAND (about 9 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: DKX)
- GATLINBURG-PIGEON FORGE (about 18 miles; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: GKT)
- POWELL (about 20 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: 9A2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seymour:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 16 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,196)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 27 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 86 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
Schools
Public high school in Seymour:
- SEYMOUR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 944; Location: 732 BOYDS CREEK RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Seymour:
- THE KING’S ACADEMY (Students: 256; Location: 202 SMOTHERS RD; Grades: KG – 12)
- SEYMOUR CMTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: PO BOX 220; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Seymour:
- SEYMOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 786; Location: 737 BOYDS CREEK HW; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SEYMOUR INTERMEDIATE (Students: 769; Location: 212 N PITNER RD; Grades: 03 – 05)
- SEYMOUR PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 745; Location: 717 BOYDS CRK RD; Grades: KG – 02)