| Index | Surgoinsville | Tennessee | National |
| Income per capita | $29,891 | $39,391 | $44,883 |
| Median household income | $53,902 | $70,292 | $81,333 |
| Median income owner occupied | $78,773 | $88,122 | $106,172 |
| Median income renter occupied | $41,185 | $42,945 | $52,080 |
| Median earnings male | $38,091 | $47,853 | $54,343 |
| Median earnings female | $36,554 | $35,679 | $38,439 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.1% | 4.8% | 4.9% |
| Poverty level | 23.0% | 17.2% | 15.1% |

| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| Manufacturing sector | 32.5% | 32.5% |
| Financial & insurance services | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 8.4% | 8.4% |
| Public administration | 8.6% | 8.6% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 11.2% | 11.2% |
| Education, health & social services | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Other | 16.2% | 16.2% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Church Hill, TN | 6,857 | $86,884 | 6.8% |
| Mount Carmel, TN | 5,493 | $84,898 | 4.4% |
| Bulls Gap, TN | 908 | $62,899 | 22.7% |
| Fall Branch, TN | 1,206 | $61,848 | 24.0% |
| Rogersville, TN | 4,559 | $60,509 | 25.6% |
| Surgoinsville, TN | 2,382 | $53,902 | 33.7% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| South Roxana, IL | 2,381 | $61,275 | 24.7% |
| Thornton, IL | 2,381 | $100,937 | 24.1% |
| Marcus Hook, PA | 2,381 | $54,735 | 32.7% |
| Pine Crest, TN | 2,381 | $72,775 | 10.5% |
| Lake Placid, FL | 2,383 | $49,877 | 38.7% |
| Surgoinsville, TN | 2,382 | $53,902 | 33.7% |