Area Tourism


GATLINBURG DEMOGRAPHICS

Elevation: 1,300 to 1,500 feet

Gatlinburg tourism is the largest contributor to Sevier County’s Economy. Over 60,000 guests can be lodged every night in accommodations ranging from rustic cabins and chalets, modern motels and motor inns, high-rise hotels, bed & breakfast inns and camping. America’s most visited national park, the Great Smoky Mountains, will attract over nine million visitors this year.


CITY OF GATLINBURG VISITOR PROFILE

Average Age


  • 42
  • Average Number of People in Party


  • 3.4


  • Median Household Income


  • $44,000
  • Education Level


  • High School     22%
  • Some College    31%
  • College Graduate   31%
  • Post Graduate Study    17%


  • Average Spending (per trip)


  • $900
  • Point of Origin


  • 1. Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 2. Nashville, Tennessee
  • 3. Atlanta, Georgia
  • 4. Knoxville, Tennesse
  • 5. Tri-Citis, Tennessee
  • 6. Louisville, Kentucky

  • * Source: Gatlinburg Department of Tourism



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