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Fentress County, Tennessee

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Table

Fentress County, Tennessee
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
20,129
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
20,129
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
19,696
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
18,487
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
18,487
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
8.9%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
6.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 18,489
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 17,959
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
23.2%
Female persons, percent
50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
97.0%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.5%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
Z
Two or More Races, percent
1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
95.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 1,382
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 1.0%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 9,279
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 80.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $151,800
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $994
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $331
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $614
Building Permits, 2023 0
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 7,706
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.44
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 1.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 87.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 83.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 15.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 19.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.8%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 47.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 43.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 16,193
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 55,177
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 37,014
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 196,420
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $10,159
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 24.7
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $50,865
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $24,283
Persons in poverty, percent
18.9%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 280
Total employment, 2022 2,646
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 96,641
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 1,841
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 301
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 S
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 24
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 4
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 265
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 4
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 265
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 37.1
Population per square mile, 2010 36.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 498.61
Land area in square miles, 2010 498.61
FIPS Code 47049
Value Notes

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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