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Fentress County, Tennessee; Benton County, Tennessee; Van Buren County, Tennessee; Rhea County, Tennessee; Sequatchie County, Tennessee

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Table

Fentress County, Tennessee
Benton County, Tennessee
Van Buren County, Tennessee
Rhea County, Tennessee
Sequatchie County, Tennessee
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
19,696
16,103
6,493
33,924
17,161
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
19,696
16,103
6,493
33,924
17,161
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
19,335
15,994
6,430
33,689
16,918
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
18,487
15,867
6,168
32,873
15,825
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
18,487
15,867
6,168
32,873
15,825
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
6.5%
1.5%
5.3%
3.2%
8.4%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
4.6%
0.8%
4.2%
2.5%
6.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 18,489 15,864 6,168 32,870 15,826
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 17,959 16,489 5,548 31,809 14,112
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.2%
5.1%
5.5%
5.7%
5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.3%
20.4%
20.8%
21.7%
20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
23.1%
24.2%
24.4%
19.3%
21.7%
Female persons, percent
50.7%
50.6%
49.7%
49.8%
49.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
97.0%
94.3%
96.4%
94.2%
96.0%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
0.6%
2.5%
1.1%
2.2%
1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.5%
0.8%
0.5%
0.7%
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.7%
0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
Z
Z
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.2%
1.8%
1.6%
2.1%
1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
2.2%
2.9%
2.5%
5.8%
4.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
95.2%
91.9%
94.3%
89.4%
92.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 1,348 795 415 2,386 1,215
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 1.2% 1.8% 0.2% 2.6% 2.4%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 9,260 8,578 2,924 15,455 6,999
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 77.4% 73.9% 80.4% 73.5% 76.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $137,000 $112,000 $132,700 $155,800 $184,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $956 $1,064 $879 $1,198 $1,279
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $322 $403 $345 $379 $396
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $645 $779 $658 $780 $786
Building permits, 2022 0 11 6 157 12
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 7,607 6,736 2,434 12,744 5,925
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.43 2.34 2.50 2.53 2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 83.5% 89.3% 87.4% 83.4% 90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 1.4% 0.8% 5.2% 4.3% 3.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 84.4% 87.4% 81.1% 92.1% 90.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 79.3% 75.1% 77.7% 87.2% 77.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 80.9% 84.7% 80.6% 83.3% 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 16.3% 11.1% 10.2% 17.1% 18.6%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 19.4% 18.9% 18.0% 17.0% 16.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
13.5%
13.8%
14.7%
13.3%
13.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 49.5% 49.3% 49.5% 52.8% 50.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 44.6% 45.8% 47.2% 44.1% 42.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 11,522 17,429 NA 39,668 D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 66,661 55,410 D 84,768 D
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 14,559 16,846 NA 13,015 D
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 163,324 170,358 8,821 284,520 112,000
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $8,954 $10,655 $1,535 $8,699 $7,585
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 24.7 25.7 31.3 27.0 32.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $47,884 $47,737 $44,730 $55,568 $53,038
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $24,595 $27,185 $24,099 $26,678 $25,954
Persons in poverty, percent
23.3%
16.7%
15.3%
14.4%
17.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 275 288 47 491 189
Total employment, 2021 2,580 3,310 370 8,599 1,995
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 84,904 120,300 14,362 331,405 68,698
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -38.7% 1.1% -7.3% -1.5% 2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 1,792 1,068 494 2,020 1,203
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 191 244 57 409 S
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 95 S S 67
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 26 S S S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 156 188 S 282 89
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 155 S S 308 95
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 37.1 40.2 22.6 104.2 59.5
Population per square mile, 2010 36.0 41.8 20.3 100.9 53.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 498.61 394.31 273.42 315.47 265.85
Land area in square miles, 2010 498.61 394.14 273.42 315.38 265.86
FIPS Code 47049 47005 47175 47143 47153
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

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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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