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37012

Alexandria, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,118
Median household income
$49,265
People below poverty
18.2%
Median home value
$237,600

Income

The median income of households in 37012 was $49,265. An estimated 2.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.2
$10,000 to $14,999 14.8
$15,000 to $24,999 12
$25,000 to $34,999 5.4
$35,000 to $49,999 16.8
$50,000 to $74,999 17.6
$75,000 to $99,999 7.1
$100,000 to $149,999 18
$150,000 to $199,999 4
$200,000 or more 2.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37012 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 57757
Female 36284

An estimated 67.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,067. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 37012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.1
Social Security 36.6
Retirement income 19.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.1
Cash public assistance income 1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 27.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 20.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 27.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.4

In 2020-2024, 16.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 72.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 49.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37012 in 2020-2024, 90.7% had health insurance coverage and 9.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.6% and public coverage was 46.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6%.


In 2020-2024, 37012 had a total population of 2,118 - 1,010 (47.7%) females and 1,108 (52.3%) males. The median age was 38.3 years. An estimated 26% of the population was under 18 years, 31.3% was 19 to 44 years, 23.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37012 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 71 68
5 to 9 79 106
10 to 14 121 85
15 to 19 37 9
20 to 24 67 37
25 to 29 94 73
30 to 34 42 117
35 to 39 29 81
40 to 44 80 43
45 to 49 134 54
50 to 54 29 45
55 to 59 72 60
60 to 64 40 73
65 to 69 146 32
70 to 74 23 59
75 to 79 23 40
80 to 84 19 16
85 and over 2 12

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92% were White; 2.7% were Black or African American; 10.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.7% of the people in 37012 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.5% of the people in 37012 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 876 households in 37012. The average household size was 2.42 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.7% of the households in 37012 while cohabiting couple households made up 10% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.7% of all households, while 24.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 21% of households were male householders living alone, and 8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29% of all households.

In 37012, 39% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.7
Cohabiting Couples 10
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 46.7% of males and 49.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 22.3 14.6
Now married, except separated 46.7 49.9
Separated 0 2.8
Widowed 9.2 13.7
Divorced 21.7 18.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37012, 32 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 84.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99% of the people living in 37012 were U.S. natives. 69.7% of the 37012 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1% of 37012 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 72.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37012 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 37012.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 4.5
Europe 72.7
Africa 22.7
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37012 in 2020-2024, 1.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.5% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 37012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 37012 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.8
Different house, same county 0
Different county, same state 8.3
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 83.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37012 was 453 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 13 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 405. College or graduate school enrollment was 35.

Educational Attainment of People in 37012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.1
High school diploma or equivalency 52.9
Some college, no degree 14.3
Associate's degree 5.5
Bachelor's degree 8.7
Graduate or professional degree 2.6

Disability

In 37012, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 14.2% of people under 18 years old, to 20.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37012, 55 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 677 77.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 170 19.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 23 2.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37012 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.7
Construction 5.7
Manufacturing 23.4
Wholesale trade 4.9
Retail trade 10.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.5
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 13.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.9
Other Services, except public administration 8.2
Public administration 6.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37012 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 257 29.5
Service occupations 72 8.3
Sales and office occupations 192 22.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 89 10.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 260 29.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.2% of 37012 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 41.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.4
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 2.1

In 2020-2024, 37012 had a total of 1,003 housing units. Of these housing units, 64.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 11% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 24.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 64.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 11
Mobile homes 24.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 14% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37012 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 61.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37012 had 876 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 127 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 66.8% while renters occupied 33.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.55 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.15.

2.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 2.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.3% and another 23.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37012:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 35.1
Electricity 65
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37012 was $237,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65.8 % had a mortgage. 34.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,175 and for owners without a mortgage it was $407.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37012 was $749. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.