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37724

Cumberland Gap, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,214
Median household income
$31,941
People below poverty
23.6%
Median home value
$149,400

Income

The median income of households in 37724 was $31,941. An estimated 19.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37724 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 19.9
$10,000 to $14,999 6.9
$15,000 to $24,999 13.9
$25,000 to $34,999 15.5
$35,000 to $49,999 18.2
$50,000 to $74,999 6.8
$75,000 to $99,999 7
$100,000 to $149,999 9.4
$150,000 to $199,999 1.6
$200,000 or more 0.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37724 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 34826
Female 43098

An estimated 55.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,506. 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 37724 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 55.6
Social Security 38.4
Retirement income 19
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5
Cash public assistance income 0.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 23.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 27.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37724 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 23.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 27.5

In 2020-2024, 12.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 23.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 73.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37724 in 2020-2024, 89% had health insurance coverage and 11% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64.6% and public coverage was 45.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.5%.


In 2020-2024, 37724 had a total population of 2,214 - 1,234 (55.7%) females and 980 (44.3%) males. The median age was 42.3 years. An estimated 8.4% of the population was under 18 years, 41.6% was 19 to 44 years, 23.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 23.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37724 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 18 28
5 to 9 10 1
10 to 14 33 67
15 to 19 35 60
20 to 24 90 134
25 to 29 138 195
30 to 34 53 68
35 to 39 69 24
40 to 44 98 53
45 to 49 68 82
50 to 54 19 16
55 to 59 66 41
60 to 64 62 168
65 to 69 111 117
70 to 74 46 66
75 to 79 23 40
80 to 84 31 35
85 and over 10 39

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 88.4% were White; 1.7% were Black or African American; 15.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.6% of the people in 37724 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 88.3% of the people in 37724 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,129 households in 37724. The average household size was 1.88 people.

Married-couple households made up 41.2% of the households in 37724 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.2% of all households, while 22.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 28% were female householders living alone, for a total of 44.1% of all households.

In 37724, 12% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37724 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 41.2
Cohabiting Couples 2.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.4% of males and 47.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.8 26.7
Now married, except separated 52.4 47.6
Separated 1.2 2.5
Widowed 0 12
Divorced 16.5 11.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37724, 43 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 16.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.3% of the people living in 37724 were U.S. natives. 27.6% of the 37724 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.7% of 37724 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 68.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 80.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37724 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 37724.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37724 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 6
Asia 63.9
Europe 9.6
Africa 20.5
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37724 in 2020-2024, 5.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.8% 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 37724 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.8
Other Indo-European languages 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.3
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 37724 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37724 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.1
Different house, same county 2.9
Different county, same state 3.7
Different state 8.1
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 33.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37724 was 620 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 150. College or graduate school enrollment was 470.

Educational Attainment of People in 37724 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.3
High school diploma or equivalency 29.9
Some college, no degree 17.7
Associate's degree 4.7
Bachelor's degree 11.2
Graduate or professional degree 22.3

Disability

In 37724, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 26.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 19.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 58.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37724, 35.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 62.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 597 83
Federal, state, or local government workers 77 10.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 37 5.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37724 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37724 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 8.9
Manufacturing 13.5
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 7.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.9
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 37.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.1
Other Services, except public administration 3.2
Public administration 3.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37724 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 271 37.7
Service occupations 72 10
Sales and office occupations 101 14
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 85 11.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 190 26.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.1% of 37724 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37724 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.9
Other means 0
Worked from home 12.7

In 2020-2024, 37724 had a total of 1,283 housing units. Of these housing units, 50.9% 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"). 24.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 24.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37724 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 50.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 24.4
Mobile homes 24.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

17.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37724 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 54.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37724 had 1,129 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 154 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 53.8% while renters occupied 46.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.19 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.51.

5.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.1% and another 19.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37724:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37724 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 8.3
Electricity 84.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 6.9
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37724 was $149,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 52.7 % had a mortgage. 47.3% 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 $1,093 and for owners without a mortgage it was $376.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37724 was $884. 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.