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37755

Helenwood, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,404
Median household income
$46,238
People below poverty
20.9%
Median home value
$159,000

Income

The median income of households in 37755 was $46,238. An estimated 12.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37755 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 12.6
$10,000 to $14,999 1.4
$15,000 to $24,999 10.3
$25,000 to $34,999 16.1
$35,000 to $49,999 17.5
$50,000 to $74,999 23.6
$75,000 to $99,999 7.5
$100,000 to $149,999 5.2
$150,000 to $199,999 5.3
$200,000 or more 0.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37755 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 27207
Female 33153

An estimated 69.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,978. 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 37755 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.3
Social Security 25.2
Retirement income 18.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.1
Cash public assistance income 9.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 24.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37755 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 18.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 24.8

In 2020-2024, 22.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 73.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 29.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 46.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37755 in 2020-2024, 78.2% had health insurance coverage and 21.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 43.9% and public coverage was 48.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 22.5%.


In 2020-2024, 37755 had a total population of 3,404 - 1,627 (47.8%) females and 1,777 (52.2%) males. The median age was 38.1 years. An estimated 24.4% of the population was under 18 years, 27.9% was 19 to 44 years, 28.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37755 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 98 25
5 to 9 65 126
10 to 14 91 198
15 to 19 253 190
20 to 24 63 75
25 to 29 145 125
30 to 34 143 35
35 to 39 187 61
40 to 44 52 61
45 to 49 94 88
50 to 54 120 156
55 to 59 170 261
60 to 64 74 15
65 to 69 65 44
70 to 74 37 17
75 to 79 35 128
80 to 84 73 22
85 and over 12 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 97% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 17.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.8% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 0.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.4% of the people in 37755 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96.9% of the people in 37755 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,273 households in 37755. The average household size was 2.58 people.

Married-couple households made up 40.3% of the households in 37755 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.3% of all households, while 24.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21.2% of all households.

In 37755, 36.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37755 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 40.3
Cohabiting Couples 6.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 37% of males and 37.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.2 33.6
Now married, except separated 37 37.2
Separated 4 1.5
Widowed 3.5 7.4
Divorced 22.3 20.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37755, 141 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 67.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.2% of the people living in 37755 were U.S. natives. 80.7% of the 37755 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.8% of 37755 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 75% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37755 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 37755.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37755 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 100
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37755 in 2020-2024, 1.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.2% of people at least five years old; 1.4% 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 37755 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.2
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 37755 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37755 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.7
Different house, same county 10.4
Different county, same state 1.7
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 71.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 28.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37755 was 889 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 55 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 705. College or graduate school enrollment was 129.

Educational Attainment of People in 37755 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 28.9
High school diploma or equivalency 41.3
Some college, no degree 14.5
Associate's degree 3.6
Bachelor's degree 5.4
Graduate or professional degree 6.2

Disability

In 37755, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 23.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.5% of people under 18 years old, to 28.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37755, 46.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 45.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 957 75.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 201 15.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 105 8.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37755 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37755 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 6.9
Manufacturing 35.8
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 5.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.5
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 2.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 14.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.2
Other Services, except public administration 5.2
Public administration 5.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37755 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 240 19
Service occupations 262 20.7
Sales and office occupations 214 16.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 128 10.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 419 33.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.5% of 37755 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37755 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.5
Other means 2.8
Worked from home 4.9

In 2020-2024, 37755 had a total of 1,432 housing units. Of these housing units, 59.3% 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"). 14.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 24.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37755 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 59.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 14.2
Mobile homes 24.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 1.5

21.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37755 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 58% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37755 had 1,273 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 159 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 64.5% while renters occupied 35.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.79 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.19.

10.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.3% and another 36.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37755:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37755 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 58.5
Electricity 40.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37755 was $159,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.1 % had a mortgage. 41.9% 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 $1,105 and for owners without a mortgage it was $312.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37755 was $852. 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.