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37766

La Follette, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
18,554
Median household income
$50,063
People below poverty
21.6%
Median home value
$187,900

Income

The median income of households in 37766 was $50,063. An estimated 4.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37766 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.3
$10,000 to $14,999 7.9
$15,000 to $24,999 13.5
$25,000 to $34,999 11.4
$35,000 to $49,999 12.8
$50,000 to $74,999 19.8
$75,000 to $99,999 13.7
$100,000 to $149,999 10.8
$150,000 to $199,999 3.2
$200,000 or more 2.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37766 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46512
Female 38664

An estimated 64.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 42.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,012. 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 37766 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 64.8
Social Security 42.5
Retirement income 20.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 12.4
Cash public assistance income 7.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 27.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 22.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37766 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 27.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 22.6

In 2020-2024, 19.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 35.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37766 in 2020-2024, 90.8% had health insurance coverage and 9.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 56.6% and public coverage was 49.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.2%.


In 2020-2024, 37766 had a total population of 18,554 - 9,626 (51.9%) females and 8,928 (48.1%) males. The median age was 41.8 years. An estimated 21.2% of the population was under 18 years, 28.9% was 19 to 44 years, 27.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 20 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37766 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 665 499
5 to 9 546 448
10 to 14 617 449
15 to 19 628 525
20 to 24 520 584
25 to 29 602 616
30 to 34 367 617
35 to 39 500 861
40 to 44 395 283
45 to 49 494 637
50 to 54 602 703
55 to 59 641 844
60 to 64 645 556
65 to 69 478 487
70 to 74 496 602
75 to 79 338 416
80 to 84 334 243
85 and over 60 256

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.8% were White; 0.4% were Black or African American; 14.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.5% of the people in 37766 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.6% of the people in 37766 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,056 households in 37766. The average household size was 2.28 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.3% of the households in 37766 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.4% of all households, while 17.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.1% of all households.

In 37766, 30.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37766 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.3
Cohabiting Couples 10.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.3% of males and 44.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.6 20.8
Now married, except separated 52.3 44.7
Separated 1.5 4.2
Widowed 6 13.9
Divorced 14.6 16.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37766, 719 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 59.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.9% of the people living in 37766 were U.S. natives. 63.4% of the 37766 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.1% of 37766 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 46.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 82.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37766 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 37766.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37766 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 64.6
Asia 24.5
Europe 2.4
Africa 4.2
Northern America 4.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37766 in 2020-2024, 1.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.9% of people at least five years old; 0.7% 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 37766 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.9
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 37766 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37766 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.5
Different house, same county 8.3
Different county, same state 2.8
Different state 2.1
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 10.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37766 was 3,606 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 178 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,796. College or graduate school enrollment was 632.

Educational Attainment of People in 37766 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.3
High school diploma or equivalency 45.4
Some college, no degree 20.2
Associate's degree 5.4
Bachelor's degree 5.8
Graduate or professional degree 5

Disability

In 37766, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 25.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 10.5% of people under 18 years old, to 24.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37766, 49.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,813 78.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,095 14.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 455 6.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37766 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37766 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.5
Construction 9.5
Manufacturing 20.1
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 11.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.9
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.3
Other Services, except public administration 2.9
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37766 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,485 20
Service occupations 1,517 20.5
Sales and office occupations 1,334 18
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 922 12.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,157 29.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.9% of 37766 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37766 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.8
Other means 1
Worked from home 8.9

In 2020-2024, 37766 had a total of 10,040 housing units. Of these housing units, 76.6% 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"). 13.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37766 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 76.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.3
Mobile homes 10.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37766 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 62.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37766 had 8,056 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,984 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 62.9% while renters occupied 37.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.31 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.21.

3.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.2% and another 28.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37766:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37766 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 32.3
Electricity 62.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.9
All other fuels 3.5
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37766 was $187,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.8 % had a mortgage. 48.2% 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 $1,129 and for owners without a mortgage it was $399.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37766 was $756. 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.