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37879

Tazewell, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
11,854
Median household income
$47,864
People below poverty
22.4%
Median home value
$153,800

Income

The median income of households in 37879 was $47,864. An estimated 7.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37879 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.7
$10,000 to $14,999 9
$15,000 to $24,999 9.8
$25,000 to $34,999 11.8
$35,000 to $49,999 14.1
$50,000 to $74,999 17.8
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6
$100,000 to $149,999 8.7
$150,000 to $199,999 5.1
$200,000 or more 4.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37879 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47589
Female 41852

An estimated 63.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,345. 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 37879 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 63.8
Social Security 43.8
Retirement income 17.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.2
Cash public assistance income 4.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 22.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 28.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37879 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 22.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 28.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.5

In 2020-2024, 17.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 26.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37879 in 2020-2024, 92.7% had health insurance coverage and 7.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 59.1% and public coverage was 45.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.6%.


In 2020-2024, 37879 had a total population of 11,854 - 6,284 (53%) females and 5,570 (47%) males. The median age was 41.9 years. An estimated 23.5% of the population was under 18 years, 28.3% was 19 to 44 years, 25.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 21 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37879 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 319 439
5 to 9 420 344
10 to 14 345 535
15 to 19 289 257
20 to 24 261 146
25 to 29 364 352
30 to 34 303 379
35 to 39 358 457
40 to 44 382 351
45 to 49 448 318
50 to 54 253 425
55 to 59 349 446
60 to 64 387 432
65 to 69 310 323
70 to 74 321 367
75 to 79 207 333
80 to 84 170 122
85 and over 84 258

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96.5% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 19.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.9% of the people in 37879 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96.2% of the people in 37879 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,250 households in 37879. The average household size was 2.24 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.4% of the households in 37879 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.4% of all households, while 19.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 21.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38.4% of all households.

In 37879, 31.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37879 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.4
Cohabiting Couples 5.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.4% of males and 49.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25 11.7
Now married, except separated 52.4 49.9
Separated 2.1 2.5
Widowed 3.9 19.6
Divorced 16.6 16.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37879, 455 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 70.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.7% of the people living in 37879 were U.S. natives. 51.1% of the 37879 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.3% of 37879 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 57.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37879 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 37879.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37879 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 68.4
Asia 31.6
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37879 in 2020-2024, 0.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.2% of people at least five years old; 0.2% 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 37879 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93 % of the people at least one year old living in 37879 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37879 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93
Different house, same county 3.1
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 2.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 80.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 19.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37879 was 2,644 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 217 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,016. College or graduate school enrollment was 411.

Educational Attainment of People in 37879 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 19.2
High school diploma or equivalency 38.7
Some college, no degree 18.1
Associate's degree 7.8
Bachelor's degree 6.8
Graduate or professional degree 9.4

Disability

In 37879, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 22.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9% of people under 18 years old, to 17.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 52.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37879, 51.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.7% 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 8.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,637 75.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 761 15.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 403 8.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37879 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37879 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.9
Construction 6.1
Manufacturing 19.7
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 9.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.7
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.7
Other Services, except public administration 1.6
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37879 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,608 33.5
Service occupations 492 10.2
Sales and office occupations 1,023 21.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 450 9.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,228 25.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.5% of 37879 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37879 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.2
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 10.5

In 2020-2024, 37879 had a total of 5,605 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.8% 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"). 5.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 22.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37879 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5.3
Mobile homes 22.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37879 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 64.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37879 had 5,250 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 355 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76.6% while renters occupied 23.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.23 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.26.

1.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.3% and another 27.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37879:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37879 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 9.2
Electricity 83
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.2
All other fuels 5.5
No fuel used 1.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37879 was $153,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 41.2 % had a mortgage. 58.8% 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 $340.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37879 was $767. 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.