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38318

Buena Vista, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
404
Median household income
$107,845
People below poverty
19.1%
Median home value
$156,000

Income

The median income of households in 38318 was $107,845. An estimated 22% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 38318 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 22
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4
$15,000 to $24,999 10.8
$25,000 to $34,999 0
$35,000 to $49,999 0
$50,000 to $74,999 3.8
$75,000 to $99,999 0
$100,000 to $149,999 37.6
$150,000 to $199,999 20.4
$200,000 or more 0

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 38318 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 81838
Female 60395

An estimated 84.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 3.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $12,469. 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 38318 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.4
Social Security 22.6
Retirement income 3.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.8
Cash public assistance income 5.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 26.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 60% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 38318 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 26.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 60
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.9

In 2020-2024, 19.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 27.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 27.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 38318 in 2020-2024, 92.6% had health insurance coverage and 7.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 82.7% and public coverage was 18.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 38318 had a total population of 404 - 233 (57.7%) females and 171 (42.3%) males. The median age was 47.5 years. An estimated 9.4% of the population was under 18 years, 26.5% was 19 to 44 years, 45% was 45 to 64 years, and 8.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 38318 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 0
5 to 9 0 0
10 to 14 0 27
15 to 19 11 42
20 to 24 6 0
25 to 29 8 7
30 to 34 0 0
35 to 39 0 0
40 to 44 38 48
45 to 49 49 12
50 to 54 12 39
55 to 59 34 0
60 to 64 0 36
65 to 69 8 0
70 to 74 0 10
75 to 79 5 6
80 to 84 0 0
85 and over 0 6

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 97% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 9.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 0% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 38318 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 97% of the people in 38318 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 186 households in 38318. The average household size was 2.17 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.1% of the households in 38318 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.1% of all households, while 15.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.6% of all households.

In 38318, 11.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 18.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 38318 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.1
Cohabiting Couples 3.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 66.1% of males and 54.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 9.9 25.2
Now married, except separated 66.1 54.4
Separated 0 0
Widowed 7.6 5.8
Divorced 16.4 14.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 38318, 6 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 100% of the people living in 38318 were U.S. natives. 89.1% of the 38318 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0% of 38318 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. NaN% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated NaN % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 38318 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 38318.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 38318 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America NaN
Asia NaN
Europe NaN
Africa NaN
Northern America NaN
Oceania NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Language

Among people at least five years old living in 38318 in 2020-2024, 0 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% 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 38318 in 2020-2024

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

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 38318 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 38318 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.6
Different house, same county 6.4
Different county, same state 3
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 38318 was 80 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 38. College or graduate school enrollment was 42.

Educational Attainment of People in 38318 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12
High school diploma or equivalency 42.1
Some college, no degree 16.7
Associate's degree 2.2
Bachelor's degree 15.1
Graduate or professional degree 11.9

Disability

In 38318, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 10.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 17.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 38318, 73.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 23.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 57.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 32.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 161 57.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 91 32.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 26 9.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 38318 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 38318 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 4
Manufacturing 33.5
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 3.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.2
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 0
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 38.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4
Other Services, except public administration 5.4
Public administration 0

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 38318 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 108 38.8
Service occupations 11 4
Sales and office occupations 20 7.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 66 23.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 73 26.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.6% of 38318 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 18% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 38318 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 18
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 5.4

In 2020-2024, 38318 had a total of 236 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.2% 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"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 28.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 38318 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 28.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 38318 was 6.9 rooms, and of these housing units 88.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 38318 had 186 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 50 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 94.1% while renters occupied 5.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.25 and in renter-occupied houses it was NaN.

4.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.9% and another 66.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 38318:

House Heating Fuel Used in 38318 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 53.3
Electricity 25.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 21.5
No fuel used 0

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 38318 was $156,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 46.9 % had a mortgage. 53.1% 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 $1,565 and for owners without a mortgage it was $345.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 38318 was $NaN. 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.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.