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38463

Iron City, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
2,644
Median household income
$58,059
People below poverty
9.7%
Median home value
$152,800

Income

The median income of households in 38463 was $58,059. An estimated 1.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 38463 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.9
$10,000 to $14,999 5.3
$15,000 to $24,999 9.8
$25,000 to $34,999 14.7
$35,000 to $49,999 11.2
$50,000 to $74,999 17.2
$75,000 to $99,999 10.9
$100,000 to $149,999 13.3
$150,000 to $199,999 12.3
$200,000 or more 3.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 38463 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 54338
Female 44300

An estimated 69.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 42.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,704. 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 38463 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.6
Social Security 42.7
Retirement income 33.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.3
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 38463 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.3

In 2020-2024, 11.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 4.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 38463 in 2020-2024, 95.8% had health insurance coverage and 4.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 76.6% and public coverage was 35.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.4%.


In 2020-2024, 38463 had a total population of 2,644 - 1,277 (48.3%) females and 1,367 (51.7%) males. The median age was 41.3 years. An estimated 21% of the population was under 18 years, 32.8% was 19 to 44 years, 23% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 38463 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 87 77
5 to 9 75 80
10 to 14 95 56
15 to 19 68 61
20 to 24 21 95
25 to 29 135 112
30 to 34 115 120
35 to 39 60 38
40 to 44 80 91
45 to 49 86 48
50 to 54 102 88
55 to 59 60 39
60 to 64 109 75
65 to 69 85 44
70 to 74 92 168
75 to 79 18 71
80 to 84 74 14
85 and over 5 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.8% were White; 0.3% were Black or African American; 31.1% 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 7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.1% of the people in 38463 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.8% of the people in 38463 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 975 households in 38463. The average household size was 2.71 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.1% of the households in 38463 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20% of all households, while 17.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.5% of all households.

In 38463, 34.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 38463 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.1
Cohabiting Couples 10.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58.9% of males and 53% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 23 21.6
Now married, except separated 58.9 53
Separated 0.5 3
Widowed 1.8 12
Divorced 15.8 10.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 38463, 28 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.4% of the people living in 38463 were U.S. natives. 53.8% of the 38463 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.6% of 38463 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 74.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 37.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 38463 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 38463.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 38463 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 51.2
Asia 25.6
Europe 23.3
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 38463 in 2020-2024, 4.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.4% of people at least five years old; 0.6% 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 38463 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.4
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 38463 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 38463 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.9
Different house, same county 3.2
Different county, same state 0.6
Different state 5.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 83.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 12.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 38463 was 517 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 30 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 387. College or graduate school enrollment was 100.

Educational Attainment of People in 38463 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.2
High school diploma or equivalency 40.7
Some college, no degree 25.4
Associate's degree 5.7
Bachelor's degree 6.2
Graduate or professional degree 5.9

Disability

In 38463, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.4% of people under 18 years old, to 10.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 19.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 38463, 54.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 67.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 786 67.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 268 22.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 114 9.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 38463 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 38463 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 10.2
Construction 15
Manufacturing 12.2
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 6.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 11.6
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 0.3
Other Services, except public administration 2.5
Public administration 1.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 38463 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 499 42.7
Service occupations 99 8.5
Sales and office occupations 172 14.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 184 15.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 214 18.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73.3% of 38463 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 36.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 38463 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 10.4

In 2020-2024, 38463 had a total of 1,064 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.6% 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"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 15.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 38463 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 15.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 1

10.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 38463 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 77.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 38463 had 975 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 89 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 95.4% while renters occupied 4.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.72 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.44.

3.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 18.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0.5% and another 46.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 38463:

House Heating Fuel Used in 38463 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 26.8
Electricity 62.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.7
All other fuels 7.6
No fuel used 1.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 38463 was $152,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 45.3 % had a mortgage. 54.7% 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 $1,045 and for owners without a mortgage it was $411.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 38463 was $672. 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.