Sewanee, TN Demographic Data
Sewanee, TN Summary
Sewanee is located in Franklin County in Tennessee
- Population: 2,959
- Area: 3.91 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.89 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 757.55 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,890.75 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sewanee, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,478
59%
50.8
Male
1,025
41%
49.2
Total Population
2,503
323,128,000
Sewanee, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
49
2.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
55
2.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
30
1.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
735
29.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
892
35.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
67
2.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
161
6.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
132
5.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
34
1.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
71
2.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
149
6.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
40
1.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
88
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,297
91.8%
77.2
Female
1,332
58.0%
51.3
Male
965
42.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,374
54.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
330
13.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
277
11.1%
15.2
Female
131
47.3%
55.8
Male
146
52.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
21
0.0%
0.0
Sewanee, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,430
97.1%
96.8
White
2,257
90.2%
72.6
Black or African American
99
4.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
74
3.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
23
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
8
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
43
1.7%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
73
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
105
4.2%
17.8
Mexican
14
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
20
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
3
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
68
2.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,398
95.8%
82.2
Sewanee, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
10
1.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1
0.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
73
9.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
71
9.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
18
2.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
118
15.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
451
60.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11
1.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
731
98.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
569
76.7%
31.2
Sewanee, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,710
72.2%
33.7%
Now Married
477
20.1%
47.5
Divorced
151
6.4%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
31
1.3
5.8%
Sewanee, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,371
96.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
83
3.4%
21.6%
Spanish
54
2.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
18
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Sewanee, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
44
9.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
23
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
25
5.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
15
3.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
15
3.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
69
14.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
97
20.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
99
21.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
53
11.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
31
6.6%
6.4
Median household income
91,442
57,617
Per capita income
18,906
31,128
Sewanee, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
75
7.8%
9.8
Construction
14
1.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
731
75.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
18
1.9%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
12
1.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
63
6.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
26
2.7%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
11
1.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
13
1.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
17
1.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
547
56.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5
0.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
237
24.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
157
16.3%
18.1%
Sewanee, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
963
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
448
46.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
68
7.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
347
36.0%
2.7
Other means
27
2.8%
1.8
Worked at home
73
7.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
10.7
26.6
Sewanee, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
0
0.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
205
43.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
176
37.4%
37.1
3 or more
90
19.1%
21.0
Sewanee, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
471
79.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
292
62.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
179
38.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
122
20.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Sewanee, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
593
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
23
3.9%
2.7
3 rooms
37
6.2%
9.1
4 rooms
67
11.3%
16.5
5 rooms
94
15.9%
19.8
6 rooms
105
17.7%
17.8
7 rooms
55
9.3%
12.0
8 rooms
105
17.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
107
18.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Sewanee, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
593
1-unit, detached
483
81.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
11
1.9%
5.9
2-units
23
3.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
44
7.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
32
5.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sewanee, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
166
28.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
28
4.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
133
22.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
89
15.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
41
6.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9
1.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
54
9.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
65
11.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sewanee, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
300
63.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
161
34.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
10
2.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Sewanee, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
157
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
Less than $500
8
5.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
13
8.3%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
18
11.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
23
14.6%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
29
18.5%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
66
42.0%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
75
47.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
15
9.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
12
7.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
17
10.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
38
24.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sewanee, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
179
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
8
4.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
62
34.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
109
60.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
930
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
46
25.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
21
11.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
23
12.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
7
3.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
82
45.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sewanee, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
292
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
10
3.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
8
2.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
26
8.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
114
39.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
134
45.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
281,800
205,000