Giles County, TN Demographic Data
Giles County, TN Summary
Giles County is located in Tennessee
- Population: 29,265
- Area: 611.18 sq. miles
- Land Area: 610.93 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.25 sq. miles
- Population Density: 47.88 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 746.72 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Giles County, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,894
51%
50.8
Male
14,140
49%
49.2
Total Population
29,034
323,128,000
Giles County, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,619
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,755
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,651
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,821
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,840
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,158
10.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,361
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,242
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,227
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,944
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,216
11.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,716
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
484
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
22,929
79.0%
77.2
Female
11,871
51.8%
51.3
Male
11,058
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
21,794
75.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,601
22.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,416
18.7%
15.2
Female
2,977
55.0%
55.8
Male
2,439
45.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Giles County, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
28,317
97.5%
96.8
White
25,022
86.2%
72.6
Black or African American
2,751
9.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
0.1%
0.8
Asian
200
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
155
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
13
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
30
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
2
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
29
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
29
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
299
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
717
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
606
2.1%
17.8
Mexican
358
1.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
82
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
29
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
137
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
28,428
97.9%
82.2
Giles County, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,282
6.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,116
10.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,994
44.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,918
19.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,186
5.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,897
9.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
955
4.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,398
16.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
16,950
83.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,852
14.0%
31.2
Giles County, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,857
24.4%
33.7%
Now Married
12,324
51.3%
47.5
Divorced
3,150
13.1%
11.0%
Separated
723
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,955
8.1
5.8%
Giles County, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
26,580
97.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
835
3.0%
21.6%
Spanish
392
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
355
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
45
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
43
0.2%
1.1%
Giles County, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
898
7.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
910
7.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,732
15.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,433
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,869
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,327
20.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,000
8.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
975
8.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
194
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
140
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
40,635
57,617
Per capita income
21,487
31,128
Giles County, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
292
2.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
906
7.5%
9.8
Construction
915
7.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,341
19.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
498
4.1%
6.6
Information
121
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,254
27.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
450
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
690
5.7%
11.4
Public administration
506
4.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,197
10.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
537
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
314
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,215
10.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,047
25.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,288
27.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,529
21.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,942
16.2%
18.1%
Giles County, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,678
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
9,839
84.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,112
9.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
34
0.3%
5.1
Walked
228
2.0%
2.7
Other means
160
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
305
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.3
26.6
Giles County, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
679
5.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,268
28.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,115
35.9%
37.1
3 or more
3,416
29.8%
21.0
Giles County, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
11,478
82.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,001
69.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,477
30.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,375
17.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Giles County, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,853
1 room
287
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
200
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
801
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
2,334
16.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,942
21.2%
19.8
6 rooms
3,248
23.4%
17.8
7 rooms
1,645
11.9%
12.0
8 rooms
1,135
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,261
9.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Giles County, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,853
1-unit, detached
9,909
71.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
134
1.0%
5.9
2-units
411
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
461
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
241
1.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
249
1.8%
4.4
20 or more units
100
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
2,348
16.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Giles County, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,664
12.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
673
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
944
6.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,583
11.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,219
16.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,101
15.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,800
20.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,512
10.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
308
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
49
0.4%
1.4%
Giles County, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,216
19.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,376
12.0%
4.7
Electricity
7,175
62.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
682
5.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
18
0.2%
1.1
Giles County, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,952
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
42
1.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
98
2.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
132
3.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
204
5.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
603
15.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,316
33.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,557
39.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,750
44.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
677
17.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
414
10.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
312
7.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
797
20.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Giles County, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,943
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
10
0.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
141
4.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
809
27.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,983
67.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
534
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
609
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
479
16.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
201
7.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
400
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
369
12.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
340
11.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,062
37.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
626
0.0%
0.0%
Giles County, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,001
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,032
12.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,409
30.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,640
20.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,198
15.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
946
11.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
574
7.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
162
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
40
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
113,900
205,000
