Parsons, TN Demographic Data
Parsons, TN Summary
Parsons is located in Decatur County in Tennessee
- Population: 2,877
- Area: 4.14 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.14 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 694.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 518.70 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Parsons, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,422
55%
50.8
Male
1,181
45%
49.2
Total Population
2,603
323,128,000
Parsons, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
90
3.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
134
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
208
8.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
181
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
272
10.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
272
10.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
287
11.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
293
11.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
155
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
160
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
295
11.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
168
6.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
88
3.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,031
78.0%
77.2
Female
1,136
55.9%
51.3
Male
895
44.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,911
73.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
671
25.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
551
21.2%
15.2
Female
350
63.5%
55.8
Male
201
36.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Parsons, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,453
94.2%
96.8
White
2,366
90.9%
72.6
Black or African American
57
2.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
30
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
22
0.8%
1.2
Chinese
8
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
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
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
150
5.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
149
5.7%
17.8
Mexican
140
5.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,454
94.3%
82.2
Parsons, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
137
8.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
178
10.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
710
41.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
450
26.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
69
4.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
103
6.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
71
4.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
315
18.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,403
81.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
174
10.1%
31.2
Parsons, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
506
23.3%
33.7%
Now Married
1,058
48.7%
47.5
Divorced
306
14.1%
11.0%
Separated
85
3.9%
2.0
Widowed
216
9.9
5.8%
Parsons, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,441
97.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
72
2.9%
21.6%
Spanish
37
1.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
33
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Parsons, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
123
12.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
92
9.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
195
19.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
136
13.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
115
11.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
144
14.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
66
6.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
72
7.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
23
2.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
23
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
30,274
57,617
Per capita income
20,053
31,128
Parsons, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
20
2.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
99
10.3%
9.8
Construction
77
8.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
227
23.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
27
2.8%
6.6
Information
4
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
107
11.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
55
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
52
5.4%
11.4
Public administration
37
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
182
19.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
46
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
26
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
102
10.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
329
34.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
97
10.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
256
26.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
175
18.2%
18.1%
Parsons, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
952
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
839
88.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
32
3.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
30
3.2%
2.7
Other means
11
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
40
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.2
26.6
Parsons, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
60
6.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
414
41.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
323
32.7%
37.1
3 or more
192
19.4%
21.0
Parsons, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
989
80.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
649
65.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
340
34.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
243
19.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Parsons, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,232
1 room
40
3.2%
2.4
2 rooms
9
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
75
6.1%
9.1
4 rooms
208
16.9%
16.5
5 rooms
274
22.2%
19.8
6 rooms
215
17.5%
17.8
7 rooms
176
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
101
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
134
10.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Parsons, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,232
1-unit, detached
944
76.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
26
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
35
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
20
1.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
72
5.8%
9.0
Mobile home
127
10.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Parsons, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
71
5.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
30
2.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
146
11.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
194
15.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
343
27.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
158
12.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
172
14.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
118
9.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Parsons, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
601
60.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
388
39.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Parsons, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
312
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
14
4.5%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
47
15.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
51
16.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
200
64.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
157
50.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
44
14.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
31
9.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
20
6.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
60
19.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Parsons, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
328
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
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
3
0.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
133
40.5%
41.0%
Less than $500
192
58.5%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
12
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
411
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
27
8.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
87
27.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
34
10.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
51
16.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
47
14.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
73
22.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
21
0.0%
0.0%
Parsons, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
649
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
113
17.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
301
46.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
80
12.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
93
14.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
41
6.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
21
3.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
83,800
205,000