Fentress County, TN Demographic Data
Fentress County, TN Summary
Fentress County is located in Tennessee
- Population: 17,945
- Area: 498.93 sq. miles
- Land Area: 498.61 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.32 sq. miles
- Population Density: 35.96 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,647.97 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fentress County, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,130
51%
50.8
Male
8,806
49%
49.2
Total Population
17,936
323,128,000
Fentress County, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
993
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,009
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,118
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,191
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
973
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,756
9.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,076
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,577
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,191
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,466
8.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,288
12.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,079
6.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
219
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,983
78.0%
77.2
Female
7,214
51.6%
51.3
Male
6,769
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,391
74.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,326
24.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,586
20.0%
15.2
Female
1,910
53.3%
55.8
Male
1,676
46.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Fentress County, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,765
99.0%
96.8
White
17,561
97.9%
72.6
Black or African American
23
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
50
0.3%
0.8
Asian
74
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
31
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
24
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
19
0.1%
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
57
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
171
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
241
1.3%
17.8
Mexican
197
1.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
14
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
30
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,695
98.7%
82.2
Fentress County, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,448
11.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,428
11.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,714
45.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,971
15.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
506
4.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,004
7.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
581
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,876
22.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,776
77.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,585
12.5%
31.2
Fentress County, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,073
20.7%
33.7%
Now Married
8,443
57.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,854
12.5%
11.0%
Separated
270
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,176
7.9
5.8%
Fentress County, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,628
98.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
315
1.9%
21.6%
Spanish
204
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
66
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
40
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
5
0.0%
1.1%
Fentress County, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,100
14.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
583
7.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,243
16.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,150
15.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,288
17.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,113
15.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
422
5.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
391
5.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
7
0.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
93
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
31,714
57,617
Per capita income
17,487
31,128
Fentress County, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
348
5.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
474
7.4%
9.8
Construction
556
8.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,720
27.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
280
4.4%
6.6
Information
70
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
874
13.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
360
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
298
4.7%
11.4
Public administration
112
1.8%
4.6
Retail trade
820
12.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
295
4.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
168
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,018
16.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,404
22.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,207
18.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,219
19.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,527
24.0%
18.1%
Fentress County, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,250
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,244
83.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
560
9.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
10
0.2%
5.1
Walked
97
1.6%
2.7
Other means
43
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
296
4.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.6
26.6
Fentress County, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
644
8.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,125
28.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,841
38.4%
37.1
3 or more
1,780
24.1%
21.0
Fentress County, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,390
82.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,583
75.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,807
24.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,528
17.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Fentress County, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,918
1 room
50
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
102
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
591
6.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,599
17.9%
16.5
5 rooms
2,338
26.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,762
19.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,026
11.5%
12.0
8 rooms
669
7.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
781
8.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Fentress County, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,918
1-unit, detached
6,583
73.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
99
1.1%
5.9
2-units
120
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
118
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
163
1.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
57
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
26
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
1,730
19.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
22
0.2%
0.1
Fentress County, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
442
5.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
493
5.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
520
5.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
874
9.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,579
17.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,474
16.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,341
15.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,891
21.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
256
2.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
48
0.5%
1.4%
Fentress County, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,776
24.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,027
13.9%
4.7
Electricity
3,305
44.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
96
1.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,143
15.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
43
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Fentress County, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,288
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
4
0.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
8
0.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
40
1.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
215
9.4%
20.1%
Less than $500
240
10.5%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
503
22.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,278
55.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
931
41.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
395
17.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
141
6.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
164
7.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
621
27.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
36
0.0%
0.0%
Fentress County, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,395
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
16
1.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
679
48.7%
41.0%
Less than $500
700
50.2%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
412
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
499
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
217
16.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
244
18.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
186
13.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
108
8.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
91
6.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
489
36.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
472
0.0%
0.0%
Fentress County, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,583
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,209
21.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,449
26.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,216
21.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
600
10.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
670
12.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
260
4.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
106
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
73
1.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
105,200
205,000