Grundy County, Tennessee

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Grundy County, Tennessee is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy, and among the highest in the country for average commute time (119th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Grundy County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,819	7,066,383	334,922,499	2239th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$47,593	$69,595	$80,734	2885th of 3,221
Median Age	42.7	38.9	38.9	1304th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.3%	31.1%	35.7%	2907th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$154,000	$286,700	$332,700	2172nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$636	$1,189	$1,413	2982nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.9%	13.8%	12.5%	669th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.0%	4.7%	5.2%	200th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	38.3	171.4	n/a	1786th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	6.1%	14.1%	3017th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.8	n/a	n/a	2948th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.7%	66.9%	65.2%	200th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	35.1	25.7	26.4	119th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.8%	12.9%	15.1%	2467th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.5%	n/a	n/a	642nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.9%	46.8%	46.9%	1503rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.4%	n/a	n/a	2382nd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Grundy County, Tennessee

Statistic	Grundy County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.4%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	11.9	46.4	61.4

Age in Grundy County, Tennessee

Statistic	Grundy County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	42.7	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.5%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.7%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Grundy County, Tennessee

Statistic	Grundy County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	5,161	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.7%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.0%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.7%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.1%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	26.2%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Grundy County, Tennessee

Statistic	Grundy County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,175	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.8%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	24.8%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.3%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.9%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.2%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.8%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Grundy County, Tennessee

Statistic	Grundy County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	6,240	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.2%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.1%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.3%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.3%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.5%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$586	$1,442	n/a

Education in Grundy County, Tennessee

Statistic	Grundy County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	17.3%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.8%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.5%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.0%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.3%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Grundy County, Tennessee

Statistic	Grundy County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.1%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.3%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.8%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.0%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Grundy County, Tennessee

Statistic	Grundy County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.5%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.6%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.5%	6.1%	16.7%

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