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Fentress County, TN

Demographic and economic profile of Fentress County, TN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Fentress County is a small rural county of 18,948 residents with an economy reflected in a per capita income of $24,283 and median worker earnings of $30,065, well below state and national averages. The workforce is limited in scale, with a labor force participation rate of just 47.6% and only 15.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though unemployment sits at 4.4%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $151,800 and median gross rent of $614/month—and the county posted 5.3% population growth over five years, alongside an 82.6% homeownership rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

18,948

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,149

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.3% since 2018

Fentress County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,321 (94.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race439 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races414 (2.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone45 (0.2%)
  • Asian Alone42 (0.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone38 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish170
  2. 2.Korean28
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic20
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,430

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,728

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,283

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,437
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)905
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)838
  4. 4.Construction (Group)803
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities567

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations1,772
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,740
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,350
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,158
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,048

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.94×)448
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.49×)733
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.40×)471
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.35×)958
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.15×)480

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$151,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$614/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999699 (10.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999610 (9.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999549 (8.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999538 (8.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999465 (7.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999369 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,065

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,534 (79.8%)
  • Carpooled643 (9.3%)
  • Worked At Home513 (7.4%)
  • Other150 (2.2%)
  • Walked65 (0.9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.