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Giles County, TN

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

AI Overview

Giles County is a small rural Tennessee county of 30,442 residents that has grown 4.4% over five years, with an economy anchored in goods-producing and agricultural sectors typical of the region. The labor pool of roughly 57% participation skews older (median age 43.5) and leans toward vocational skills, with only 19.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings of $39,780 and median household income of $62,307 reflect a relatively modest wage base. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $204,100 and median gross rent of $836/month—though a 5.1% unemployment rate and 14.3% poverty rate point to ongoing labor market slack.

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

Population

30,442

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,307

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone25,546 (83.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,617 (8.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,153 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race607 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone487 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone150 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish577
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic152
  3. 3.Other Indo-European27
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island23
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)15

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,207

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,789

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,348

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)3,074
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,402
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,726
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,163
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,045

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,142
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,122
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,857
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,100
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,296

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.18×)2,915
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.48×)459
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.26×)992
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.24×)267
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.18×)1,730

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$204,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$836/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,076 (12.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,039 (11.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,018 (11.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999954 (10.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999824 (9.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999705 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,780

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,663 (82.1%)
  • Carpooled1,182 (9.1%)
  • Worked At Home886 (6.8%)
  • Walked120 (0.9%)
  • Other96 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle29 (0.2%)

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.