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Overton County, TN

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

AI Overview

Overton County is a small, rural Tennessee county of 22,807 residents with a labor force participation rate of 56.8% and low unemployment at 2.9%, though the workforce skews toward lower-wage work, with median worker earnings of $35,260 and only 13.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low — median home value of $171,700 and median gross rent of $833/month — against a median household income of $48,959, and the county posted 3.6% population growth over five years despite a poverty rate of 18.0%.

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

Population

22,807

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$48,959

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,856 (94.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race365 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone318 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races253 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone181 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone56 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish189
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic138
  3. 3.Korean44
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)15
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

938

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$26,014

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,191

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,896
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,842
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,141
  4. 4.Construction (Group)985
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services851

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,178
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,313
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,818
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,670
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,605

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.96×)1,998
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.54×)743
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.35×)221
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.31×)782
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.09×)773

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$171,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$833/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999886 (12.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999771 (11.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999659 (9.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999559 (8.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999528 (7.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999440 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,260

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,538 (82.9%)
  • Carpooled849 (8.2%)
  • Worked At Home793 (7.7%)
  • Walked44 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit36 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (0.3%)

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.