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Stewart County, TN

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

AI Overview

Stewart County is a small rural county of 13,859 residents that has grown 4.2% over five years, with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $60,382 against median worker earnings of $35,296. The workforce is largely native-born (2.3% foreign-born) with 89.9% holding a high school diploma but only 16.2% a bachelor's degree, and labor force participation sits at a modest 52.1% with a 3.0% unemployment rate. Housing remains affordable—median home value of $182,700 and median gross rent of $837/month—alongside an 83.6% homeownership rate, though a mean commute of 38.3 minutes signals workers travel outside the county for employment.

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

Population

13,859

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,114

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,914 (92.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races459 (3.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone196 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race183 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone147 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone114 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish221
  2. 2.Korean70
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic62
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island61
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,410

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$60,382

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,881

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,186
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)909
  3. 3.Construction (Group)654
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)499
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities494

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,873
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,176
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,155
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations920
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations788

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.77×)695
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.59×)425
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.55×)875
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.15×)380
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 0.98×)262

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$182,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$837/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999534 (12.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999503 (11.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999398 (9.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999354 (8.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999348 (8.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999286 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,296

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,375 (75.1%)
  • Carpooled951 (16.3%)
  • Worked At Home341 (5.9%)
  • Other58 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit50 (0.9%)
  • Walked41 (0.7%)

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.