In 2022, Putnam County, TN had a population of 80.2k people with a median age of 36.3 and a median household income of $54,371. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Putnam County, TN grew from 78,955 to 80,157, a 1.52% increase and its median household income grew from $49,228 to $54,371, a 10.4% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Putnam County, TN are White (Non-Hispanic) (87.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.8%), White (Hispanic) (2.63%), Other (Hispanic) (2.15%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.11%).
None of the households in Putnam County, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
97.4% of the residents in Putnam County, TN are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Putnam County, TN are Tennessee Technological University (221847) (2,502 degrees awarded in 2022), Genesis Career College-Cookeville (171 degrees), and Fortis Institute-Cookeville-Cookeville Campus-Archive2022 (107 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Putnam County, TN was $221,200, and the homeownership rate was 60.9%.
Most people in Putnam County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Putnam County, TN was 2 cars per household.
Putnam County, TN borders Cumberland County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Overton County, TN, Smith County, TN, and White County, TN.