Huntsville, TN

Census Place

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2021 Population

1,487

0.814% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

37.9

5.25% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

48.5%

4.1% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$24,851

5.25% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$129,000

0.233% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Huntsville, TN had a population of 1.49k people with a median age of 37.9 and a median household income of $24,851. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Huntsville, TN grew from 1,475 to 1,487, a 0.814% increase and its median household income grew from $23,611 to $24,851, a 5.25% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Huntsville, TN are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.9%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.28%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.538%), and Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.336%).

None of the households in Huntsville, 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.

99.5% of the residents in Huntsville, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Huntsville, TN are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville (121 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Huntsville, TN was $129,000, and the homeownership rate was 35.2%.

Most people in Huntsville, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Huntsville, TN was 2 cars per household.

United States Tennessee Scott County, TN Campbell, Claiborne, Scott, Morgan & Hancock Counties PUMA, TN

Population & Diversity

Huntsville, TN is home to a population of 1.49k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 0.874% of Huntsville, TN residents were born outside of the country (13 people).

In 2021, there were 24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.39k people) in Huntsville, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 58 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 19 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.5%

2021 Citizenship

99.8%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99.5% of Huntsville, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Huntsville, TN was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Huntsville, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Huntsville, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.39k ± 497
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
58 ± 45
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
19 ± 25

Hispanic Population

0 people

0% of the people in Huntsville, TN are hispanic (0 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Huntsville, TN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.874%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

13 people

0.881%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

13 people

As of 2021, 0.874% of Huntsville, TN residents (13 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Huntsville, TN was 0.881%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Huntsville, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
10 ± 23
Korea
6 ± 18
Gulf War (2001-)
5 ± 20

Huntsville, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Huntsville, TN employs 462 people. The largest industries in Huntsville, TN are Manufacturing (88 people), Public Administration (84 people), and Educational Services (58 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($54,875), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,500), and Manufacturing ($29,423).

Employment

Occupations

462

2021 Value

± 140

24.2%

1 Year growth

± 34.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Huntsville, TN grew at a rate of 24.2%, from 372 employees to 462 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Huntsville, TN, are Production Occupations (104 people), Transportation Occupations (60 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (43 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Huntsville, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

462

2021 Value

± 140

24.2%

1 Year growth

± 34.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Huntsville, TN grew at a rate of 24.2%, from 372 employees to 462 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Huntsville, TN, are Manufacturing (88 people), Public Administration (84 people), and Educational Services (58 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Huntsville, TN, though some of these residents may live in Huntsville, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$28,992

Median earning men ± $7,258

$22,022

Median earning women ± $5,317

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,500), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,944), and Construction ($29,028).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Manufacturing ($40,547), Public Administration ($22,955), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($14,321).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Tennessee to other states, or from other states to Tennessee.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Tennessee product (by dollars) was Electronics with $51.3B, followed by Motorized vehicles ($50.3B) and Pharmaceuticals ($49.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Tennessee products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$471B

2020 Value in Tennessee

$1.05T

Projected 2050 Value in Tennessee

123% growth

In 2020, total outbound Tennessee trade was $471B. This is expected to increase 123% to $1.05T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Tennessee trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Tennessee to other states, or from other states to Tennessee.

Most Common Trade Partners

Georgia
$34.2B
Texas
$26.7B
Kentucky
$21B

In 2020, the top outbound Tennessee domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Georgia with $34.2B, followed by Texas with $26.7B and Kentucky and $21B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Tennessee shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 60.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.978%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Huntsville, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.978%)
Independent Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 60.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.978%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2021, universities in Huntsville, TN awarded 121 degrees. The student population of Huntsville, TN in 2021 is skewed towards men, with 232 male students and 103 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Huntsville, TN are White (115 and 95%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (3 and 2.48%), Two or More Races (1 and 0.826%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (1 and 0.826%).

The largest universities in Huntsville, TN by number of degrees awarded are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville (121 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Huntsville, TN are General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation (35 and 28.9%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (18 and 14.9%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (14 and 11.6%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.767% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.729% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.73M), Some college (1.19M), and Bachelors Degree (920k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Huntsville, TN was $129,000 in 2021, which is 0.527 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $128,700 to $129,000, a 0.233% increase. The homeownership rate in Huntsville, TN is 35.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Huntsville, TN have an average commute time of 18.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Huntsville, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$129,000

Median Property Value 2021

±$24,658

$192

Median Property Taxes

±$90

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Huntsville, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Huntsville, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

35.2%

Homeownership

2021

49%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 35.2% of the housing units in Huntsville, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 40%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Huntsville, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9753

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Huntsville, TN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$24,851

Median Household Income

± $6,291

546

Number of Households

± 140

In 2021, the median household income of the 546 households in Huntsville, TN grew to $24,851 from the previous year's value of $23,611.

The following chart displays the households in Huntsville, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Huntsville, TN is from Tennessee.

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.463

2020 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2021, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.126% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (74.9%)
Carpooled (22.9%)
Worked At Home (1.08%)

In 2021, 74.9% of workers in Huntsville, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (22.9%) and those who worked at home (1.08%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Huntsville, TN have a shorter commute time (18.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.84% of the workforce in Huntsville, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Huntsville, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Huntsville, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Huntsville, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

48.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Huntsville, TN (600 out of 1.24k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Huntsville, TN is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.8% of the population of Huntsville, TN has health coverage, with 23.7% on employee plans, 48.8% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0.0804% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Scott County, TN see 2758 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.109% increase from the previous year (2755 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3156 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2008 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,758 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Scott County, TN

Primary care physicians in Scott County, TN see an average of 2,758 patients per year. This represents a 0.109% increase from the previous year (2,755 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Scott County, TN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.6% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42% were men and 58% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.23%

Uninsured

23.7%

Employer Coverage

48.8%

Medicaid

11.7%

Medicare

10.5%

Non-Group

0.0804%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Huntsville, TN declined by 24.1% from 6.88% to 5.23%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Huntsville, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.