Alcoa, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

12,222

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.6

0.282% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.9%

16.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$65,714

9.43% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Alcoa, TN is home to a population of 12.2k people, from which 96.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.88% of Alcoa, TN residents were born outside of the country (1.21k people).

In 2024, there were 5.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.56k people) in Alcoa, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.46k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.03k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.4%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.4% of Alcoa, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Alcoa, TN was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alcoa, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.56k ± 550
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.46k ± 325
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.03k ± 493

10.6%

Hispanic Population

1.29k people

10.6% of the people in Alcoa, TN are hispanic (1.29k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Alcoa, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

9.88%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.21k people

8.78%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.02k people

As of 2024, 9.88% of Alcoa, TN residents (1.21k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alcoa, TN was 8.78%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
191 ± 101
Gulf War (1990s)
131 ± 104
Gulf War (2001-)
114 ± 94

Alcoa, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.46 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Alcoa, TN.

Economy

The economy of Alcoa, TN employs 6.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alcoa, TN were Manufacturing (1,199 people), Retail Trade (746 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (645 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($172,955), Public Administration ($64,274), and Educational Services ($61,103).

Employment

Occupations

6.47k

2024 Value

± 784

6.85%

1 Year growth

± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alcoa, TN grew at a rate of 6.85%, from 6.06k employees to 6.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alcoa, TN, are Management Occupations (857 people), Production Occupations (771 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (733 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alcoa, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.47k

2024 Value

± 784

6.85%

1 Year growth

± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alcoa, TN grew at a rate of 6.85%, from 6.06k employees to 6.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alcoa, TN, are Manufacturing (1,199 people), Retail Trade (746 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (645 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alcoa, TN, though some of these residents may live in Alcoa, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,098

Median earning men ± $2,624

$36,178

Median earning women ± $3,759

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($223,105), Public Administration ($116,776), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,901).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($76,413), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,852), and Wholesale Trade ($55,919).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Alcoa, TN was $277,100 in 2024, which is 0.833 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $232,300 to $277,100, a 19.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Alcoa, TN is 66.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Alcoa, TN have an average commute time of 23.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alcoa, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$277,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,762

$3,329

Median Property Taxes

±$542

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 Alcoa, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

66.6%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.6% of the housing units in Alcoa, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.7%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$65,714

Median Household Income

± $5,905

Number of Households

± 606

In 2024, the median household income of the 5k households in Alcoa, TN grew to $65,714 from the previous year's value of $60,049.

The following chart displays the households in Alcoa, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (72.5%)
Carpooled (17.7%)
Worked At Home (9.24%)

In 2024, 72.5% of workers in Alcoa, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.7%) and those who worked at home (9.24%).

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

23.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alcoa, TN have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.894% of the workforce in Alcoa, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alcoa, TN (1.58k out of 12.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

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

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

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