Apison, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

4,271

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.6

1.33% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.4%

15.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$129,307

23.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Apison, TN is home to a population of 4.27k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.53% of Apison, TN residents were born outside of the country (108 people).

In 2024, there were 29.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.8k people) in Apison, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 130 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 93 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Apison, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Apison, TN was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Apison, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.8k ± 843
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
130 ± 127
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
93 ± 95

3.25%

Hispanic Population

139 people

3.25% of the people in Apison, TN are hispanic (139 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Apison, 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

2.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

108 people

3.62%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

159 people

As of 2024, 2.53% of Apison, TN residents (108 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 Apison, TN was 3.62%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
95 ± 110
Gulf War (1990s)
46 ± 70
Korea
17 ± 30

Apison, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Apison, TN employs 2.13k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Apison, TN were Manufacturing (523 people), Accommodation & Food Services (237 people), and Retail Trade (224 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($243,264), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($242,764), and Construction ($160,192).

Employment

Occupations

2.13k

2024 Value

± 461

−9.62%

1 Year decline

± 32.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Apison, TN declined at a rate of −9.62%, from 2.36k employees to 2.13k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Apison, TN, are Management Occupations (546 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (201 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (195 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Apison, 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

2.13k

2024 Value

± 461

−9.62%

1 Year decline

± 32.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Apison, TN declined at a rate of −9.62%, from 2.36k employees to 2.13k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Apison, TN, are Manufacturing (523 people), Accommodation & Food Services (237 people), and Retail Trade (224 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Apison, TN, though some of these residents may live in Apison, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$90,099

Median earning men ± $25,266

$64,125

Median earning women ± $17,445

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($243,667), and Construction ($160,192).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($131,563), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,008), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Apison, TN was $459,000 in 2024, which is 1.38 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $397,800 to $459,000, a 15.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Apison, TN is 83.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Apison, TN have an average commute time of 26.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Apison, TN is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$459,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$143,434

$1,318

Median Property Taxes

±$338

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 Apison, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

83.4%

Homeownership

2024

61.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.4% of the housing units in Apison, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Apison, 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.

$129,307

Median Household Income

± $51,325

1.58k

Number of Households

± 383

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.58k households in Apison, TN grew to $129,307 from the previous year's value of $104,741.

The following chart displays the households in Apison, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Apison, 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 (78.1%)
Worked At Home (15.5%)
Carpooled (6.38%)

In 2024, 78.1% of workers in Apison, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.5%) and those who carpooled to work (6.38%).

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

26.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Apison, TN have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.55% of the workforce in Apison, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Apison, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Apison, TN have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Apison, TN (530 out of 4.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 45 - 54.

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

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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