Blountville, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

3,309

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

50.1

9.15% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.26%

34.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$54,754

15.1% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Blountville, TN is home to a population of 3.31k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.45% of Blountville, TN residents were born outside of the country (48 people).

In 2024, there were 32 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.14k people) in Blountville, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 98 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 39 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Blountville, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Blountville, TN was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Blountville, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.14k ± 484
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
98 ± 75
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
39 ± 28

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Blountville, 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

1.45%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

48 people

1.33%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

44 people

As of 2024, 1.45% of Blountville, TN residents (48 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 Blountville, TN was 1.33%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
131 ± 77
Gulf War (2001-)
47 ± 43

Blountville, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.79 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Blountville, TN employs 1.09k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Blountville, TN were Educational Services (131 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (130 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (126 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,750), Construction ($48,462), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,857).

Employment

Occupations

1.09k

2024 Value

± 293

−13.4%

1 Year decline

± 42.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blountville, TN declined at a rate of −13.4%, from 1.26k employees to 1.09k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blountville, TN, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (169 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (129 people), and Production Occupations (123 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blountville, 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

1.09k

2024 Value

± 293

−13.4%

1 Year decline

± 42.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blountville, TN declined at a rate of −13.4%, from 1.26k employees to 1.09k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blountville, TN, are Educational Services (131 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (130 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (126 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blountville, TN, though some of these residents may live in Blountville, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,738

Median earning men ± $5,924

$24,318

Median earning women ± $13,550

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($48,462), Manufacturing ($41,284), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($36,895).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($47,802), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,563), and Retail Trade ($4,943).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Blountville, TN was $177,300 in 2024, which is 0.533 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $185,600 to $177,300, a 4.47% decrease. The homeownership rate in Blountville, TN is 80.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Blountville, TN have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Blountville, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$177,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$40,861

$764

Median Property Taxes

±$225

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 Blountville, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

80.1%

Homeownership

2024

61.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.1% of the housing units in Blountville, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Blountville, 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.

$54,754

Median Household Income

± $15,121

954

Number of Households

± 234

In 2024, the median household income of the 954 households in Blountville, TN declined from $54,754 from the previous year's value of $64,509.

The following chart displays the households in Blountville, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Blountville, 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 (72.7%)
Carpooled (14.3%)
Worked At Home (7.78%)

In 2024, 72.7% of workers in Blountville, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.3%) and those who worked at home (7.78%).

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

18.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blountville, TN have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.22% of the workforce in Blountville, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blountville, TN (206 out of 2.5k 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 Males 6 - 11 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Blountville, TN is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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