Cookeville, TN

Census Place

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2024 Population

36,088

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.8

0.676% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

23.5%

7.01% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,375

5.93% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$305,400

15.8% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

17,530

3.33% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cookeville, 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.

94.3% of the residents in Cookeville, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cookeville, TN are Tennessee Technological University (2,443 degrees awarded in 2024), Genesis Career College-Cookeville (193 degrees), and Fortis Institute-Cookeville (114 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Cookeville, TN was $305,400, and the homeownership rate was 41.1%.

Most people in Cookeville, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Cookeville, TN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cookeville, TN is home to a population of 36.1k people, from which 94.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.19% of Cookeville, TN residents were born outside of the country (3.32k people).

In 2024, there were 16.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.2k people) in Cookeville, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.7k Other (Hispanic) and 1.39k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.3%

2024 Citizenship

95.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.3% of Cookeville, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cookeville, TN was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cookeville, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
28.2k ± 710
Other (Hispanic)
1.7k ± 605
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.39k ± 556

12%

Hispanic Population

4.34k people

12% of the people in Cookeville, TN are hispanic (4.34k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cookeville, 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

9.19%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.32k people

7.55%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.69k people

As of 2024, 9.19% of Cookeville, TN residents (3.32k 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 Cookeville, TN was 7.55%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
541 ± 179
Gulf War (2001-)
301 ± 132
Gulf War (1990s)
234 ± 102

Cookeville, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

86.8% of the population of Cookeville, TN has health coverage, with 45.1% on employee plans, 14.3% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 16.1% on non-group plans, and 1.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 34.6% between 18 and 34 years, 28.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

13.2%

Uninsured

45.1%

Employer Coverage

14.3%

Medicaid

10.1%

Medicare

16.1%

Non-Group

1.13%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cookeville, TN grew by 15.7% from 11.4% to 13.2%.

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

Economy

The economy of Cookeville, TN employs 17.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cookeville, TN were Retail Trade (2,683 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,242 people), and Manufacturing (2,200 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,847), Finance & Insurance ($68,039), and Information ($60,026).

Employment

Occupations

17.5k

2024 Value

± 1,186

3.33%

1 Year growth

± 9.16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cookeville, TN grew at a rate of 3.33%, from 17k employees to 17.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cookeville, TN, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,933 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,843 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,588 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cookeville, 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

17.5k

2024 Value

± 1,186

3.33%

1 Year growth

± 9.16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cookeville, TN grew at a rate of 3.33%, from 17k employees to 17.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cookeville, TN, are Retail Trade (2,683 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,242 people), and Manufacturing (2,200 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cookeville, TN, though some of these residents may live in Cookeville, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,229

Median earning men ± $3,582

$29,905

Median earning women ± $2,650

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($75,625), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,505), and Information ($60,357).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,900), Information ($55,000), and Public Administration ($42,546).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

3.15%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

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 Cookeville, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.5%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

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.

Education

In 2024, universities in Cookeville, TN awarded 2,759 degrees. The student population of Cookeville, TN in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 5,689 male students and 5,476 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cookeville, TN are White (2,229 and 83%), Hispanic or Latino (148 and 5.51%), Black or African American (142 and 5.28%), and Two or More Races (74 and 2.75%).

The largest universities in Cookeville, TN by number of degrees awarded are Tennessee Technological University (2,443 and 88.5%), Genesis Career College-Cookeville (193 and 7%), and Fortis Institute-Cookeville (114 and 4.13%).

The most popular majors in Cookeville, TN are Registered Nursing (226 and 8.19%), General Business Administration & Management (209 and 7.58%), and Mechanical Engineering (136 and 4.93%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $9,990 for in-state students and $14,190 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Cookeville, TN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 76.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 22.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 11,165 (51% men and 49% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 11,165 students enrolled in Cookeville, TN, 51% men and 49% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 8,725 records, of which 50% were women and 50% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
152 degrees awarded
Mechanical Engineering
125 degrees awarded
Computer Science
112 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Cookeville, TN was Registered Nursing with 152 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Cookeville, TN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Tennessee Technological University
2,443 degrees awarded
Genesis Career College-Cookeville
193 degrees awarded
Fortis Institute-Cookeville
114 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tennessee Technological University with 2,443 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 1,231 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cookeville, TN, which is 0.806 times less than the 1,528 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,229 degrees mean that there were 15.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 148 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 2-year ($14,913) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,386) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,280) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cookeville, TN was $305,400 in 2024, which is 0.918 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $263,800 to $305,400, a 15.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Cookeville, TN is 41.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cookeville, TN have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cookeville, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$305,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,384

$6,094

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 Cookeville, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

41.1%

Homeownership

2024

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 41.1% of the housing units in Cookeville, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 41.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cookeville, 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.

$51,375

Median Household Income

± $3,726

14.8k

Number of Households

± 1,022

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.8k households in Cookeville, TN grew to $51,375 from the previous year's value of $48,501.

The following chart displays the households in Cookeville, 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 Cookeville, 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 (76.5%)
Worked At Home (10.7%)
Carpooled (8.3%)

In 2024, 76.5% of workers in Cookeville, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.3%).

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

18.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cookeville, TN have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.56% of the workforce in Cookeville, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cookeville, TN (7.71k out of 32.9k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cookeville, TN is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.