East Ridge, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

22,070

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.6

2.17% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.1%

11.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$62,247

11.2% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

East Ridge, TN is home to a population of 22.1k people, from which 93.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.62% of East Ridge, TN residents were born outside of the country (2.12k people).

In 2024, there were 5.96 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.6k people) in East Ridge, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.44k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.52k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.3%

2024 Citizenship

94%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.3% of East Ridge, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Ridge, TN was 94%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Ridge, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.6k ± 920
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.44k ± 502
White (Hispanic)
1.52k ± 754

16.5%

Hispanic Population

3.65k people

16.5% of the people in East Ridge, TN are hispanic (3.65k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in East Ridge, 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

9.62%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.12k people

9.25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.04k people

As of 2024, 9.62% of East Ridge, TN residents (2.12k 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 East Ridge, TN was 9.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
541 ± 197
Gulf War (1990s)
90 ± 60
Korea
87 ± 70

East Ridge, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of East Ridge, TN employs 11.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Ridge, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,587 people), Retail Trade (1,504 people), and Manufacturing (1,331 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($108,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,929), and Finance & Insurance ($63,283).

Employment

Occupations

11.4k

2024 Value

± 995

−1.76%

1 Year decline

± 12.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Ridge, TN declined at a rate of −1.76%, from 11.6k employees to 11.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Ridge, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,384 people), Management Occupations (1,183 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,139 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Ridge, 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

11.4k

2024 Value

± 995

−1.76%

1 Year decline

± 12.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Ridge, TN declined at a rate of −1.76%, from 11.6k employees to 11.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Ridge, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,587 people), Retail Trade (1,504 people), and Manufacturing (1,331 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Ridge, TN, though some of these residents may live in East Ridge, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,052

Median earning men ± $6,361

$36,044

Median earning women ± $2,084

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,981), Public Administration ($60,813), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,861).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,512), Construction ($67,924), and Public Administration ($60,187).

Housing & Living

The median property value in East Ridge, TN was $211,100 in 2024, which is 0.635 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $182,500 to $211,100, a 15.7% increase. The homeownership rate in East Ridge, TN is 57.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Ridge, TN have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Ridge, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$211,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,619

$5,515

Median Property Taxes

±$662

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

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

Rent vs Own

57.5%

Homeownership

2024

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 57.5% of the housing units in East Ridge, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in East Ridge, 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.

$62,247

Median Household Income

± $6,900

9.59k

Number of Households

± 849

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.59k households in East Ridge, TN grew to $62,247 from the previous year's value of $55,988.

The following chart displays the households in East Ridge, 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 East Ridge, 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 (73.1%)
Worked At Home (12.5%)
Carpooled (10%)

In 2024, 73.1% of workers in East Ridge, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.5%) and those who carpooled to work (10%).

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

21 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Ridge, TN have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.09% of the workforce in East Ridge, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Ridge, TN (2.86k out of 21.8k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Ridge, TN is White, followed by Hispanic 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

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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