Fairfield Glade, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

9,487

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

71.1

1.57% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.2%

8.53% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$71,682

2.56% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Fairfield Glade, TN is home to a population of 9.49k people, from which 98.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.87% of Fairfield Glade, TN residents were born outside of the country (272 people).

In 2024, there were 30.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.67k people) in Fairfield Glade, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 283 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 141 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Fairfield Glade, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fairfield Glade, TN was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fairfield Glade, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.67k ± 577
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
283 ± 173
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
141 ± 73

3.96%

Hispanic Population

376 people

3.96% of the people in Fairfield Glade, TN are hispanic (376 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fairfield Glade, 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

2.87%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

272 people

2.27%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

208 people

As of 2024, 2.87% of Fairfield Glade, TN residents (272 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 Fairfield Glade, TN was 2.27%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
852 ± 160
Gulf War (1990s)
165 ± 95
Korea
121 ± 57

Fairfield Glade, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.16 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Fairfield Glade, TN employs 1.85k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fairfield Glade, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (207 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (200 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (179 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($104,196), Finance & Insurance ($74,464), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($65,741).

Employment

Occupations

1.85k

2024 Value

± 345

9.35%

1 Year growth

± 25.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairfield Glade, TN grew at a rate of 9.35%, from 1.69k employees to 1.85k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairfield Glade, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (260 people), Sales & Related Occupations (199 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (146 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairfield Glade, 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

1.85k

2024 Value

± 345

9.35%

1 Year growth

± 25.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairfield Glade, TN grew at a rate of 9.35%, from 1.69k employees to 1.85k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairfield Glade, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (207 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (200 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (179 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fairfield Glade, TN, though some of these residents may live in Fairfield Glade, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,893

Median earning men ± $17,779

$36,193

Median earning women ± $12,098

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,950), Other Services Except Public Administration ($69,091), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,743).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($65,417), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,599), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,594).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fairfield Glade, TN was $356,800 in 2024, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $321,300 to $356,800, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Fairfield Glade, TN is 89.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fairfield Glade, TN have an average commute time of 18.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fairfield Glade, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$356,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,059

$4,489

Median Property Taxes

±$429

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

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

Rent vs Own

89.1%

Homeownership

2024

70.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 89.1% of the housing units in Fairfield Glade, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fairfield Glade, 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.

$71,682

Median Household Income

± $7,936

5.04k

Number of Households

± 492

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.04k households in Fairfield Glade, TN declined from $71,682 from the previous year's value of $73,569.

The following chart displays the households in Fairfield Glade, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fairfield Glade, 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 (67.8%)
Worked At Home (25.4%)
Carpooled (5.14%)

In 2024, 67.8% of workers in Fairfield Glade, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.4%) and those who carpooled to work (5.14%).

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

18.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fairfield Glade, TN have a shorter commute time (18.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.82% of the workforce in Fairfield Glade, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairfield Glade, TN (680 out of 9.44k 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 < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairfield Glade, 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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