Kimball, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

1,639

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.3

9.07% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.89%

1.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$60,543

7.63% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Kimball, TN is home to a population of 1.64k people, from which 94.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.22% of Kimball, TN residents were born outside of the country (102 people).

In 2024, there were 15.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.45k people) in Kimball, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 96 Other (Hispanic) and 53 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.6%

2024 Citizenship

93.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.6% of Kimball, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kimball, TN was 93.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kimball, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.45k ± 305
Other (Hispanic)
96 ± 120
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
53 ± 48

5.86%

Hispanic Population

96 people

5.86% of the people in Kimball, TN are hispanic (96 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kimball, 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

6.22%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

102 people

8.29%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

141 people

As of 2024, 6.22% of Kimball, TN residents (102 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 Kimball, TN was 8.29%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
40 ± 33
Gulf War (1990s)
5 ± 15
Korea
3 ± 15

Kimball, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 8 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Kimball, TN employs 800 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kimball, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (147 people), Accommodation & Food Services (113 people), and Manufacturing (92 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($84,688), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($78,021), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,938).

Employment

Occupations

800

2024 Value

± 168

−0.498%

1 Year decline

± 29.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kimball, TN declined at a rate of −0.498%, from 804 employees to 800 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kimball, TN, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (114 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (82 people), and Production Occupations (66 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kimball, 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

800

2024 Value

± 168

−0.498%

1 Year decline

± 29.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kimball, TN declined at a rate of −0.498%, from 804 employees to 800 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kimball, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (147 people), Accommodation & Food Services (113 people), and Manufacturing (92 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kimball, TN, though some of these residents may live in Kimball, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,793

Median earning men ± $10,250

$40,758

Median earning women ± $9,365

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,646), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($78,158), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,188).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($62,750), Manufacturing ($55,938), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,234).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kimball, TN was $231,400 in 2024, which is 0.696 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $215,900 to $231,400, a 7.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Kimball, TN is 70.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kimball, TN have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kimball, TN is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$231,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,590

$483

Median Property Taxes

±$90

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

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

Rent vs Own

70.6%

Homeownership

2024

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.6% of the housing units in Kimball, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kimball, 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.

$60,543

Median Household Income

± $11,856

684

Number of Households

± 133

In 2024, the median household income of the 684 households in Kimball, TN grew to $60,543 from the previous year's value of $56,250.

The following chart displays the households in Kimball, 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kimball, 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 (69.6%)
Carpooled (14.2%)
Other (6.99%)

In 2024, 69.6% of workers in Kimball, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.2%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (6.99%).

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

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kimball, TN have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.11% of the workforce in Kimball, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.89% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kimball, TN (113 out of 1.64k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

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