Putnam County, TN

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US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.277% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$58,912

4.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$282,500

14.5% 1-year growth

About

N/A of the households in N/A 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.

96.7% of the residents in N/A are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Putnam County, 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 N/A was $282,500, and the homeownership rate was 61.2%.

Most people in N/A drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in N/A was N/A per household.

N/A borders Cumberland County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Overton County, TN, Smith County, TN, and White County, TN.

United States Tennessee Cookeville, TN

Population & Diversity

N/A is home to a population of N/A people, from which 96.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.68% of Putnam County, TN residents were born outside of the country (4.69k people).

In 2024, there were 26.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (70.2k people) in N/A than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.67k Other (Hispanic) and 2.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2024 Citizenship

97%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Putnam County, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in N/A was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Putnam County, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
70.2k ± 276
Other (Hispanic)
2.67k ± 680
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.5k ± 734

8.39%

Hispanic Population

6.93k people

8.39% of the people in N/A are hispanic (6.93k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in N/A as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

5.68%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4.69k people

5.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.4k people

As of 2024, 5.68% of Putnam County, TN residents (4.69k 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 N/A was 5.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,504 ± 277
Gulf War (2001-)
1,037 ± 302
Gulf War (1990s)
624 ± 198

N/A has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in N/A.

Health

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.5% under 18 years, 25.7% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.6%

Uninsured

44.4%

Employer Coverage

16.5%

Medicaid

11.7%

Medicare

15.3%

Non-Group

1.59%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in N/A grew by 10.8% from 9.54% to 10.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in N/A changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

Employment

Occupations

39.8k

2024 Value

± 1,772

2.13%

1 Year growth

± 6.06%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in N/A grew at a rate of 2.13%, from 39k employees to 39.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in N/A, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of N/A.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

39.8k

2024 Value

± 1,772

2.13%

1 Year growth

± 6.06%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in N/A grew at a rate of 2.13%, from 39k employees to 39.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in N/A, are Retail Trade (5,488 people), Manufacturing (5,456 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,951 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of N/A, though some of these residents may live in N/A and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,135

Median earning men ± $2,747

$32,829

Median earning women ± $1,842

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,652), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,938), and Information ($61,214).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($53,611), Public Administration ($50,134), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,250).

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%).

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Putnam County, 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in N/A was $282,500 in 2024, which is 0.849 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $246,800 to $282,500, a 14.5% increase. The homeownership rate in N/A is 61.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in N/A have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in N/A is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Property

$282,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,622

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

Rent vs Own

61.2%

Homeownership

2024

68.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.2% of the housing units in N/A were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.7%.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,912

Median Household Income

± $2,790

33.6k

Number of Households

± 1,545

In 2024, the median household income of the 33.6k households in N/A grew to $58,912 from the previous year's value of $56,537.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.6%)
Worked At Home (10.1%)
Carpooled (8.73%)

In 2024, 78.6% of workers in N/A drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.73%).

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.