Rural Hill, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

2,075

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.352% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.18%

255% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$108,250

28.4% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Rural Hill, TN is home to a population of 2.08k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 19.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.86k people) in Rural Hill, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 94 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 44 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

97.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Rural Hill, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rural Hill, TN was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rural Hill, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.86k ± 550
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
94 ± 93
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
44 ± 68

2.12%

Hispanic Population

44 people

2.12% of the people in Rural Hill, TN are hispanic (44 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rural Hill, 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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
36 ± 45
Korea
27 ± 44

Rural Hill, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Rural Hill, TN employs 994 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rural Hill, TN were Retail Trade (153 people), Construction (120 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (114 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($136,282), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($136,282), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($110,221).

Employment

Occupations

994

2024 Value

± 287

−25%

1 Year decline

± 56.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rural Hill, TN declined at a rate of −25%, from 1.33k employees to 994 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rural Hill, TN, are Sales & Related Occupations (157 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (147 people), and Management Occupations (95 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rural Hill, 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

994

2024 Value

± 287

−25%

1 Year decline

± 56.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rural Hill, TN declined at a rate of −25%, from 1.33k employees to 994 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rural Hill, TN, are Retail Trade (153 people), Construction (120 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (114 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rural Hill, TN, though some of these residents may live in Rural Hill, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,359

Median earning men ± $57,224

$48,333

Median earning women ± $17,768

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($136,282), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($106,250), and Construction ($46,513).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,028), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,313), and Retail Trade ($23,646).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rural Hill, TN was $458,700 in 2024, which is 1.38 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $402,100 to $458,700, a 14.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Rural Hill, TN is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rural Hill, TN have an average commute time of 33.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rural Hill, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$458,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$78,468

$765

Median Property Taxes

±$222

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

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

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

65.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Rural Hill, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 97.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rural Hill, 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.

$108,250

Median Household Income

± $57,603

765

Number of Households

± 223

In 2024, the median household income of the 765 households in Rural Hill, TN grew to $108,250 from the previous year's value of $84,310.

The following chart displays the households in Rural Hill, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rural Hill, 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 (74%)
Worked At Home (22.3%)
Carpooled (3.62%)

In 2024, 74% of workers in Rural Hill, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.3%) and those who carpooled to work (3.62%).

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

33.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rural Hill, TN have a longer commute time (33.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.5% of the workforce in Rural Hill, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rural Hill, TN (66 out of 2.08k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rural Hill, TN is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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