Seymour, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

16,216

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.2

1.17% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.34%

25.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$82,855

2.8% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Seymour, TN is home to a population of 16.2k people, from which 99% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.11% of Seymour, TN residents were born outside of the country (505 people).

In 2024, there were 48.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.4k people) in Seymour, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 319 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 161 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Seymour, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Seymour, TN was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Seymour, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.4k ± 1.51k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
319 ± 152
Other (Hispanic)
161 ± 184

1.65%

Hispanic Population

268 people

1.65% of the people in Seymour, TN are hispanic (268 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Seymour, 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

3.11%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

505 people

3.02%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

480 people

As of 2024, 3.11% of Seymour, TN residents (505 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 Seymour, TN was 3.02%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
403 ± 147
Gulf War (1990s)
221 ± 113
Gulf War (2001-)
199 ± 131

Seymour, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Seymour, TN employs 7.39k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Seymour, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,175 people), Retail Trade (821 people), and Educational Services (616 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,977), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,908), and Wholesale Trade ($70,592).

Employment

Occupations

7.39k

2024 Value

± 844

−3.4%

1 Year decline

± 17%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Seymour, TN declined at a rate of −3.4%, from 7.65k employees to 7.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Seymour, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,158 people), Management Occupations (901 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (541 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Seymour, 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

7.39k

2024 Value

± 844

−3.4%

1 Year decline

± 17%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Seymour, TN declined at a rate of −3.4%, from 7.65k employees to 7.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Seymour, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,175 people), Retail Trade (821 people), and Educational Services (616 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Seymour, TN, though some of these residents may live in Seymour, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,284

Median earning men ± $10,325

$44,023

Median earning women ± $6,082

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,693), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,321), and Wholesale Trade ($72,303).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,750), Public Administration ($59,271), and Manufacturing ($56,648).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Seymour, TN was $308,100 in 2024, which is 0.926 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $262,800 to $308,100, a 17.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Seymour, TN is 77.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Seymour, TN have an average commute time of 28.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Seymour, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$308,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,559

$4,820

Median Property Taxes

±$593

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

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

Rent vs Own

77.5%

Homeownership

2024

70.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.5% of the housing units in Seymour, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Seymour, 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.

$82,855

Median Household Income

± $14,958

6.22k

Number of Households

± 706

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.22k households in Seymour, TN declined from $82,855 from the previous year's value of $85,240.

The following chart displays the households in Seymour, 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 Seymour, 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 (83%)
Worked At Home (11.5%)
Carpooled (4.01%)

In 2024, 83% of workers in Seymour, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.5%) and those who carpooled to work (4.01%).

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

28.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Seymour, TN have a longer commute time (28.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.282% of the workforce in Seymour, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Seymour, TN (1.34k out of 16.1k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females < 5.

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