Shackle Island, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

4,404

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

46.1

2.12% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.71%

14.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$130,125

1.38% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Shackle Island, TN is home to a population of 4.4k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.45% of Shackle Island, TN residents were born outside of the country (64 people).

In 2024, there were 11.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.82k people) in Shackle Island, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 327 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 79 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Shackle Island, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Shackle Island, TN was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shackle Island, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.82k ± 926
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
327 ± 311
White (Hispanic)
79 ± 88

4.22%

Hispanic Population

186 people

4.22% of the people in Shackle Island, TN are hispanic (186 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Shackle Island, 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

1.45%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

64 people

1.13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

47 people

As of 2024, 1.45% of Shackle Island, TN residents (64 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 Shackle Island, TN was 1.13%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
43 ± 38
Gulf War (1990s)
34 ± 46
Vietnam
26 ± 36

Shackle Island, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Shackle Island, TN employs 2.37k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shackle Island, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (606 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (364 people), and Retail Trade (167 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($117,935), Public Administration ($113,113), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,915).

Employment

Occupations

2.37k

2024 Value

± 448

−1.21%

1 Year decline

± 26.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shackle Island, TN declined at a rate of −1.21%, from 2.4k employees to 2.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shackle Island, TN, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (282 people), Management Occupations (224 people), and Personal Care & Service Occupations (222 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shackle Island, 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

2.37k

2024 Value

± 448

−1.21%

1 Year decline

± 26.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shackle Island, TN declined at a rate of −1.21%, from 2.4k employees to 2.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shackle Island, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (606 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (364 people), and Retail Trade (167 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shackle Island, TN, though some of these residents may live in Shackle Island, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$75,893

Median earning men ± $14,938

$41,411

Median earning women ± $22,976

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($123,224), Retail Trade ($93,380), and Manufacturing ($86,574).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($116,000), Public Administration ($113,821), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,065).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Shackle Island, TN was $540,400 in 2024, which is 1.62 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $467,500 to $540,400, a 15.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Shackle Island, TN is 93%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Shackle Island, TN have an average commute time of 41 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shackle Island, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$540,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$100,947

$1,397

Median Property Taxes

±$315

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 Shackle Island, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

93%

Homeownership

2024

64.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 93% of the housing units in Shackle Island, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 92.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Shackle Island, 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.

$130,125

Median Household Income

± $42,819

1.5k

Number of Households

± 347

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.5k households in Shackle Island, TN declined from $130,125 from the previous year's value of $131,944.

The following chart displays the households in Shackle Island, 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 Shackle Island, 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 (71.7%)
Worked At Home (23.8%)
Carpooled (4.17%)

In 2024, 71.7% of workers in Shackle Island, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.8%) and those who carpooled to work (4.17%).

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

41 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shackle Island, TN have a longer commute time (41 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 11.9% of the workforce in Shackle Island, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.71% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shackle Island, TN (288 out of 4.29k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 12 - 14.

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