Signal Mountain, TN

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,860
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
44.3
2.31% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.31%
25.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$141,008
0.926% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$544,300
12.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,639
0.636% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Signal Mountain, TN 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.

99.5% of the residents in Signal Mountain, TN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Signal Mountain, TN was $544,300, and the homeownership rate was 87.9%.

Most people in Signal Mountain, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Signal Mountain, TN was 2 cars per household.

United StatesTennesseeHamilton County, TNChattanooga, TN-GAHamilton County (North)--Soddy-Daisy city PUMA, TN

Population & Diversity

Signal Mountain, TN is home to a population of 8.86k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.78% of Signal Mountain, TN residents were born outside of the country (246 people).

In 2024, there were 35.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.23k people) in Signal Mountain, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 232 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 104 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%
2024 Citizenship
99.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Signal Mountain, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Signal Mountain, TN was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Signal Mountain, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.23k ± 220
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    232 ± 134
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    104 ± 115
1.16%
Hispanic Population
103 people

In 2024, there were 35.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.23k people) in Signal Mountain, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 232 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 104 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.16% of the people in Signal Mountain, TN are hispanic (103 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Signal Mountain, TN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.78%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
246 people
1.94%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
172 people

As of 2024, 2.78% of Signal Mountain, TN residents (246 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 Signal Mountain, TN was 1.94%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    147 ± 98
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    111 ± 84
  3. Korea
    78 ± 66

Signal Mountain, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.32 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Signal Mountain, TN employs 3.64k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Signal Mountain, TN were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (520 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (498 people), and Finance & Insurance (418 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($186,250), Public Administration ($180,972), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($167,596).

Employment

Occupations

3.64k
2024 Value
± 480
0.636%
1 Year growth
± 18.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Signal Mountain, TN grew at a rate of 0.636%, from 3.62k employees to 3.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Signal Mountain, TN, are Management Occupations (791 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (466 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (374 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Signal Mountain, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.64k
2024 Value
± 480
0.636%
1 Year growth
± 18.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Signal Mountain, TN grew at a rate of 0.636%, from 3.62k employees to 3.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Signal Mountain, TN, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (520 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (498 people), and Finance & Insurance (418 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Signal Mountain, TN, though some of these residents may live in Signal Mountain, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$119,889
Median earning men ± $22,974
$65,873
Median earning women ± $12,534

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($214,097), Manufacturing ($206,641), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($170,536).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($181,991), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,583), and Retail Trade ($90,179).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Signal Mountain, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Signal Mountain, TN was $544,300 in 2024, which is 1.64 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $482,300 to $544,300, a 12.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Signal Mountain, TN is 87.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Signal Mountain, TN have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Signal Mountain, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$544,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$44,690
$2,945
Median Property Taxes
±$392

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 Signal Mountain, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

87.9%
Homeownership
2024
64%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 87.9% of the housing units in Signal Mountain, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$141,008
Median Household Income
± $26,947
3.35k
Number of Households
± 404

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.35k households in Signal Mountain, TN grew to $141,008 from the previous year's value of $139,714.

The following chart displays the households in Signal Mountain, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Signal Mountain, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.1%)
  3. Walked (2.2%)

In 2024, 70% of workers in Signal Mountain, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.1%) and those who walked to work (2.2%).

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.

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Commute Time

27.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Signal Mountain, TN have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.57% of the workforce in Signal Mountain, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Signal Mountain, TN (290 out of 8.75k 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 75+, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Signal Mountain, TN is White, followed by Other 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.

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Health

98.3% of the population of Signal Mountain, TN has health coverage, with 63.7% on employee plans, 1.89% on Medicaid, 16.5% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 0.389% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.1% under 18 years, 6.06% between 18 and 34 years, 41.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

1.7%
Uninsured
63.7%
Employer Coverage
1.89%
Medicaid
16.5%
Medicare
15.8%
Non-Group
0.389%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Signal Mountain, TN declined by 17.6% from 2.07% to 1.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Signal Mountain, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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