Spurgeon, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

4,071

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.6

0.905% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.9%

1.93% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$64,250

2.79% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Spurgeon, TN is home to a population of 4.07k people, from which 97.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.76% of Spurgeon, TN residents were born outside of the country (153 people).

In 2024, there were 7.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.22k people) in Spurgeon, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 433 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 142 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Spurgeon, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Spurgeon, TN was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Spurgeon, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.22k ± 682
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
433 ± 252
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
142 ± 156

8.33%

Hispanic Population

339 people

8.33% of the people in Spurgeon, TN are hispanic (339 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Spurgeon, 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

3.76%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

153 people

1.79%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

67 people

As of 2024, 3.76% of Spurgeon, TN residents (153 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 Spurgeon, TN was 1.79%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
130 ± 119
Gulf War (1990s)
79 ± 67
Gulf War (2001-)
62 ± 73

Spurgeon, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.65 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Spurgeon, TN employs 1.89k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Spurgeon, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (308 people), Manufacturing (234 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (228 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($75,847), Information ($73,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($69,010).

Employment

Occupations

1.89k

2024 Value

± 359

1.94%

1 Year growth

± 26.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spurgeon, TN grew at a rate of 1.94%, from 1.86k employees to 1.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Spurgeon, TN, are Management Occupations (288 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (257 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (193 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Spurgeon, 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

1.89k

2024 Value

± 359

1.94%

1 Year growth

± 26.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spurgeon, TN grew at a rate of 1.94%, from 1.86k employees to 1.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Spurgeon, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (308 people), Manufacturing (234 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (228 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Spurgeon, TN, though some of these residents may live in Spurgeon, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,962

Median earning men ± $10,434

$47,500

Median earning women ± $15,164

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($120,764), Public Administration ($64,323), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,653).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($75,275), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($58,347), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,114).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Spurgeon, TN was $219,300 in 2024, which is 0.659 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $197,500 to $219,300, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Spurgeon, TN is 69.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Spurgeon, TN have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Spurgeon, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$219,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$32,431

$1,202

Median Property Taxes

±$271

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

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

Rent vs Own

69.2%

Homeownership

2024

68.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.2% of the housing units in Spurgeon, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Spurgeon, 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.

$64,250

Median Household Income

± $11,983

1.74k

Number of Households

± 330

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.74k households in Spurgeon, TN declined from $64,250 from the previous year's value of $66,091.

The following chart displays the households in Spurgeon, 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 Spurgeon, 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 (65.9%)
Worked At Home (21.8%)
Carpooled (7.8%)

In 2024, 65.9% of workers in Spurgeon, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.8%).

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

19.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Spurgeon, TN have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.894% of the workforce in Spurgeon, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Spurgeon, TN (891 out of 4.07k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Spurgeon, TN is Two Or More, followed by White and Hispanic.

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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