Telford, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

731

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

54.3

0.184% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$69,200

1.77% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$228,600

3.3% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Telford, TN is home to a population of 731 people, from which 97.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.33% of Telford, TN residents were born outside of the country (17 people).

In 2024, there were 9.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (649 people) in Telford, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 65 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 17 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2024 Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of Telford, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Telford, TN was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Telford, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
649 ± 270
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
65 ± 89
Other (Hispanic)
17 ± 22

11.2%

Hispanic Population

82 people

11.2% of the people in Telford, TN are hispanic (82 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Telford, 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

2.33%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

17 people

2.63%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

23 people

As of 2024, 2.33% of Telford, TN residents (17 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 Telford, TN was 2.63%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
49 ± 47
Gulf War (1990s)
32 ± 49

Telford, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.53 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Telford, TN was $228,600 in 2024, which is 0.687 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $221,300 to $228,600, a 3.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Telford, TN is 81.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Telford, TN have an average commute time of 19.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Telford, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$228,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$59,504

$217

Median Property Taxes

±$102

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

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

Rent vs Own

81.6%

Homeownership

2024

74.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.6% of the housing units in Telford, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Telford, 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.

$69,200

Median Household Income

± $28,729

266

Number of Households

± 115

In 2024, the median household income of the 266 households in Telford, TN declined from $69,200 from the previous year's value of $70,446.

The following chart displays the households in Telford, 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 Telford, 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 (71.8%)
Carpooled (17.4%)
Worked At Home (10.7%)

In 2024, 71.8% of workers in Telford, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.4%) and those who worked at home (10.7%).

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

19.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Telford, TN have a shorter commute time (19.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Telford, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

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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