Tullahoma, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

21,103

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.3

0.777% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18%

2.94% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$60,979

0.204% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Tullahoma, TN is home to a population of 21.1k people, from which 99.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.02% of Tullahoma, TN residents were born outside of the country (427 people).

In 2024, there were 13.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.9k people) in Tullahoma, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.36k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 576 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Tullahoma, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tullahoma, TN was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tullahoma, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.9k ± 744
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.36k ± 258
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
576 ± 397

5.07%

Hispanic Population

1.07k people

5.07% of the people in Tullahoma, TN are hispanic (1.07k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tullahoma, 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

2.02%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

427 people

2.07%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

427 people

As of 2024, 2.02% of Tullahoma, TN residents (427 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 Tullahoma, TN was 2.07%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
425 ± 187
Gulf War (2001-)
343 ± 145
Gulf War (1990s)
207 ± 113

Tullahoma, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.24 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Tullahoma, TN employs 9.39k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tullahoma, TN were Manufacturing (2,077 people), Retail Trade (1,536 people), and Educational Services (878 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($79,663), Information ($73,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($70,739).

Employment

Occupations

9.39k

2024 Value

± 847

2.46%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tullahoma, TN grew at a rate of 2.46%, from 9.16k employees to 9.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tullahoma, TN, are Production Occupations (1,365 people), Sales & Related Occupations (887 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (887 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tullahoma, 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

9.39k

2024 Value

± 847

2.46%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tullahoma, TN grew at a rate of 2.46%, from 9.16k employees to 9.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tullahoma, TN, are Manufacturing (2,077 people), Retail Trade (1,536 people), and Educational Services (878 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tullahoma, TN, though some of these residents may live in Tullahoma, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,934

Median earning men ± $4,001

$28,910

Median earning women ± $4,539

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,000), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($79,663), and Information ($74,196).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,429), Public Administration ($57,683), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,417).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tullahoma, TN was $251,900 in 2024, which is 0.757 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $228,800 to $251,900, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Tullahoma, TN is 64.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tullahoma, TN have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tullahoma, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$251,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,166

$5,455

Median Property Taxes

±$592

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

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

Rent vs Own

64.4%

Homeownership

2024

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.4% of the housing units in Tullahoma, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tullahoma, 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.

$60,979

Median Household Income

± $5,152

8.47k

Number of Households

± 772

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.47k households in Tullahoma, TN grew to $60,979 from the previous year's value of $60,855.

The following chart displays the households in Tullahoma, 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 Tullahoma, 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 (83.3%)
Carpooled (7.28%)
Worked At Home (6.95%)

In 2024, 83.3% of workers in Tullahoma, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.28%) and those who worked at home (6.95%).

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

20.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tullahoma, TN have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.52% of the workforce in Tullahoma, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tullahoma, TN (3.76k out of 20.9k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

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