Tusculum, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

3,337

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.9

3.99% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.48%

40.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$70,694

1.07% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Tusculum, TN is home to a population of 3.34k people, from which 97% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.72% of Tusculum, TN residents were born outside of the country (124 people).

In 2024, there were 10.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.8k people) in Tusculum, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 270 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 112 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97% of Tusculum, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tusculum, TN was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tusculum, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.8k ± 122
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
270 ± 87
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
112 ± 85

4.14%

Hispanic Population

138 people

4.14% of the people in Tusculum, TN are hispanic (138 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tusculum, 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

3.72%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

124 people

4.21%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

139 people

As of 2024, 3.72% of Tusculum, TN residents (124 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 Tusculum, TN was 4.21%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
70 ± 39
Vietnam
63 ± 38
Gulf War (1990s)
43 ± 29

Tusculum, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Tusculum, TN employs 1.38k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tusculum, TN were Educational Services (301 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (255 people), and Retail Trade (188 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($130,125), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($130,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($84,583).

Employment

Occupations

1.38k

2024 Value

± 227

8.4%

1 Year growth

± 22.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tusculum, TN grew at a rate of 8.4%, from 1.27k employees to 1.38k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tusculum, TN, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (199 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (136 people), and Management Occupations (116 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tusculum, 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

1.38k

2024 Value

± 227

8.4%

1 Year growth

± 22.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tusculum, TN grew at a rate of 8.4%, from 1.27k employees to 1.38k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tusculum, TN, are Educational Services (301 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (255 people), and Retail Trade (188 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tusculum, TN, though some of these residents may live in Tusculum, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,378

Median earning men ± $10,227

$39,148

Median earning women ± $12,102

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,708), Wholesale Trade ($80,625), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,641).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,170), Public Administration ($39,545), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,900).

Education

The student population of Tusculum, TN in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 560 male students and 543 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Tusculum, TN are White (210 and 60.2%), Unknown (75 and 21.5%), Black or African American (40 and 11.5%), and Hispanic or Latino (12 and 3.44%).

The largest universities in Tusculum, TN by number of degrees awarded are Tusculum University (357 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Tusculum, TN are General Business Administration & Management (107 and 30%), General Education (56 and 15.7%), and Sport & Fitness Management (37 and 10.4%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $28,250.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Tusculum, TN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 72.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 1,103 (50.8% men and 49.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 1,103 students enrolled in Tusculum, TN, 50.8% men and 49.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 612 records, of which 57.8% were women and 42.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
67 degrees awarded
General Psychology
22 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
19 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Tusculum, TN was General Business Administration & Management with 67 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Tusculum, TN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Tusculum University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

357 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tusculum University with 357 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 157 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Tusculum, TN, which is 0.785 times less than the 200 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 210 degrees mean that there were 2.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 75 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($28,250) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,100) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tusculum, TN was $267,500 in 2024, which is 0.804 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $247,800 to $267,500, a 7.95% increase. The homeownership rate in Tusculum, TN is 88.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tusculum, TN have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tusculum, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$267,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,560

$954

Median Property Taxes

±$177

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

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

Rent vs Own

88.1%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 88.1% of the housing units in Tusculum, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 87.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tusculum, 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.

$70,694

Median Household Income

± $15,526

1.08k

Number of Households

± 184

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.08k households in Tusculum, TN declined from $70,694 from the previous year's value of $71,458.

The following chart displays the households in Tusculum, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tusculum, 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 (72.1%)
Walked (11.8%)
Carpooled (7.01%)

In 2024, 72.1% of workers in Tusculum, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (11.8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.01%).

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

19.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tusculum, TN have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.3% of the workforce in Tusculum, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.48% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tusculum, TN (136 out of 2.48k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

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