Atwood vs McKenzie

A side-by-side comparison of Atwood and McKenzie: population, income, housing, and more.

Atwood and McKenzie are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McKenzie has the higher population (5,706 vs 1,230 in Atwood). Atwood has the higher median household income ($36,583 vs $35,988 in McKenzie). McKenzie has the higher median home value ($140,200 vs $86,900 in Atwood).

Population, income & housing

	Atwood	McKenzie
Population	1,230	5,706
Median age	31.3 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,583	$35,988
Median home value	$86,900	$140,200
Median gross rent	$796	$669
Housing units	533	2,294
Homeownership rate	82.8%	55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atwood	McKenzie
Population	1,047 → 1,230 (+17.5%)	5,328 → 5,706 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$35,909 → $36,583 (+1.9%)	$32,757 → $35,988 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$70,300 → $86,900 (+23.6%)	$94,100 → $140,200 (+49.0%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $796 (+27.4%)	$670 → $669 (-0.1%)

Atwood

Population

1,0471,230

Median household income

$35,909$36,583

Median home value

$70,300$86,900

Median gross rent

$625$796

McKenzie

Population

5,3285,706

Median household income

$32,757$35,988

Median home value

$94,100$140,200

Median gross rent

$670$669

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atwood	McKenzie
Under 5	8.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	23.4%	13.5%
18 to 24	10.2%	19.1%
25 to 34	13.1%	13.8%
35 to 44	7.6%	8.1%
45 to 54	7.5%	9.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	13.7%	9.8%
75 and over	5.9%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atwood	McKenzie
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	75.5%
Black or African American	7.7%	16.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atwood	McKenzie
No high school diploma	19.4%	13.6%
High school graduate	42.9%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atwood	McKenzie
Drove alone	90.0%	70.5%
Carpooled	4.9%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	7.9%
Other means	1.1%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atwood	McKenzie
1-unit, detached	80.1%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	19.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Atwood	McKenzie
Poverty rate	20.4%	23.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1973	1973