Bruceton vs McKenzie

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

Bruceton 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 1,363 in Bruceton). Bruceton has the higher median household income ($55,962 vs $35,988 in McKenzie). McKenzie has the higher median home value ($140,200 vs $107,700 in Bruceton).

Population, income & housing

	Bruceton	McKenzie
Population	1,363	5,706
Median age	46.2 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,962	$35,988
Median home value	$107,700	$140,200
Median gross rent	$658	$669
Housing units	685	2,294
Homeownership rate	72.6%	55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bruceton	McKenzie
Population	1,273 → 1,363 (+7.1%)	5,328 → 5,706 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$41,667 → $55,962 (+34.3%)	$32,757 → $35,988 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$72,600 → $107,700 (+48.3%)	$94,100 → $140,200 (+49.0%)
Median gross rent	$517 → $658 (+27.3%)	$670 → $669 (-0.1%)

Bruceton

Population

1,2731,363

Median household income

$41,667$55,962

Median home value

$72,600$107,700

Median gross rent

$517$658

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)

	Bruceton	McKenzie
Under 5	4.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.9%	13.5%
18 to 24	3.6%	19.1%
25 to 34	9.5%	13.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	8.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	9.4%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.8%
75 and over	16.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bruceton	McKenzie
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	75.5%
Black or African American	3.6%	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	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bruceton	McKenzie
No high school diploma	11.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	48.4%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bruceton	McKenzie
Drove alone	83.1%	70.5%
Carpooled	8.9%	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	4.0%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bruceton	McKenzie
1-unit, detached	86.7%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	19.5%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.4%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Bruceton	McKenzie
Poverty rate	19.5%	23.2%
Average household size	2.22	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1963	1973