Cosby vs Parrottsville

A side-by-side comparison of Cosby and Parrottsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cosby has the higher population (521 vs 349 in Parrottsville). Cosby has the higher median home value ($160,300 vs $121,600 in Parrottsville). Since 2019, Parrottsville's population has grown faster (+25.1% vs -27.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Cosby	Parrottsville
Population	521	349
Median age	55.8 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,438
Median home value	$160,300	$121,600
Median gross rent	—	$800
Housing units	332	155
Homeownership rate	76.1%	49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cosby	Parrottsville
Population	723 → 521 (-27.9%)	279 → 349 (+25.1%)
Median household income	$36,645 → $45,192 (+23.3%)	$33,487 → $49,438 (+47.6%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $160,300 (+40.4%)	$62,500 → $121,600 (+94.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $800 (+28.0%)

Cosby

Population

723521

Median household income

$36,645$45,192

Median home value

$114,200$160,300

Parrottsville

Population

279349

Median household income

$33,487$49,438

Median home value

$62,500$121,600

Median gross rent

$625$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cosby	Parrottsville
Under 5	7.5%	12.0%
5 to 17	8.3%	9.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.3%
25 to 34	15.7%	5.2%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	7.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	13.5%
65 to 74	23.8%	14.9%
75 and over	16.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cosby	Parrottsville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cosby	Parrottsville
No high school diploma	9.6%	11.2%
High school graduate	58.1%	49.6%
Some college or associate's	10.0%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cosby	Parrottsville
Drove alone	82.5%	93.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cosby	Parrottsville
1-unit, detached	67.5%	30.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	21.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	29.7%

Poverty & households

	Cosby	Parrottsville
Poverty rate	28.8%	27.1%
Average household size	2.11	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	53	24
Median year structure built	1982	1997