Dodson Branch vs Gainesboro

A side-by-side comparison of Dodson Branch and Gainesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dodson Branch has the higher population (1,163 vs 1,086 in Gainesboro). Dodson Branch has the higher median household income ($69,423 vs $45,313 in Gainesboro). Gainesboro has the higher median home value ($148,500 vs $124,000 in Dodson Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Dodson Branch	Gainesboro
Population	1,163	1,086
Median age	32.9 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$69,423	$45,313
Median home value	$124,000	$148,500
Median gross rent	—	$803
Housing units	410	435
Homeownership rate	95.4%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodson Branch	Gainesboro
Population	1,044 → 1,163 (+11.4%)	926 → 1,086 (+17.3%)
Median household income	$39,554 → $69,423 (+75.5%)	$26,250 → $45,313 (+72.6%)
Median home value	$131,800 → $124,000 (-5.9%)	$91,600 → $148,500 (+62.1%)
Median gross rent	$529 → $579 (+9.5%)	$275 → $803 (+192.0%)

Dodson Branch

Population

1,0441,163

Median household income

$39,554$69,423

Median home value

$131,800$124,000

Median gross rent

$529$579

Gainesboro

Population

9261,086

Median household income

$26,250$45,313

Median home value

$91,600$148,500

Median gross rent

$275$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodson Branch	Gainesboro
Under 5	5.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	16.0%	12.2%
18 to 24	11.8%	9.3%
25 to 34	17.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	1.7%	9.6%
45 to 54	17.6%	21.1%
55 to 64	12.7%	8.7%
65 to 74	17.2%	14.1%
75 and over	0.0%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodson Branch	Gainesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodson Branch	Gainesboro
No high school diploma	15.5%	19.4%
High school graduate	46.2%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodson Branch	Gainesboro
Drove alone	88.8%	67.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	20.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodson Branch	Gainesboro
1-unit, detached	82.9%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Dodson Branch	Gainesboro
Poverty rate	26.1%	27.8%
Average household size	2.84	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	38	30
Median year structure built	2000	1964