Powells Crossroads vs Whiteside

A side-by-side comparison of Powells Crossroads and Whiteside: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Powells Crossroads has the higher population (1,454 vs 50 in Whiteside). Whiteside has the higher median home value ($216,000 vs $173,000 in Powells Crossroads). Since 2019, Powells Crossroads's population has grown faster (-2.0% vs -81.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Powells Crossroads	Whiteside
Population	1,454	50
Median age	44.0 yrs	81.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,804	—
Median home value	$173,000	$216,000
Median gross rent	$1,089	—
Housing units	672	34
Homeownership rate	88.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Powells Crossroads	Whiteside
Population	1,483 → 1,454 (-2.0%)	275 → 50 (-81.8%)
Median household income	$59,688 → $65,804 (+10.2%)	—
Median home value	$116,300 → $173,000 (+48.8%)	$115,900 → $216,000 (+86.4%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,089 (+33.8%)	—

Powells Crossroads

Population

1,4831,454

Median household income

$59,688$65,804

Median home value

$116,300$173,000

Median gross rent

$814$1,089

Whiteside

Population

27550

Median home value

$115,900$216,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Powells Crossroads	Whiteside
Under 5	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	14.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	30.0%
75 and over	8.9%	70.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Powells Crossroads	Whiteside
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Powells Crossroads	Whiteside
No high school diploma	16.3%	52.0%
High school graduate	37.8%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Powells Crossroads	Whiteside
Drove alone	84.6%	—
Carpooled	8.2%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	7.2%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Powells Crossroads	Whiteside
1-unit, detached	92.9%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	26.5%

Poverty & households

	Powells Crossroads	Whiteside
Poverty rate	4.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.42	1.47
Mean commute (minutes)	37	—
Median year structure built	1980	1978