Adams vs Ridgetop

A side-by-side comparison of Adams and Ridgetop: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ridgetop has the higher population (2,198 vs 655 in Adams). Ridgetop has the higher median household income ($68,884 vs $66,250 in Adams). Ridgetop has the higher median home value ($301,300 vs $200,000 in Adams).

Population, income & housing

	Adams	Ridgetop
Population	655	2,198
Median age	42.3 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$68,884
Median home value	$200,000	$301,300
Median gross rent	$1,100	$1,179
Housing units	305	936
Homeownership rate	92.1%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams	Ridgetop
Population	602 → 655 (+8.8%)	2,230 → 2,198 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$55,357 → $66,250 (+19.7%)	$67,463 → $68,884 (+2.1%)
Median home value	$122,800 → $200,000 (+62.9%)	$209,400 → $301,300 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,029 → $1,100 (+6.9%)	$1,150 → $1,179 (+2.5%)

Adams

Population

602655

Median household income

$55,357$66,250

Median home value

$122,800$200,000

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,100

Ridgetop

Population

2,2302,198

Median household income

$67,463$68,884

Median home value

$209,400$301,300

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,179

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams	Ridgetop
Under 5	2.9%	7.2%
5 to 17	14.8%	17.6%
18 to 24	12.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	13.6%	9.0%
35 to 44	7.3%	16.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	17.1%	17.3%
65 to 74	13.7%	7.0%
75 and over	5.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams	Ridgetop
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	90.6%
Black or African American	4.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams	Ridgetop
No high school diploma	11.6%	11.0%
High school graduate	47.7%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams	Ridgetop
Drove alone	92.5%	75.1%
Carpooled	0.6%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	17.5%
Other means	0.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams	Ridgetop
1-unit, detached	79.3%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Adams	Ridgetop
Poverty rate	5.4%	4.9%
Average household size	2.55	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	21	29
Median year structure built	1971	1979