Bledsoe County, Tennessee

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,905
Median household income: $49,655
Median home value: $165,400

Home to 14,905 residents, Bledsoe County is one of Tennessee's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $49,655 is below the Tennessee median ($67,097).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bledsoe County's population held roughly steady from 14,836 to 14,905, while its median household income rose 12.5% from $44,122 to $49,655.

68.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1993.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,905
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $49,655
Median home value: $165,400
Median gross rent: $779
Housing units: 5,895
Homeownership rate: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,83614,905

Median household income

$44,122$49,655

Median home value

$134,600$165,400

Median gross rent

$656$779

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,836	$44,122	$134,600	$656
2020	14,961	$49,382	$139,300	$675
2021	14,863	$51,884	$141,600	$684
2022	14,816	$51,783	$153,700	$751
2023	14,905	$49,655	$165,400	$779

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	628	4.2%
5 to 17	1,763	11.8%
18 to 24	907	6.1%
25 to 34	2,215	14.9%
35 to 44	1,958	13.1%
45 to 54	2,059	13.8%
55 to 64	2,346	15.7%
65 to 74	1,771	11.9%
75 and over	1,258	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,943	86.8%
Black or African American	815	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.3%
Asian	8	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.0%
Two or more races	597	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	495	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.4%

High school graduate50.5%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree5.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,365	20.4%
High school graduate	5,866	50.5%
Some college or associate's	2,353	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	585	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	438	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,320	79.3%
Carpooled	697	12.8%
Public transit	18	0.3%
Walked	133	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	281	5.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	877	17.0%
15 to 29 min	1,543	29.9%
30 to 44 min	1,159	22.4%
45 to 59 min	588	11.4%
60+ min	1,001	19.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 25.0% (3,427 of 13,723)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,670	76.3%
Nonfamily households	1,142	23.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,812	81.6%
Vacant	1,083	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,808	79.1%
Renter-occupied	1,004	20.9%

1-unit, detached68.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other26.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,009	68.0%
1-unit, attached	56	0.9%
2 to 4 units	109	1.8%
5 to 19 units	173	2.9%
20 or more units	6	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1,542	26.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 47007
State: Tennessee
Land area: 407 sq mi
Water area: 0.33 sq mi
Center point: 35.5936, -85.2059

Cities & places

Pikeville