Atwood

Population: 1,230
Median household income: $36,583
Median home value: $86,900

Atwood is a community in Carroll County, Tennessee, home to 1,230 residents. At $36,583, its median household income sits below Carroll County's $50,391.

Between 2019 and 2023, Atwood's population grew 17.5% from 1,047 to 1,230, while its median home value rose 23.6% from $70,300 to $86,900.

The typical home was built around 1973. 20.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,230
Median age: 31.3 yrs
Median household income: $36,583
Median home value: $86,900
Median gross rent: $796
Housing units: 533
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 12.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0471,230

Median household income

$35,909$36,583

Median home value

$70,300$86,900

Median gross rent

$625$796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,047	$35,909	$70,300	$625
2020	1,122	$38,021	$70,300	$623
2021	1,126	$35,278	$71,100	$666
2022	1,229	$34,926	$79,100	$724
2023	1,230	$36,583	$86,900	$796

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	100	8.1%
5 to 17	288	23.4%
18 to 24	126	10.2%
25 to 34	161	13.1%
35 to 44	93	7.6%
45 to 54	92	7.5%
55 to 64	128	10.4%
65 to 74	169	13.7%
75 and over	73	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,010	82.1%
Black or African American	95	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	66	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	59	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate42.9%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	139	19.4%
High school graduate	307	42.9%
Some college or associate's	191	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	67	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	407	90.0%
Carpooled	22	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	4.0%
Other means	5	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	72	16.6%
15 to 29 min	153	35.3%
30 to 44 min	109	25.1%
45 to 59 min	71	16.4%
60+ min	29	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 20.4% (251 of 1,230)

	Count	Share
Family households	328	68.6%
Nonfamily households	150	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	478	89.7%
Vacant	55	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	396	82.8%
Renter-occupied	82	17.2%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	427	80.1%
1-unit, attached	9	1.7%
2 to 4 units	16	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	81	15.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4702380
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.9747, -88.6689