Fentress County, Tennessee

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,948
Median household income: $50,865
Median home value: $151,800

Fentress County is a county in Tennessee with a population of 18,948. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $50,865, its median household income sits below Tennessee's $67,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fentress County's population grew 4.0% from 18,213 to 18,948, while its median household income rose 39.3% from $36,520 to $50,865.

15.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,948
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $50,865
Median home value: $151,800
Median gross rent: $614
Housing units: 9,228
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,21318,948

Median household income

$36,520$50,865

Median home value

$110,400$151,800

Median gross rent

$526$614

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,213	$36,520	$110,400	$526
2020	18,405	$40,203	$106,800	$529
2021	18,385	$43,464	$110,600	$589
2022	18,642	$47,884	$137,000	$645
2023	18,948	$50,865	$151,800	$614

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,026	5.4%
5 to 17	2,851	15.0%
18 to 24	1,378	7.3%
25 to 34	1,983	10.5%
35 to 44	1,972	10.4%
45 to 54	2,442	12.9%
55 to 64	2,930	15.5%
65 to 74	2,667	14.1%
75 and over	1,699	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,886	94.4%
Black or African American	54	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	42	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	578	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	374	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate42.2%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,295	16.8%
High school graduate	5,777	42.2%
Some college or associate's	3,530	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,342	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	749	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,895	83.9%
Carpooled	498	7.1%
Public transit	35	0.5%
Walked	110	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	332	4.7%
Other means	156	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,150	47.1%
15 to 29 min	1,356	20.3%
30 to 44 min	1,041	15.6%
45 to 59 min	574	8.6%
60+ min	573	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 20.9% (3,873 of 18,495)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,878	63.3%
Nonfamily households	2,828	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,706	83.5%
Vacant	1,522	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,208	80.6%
Renter-occupied	1,498	19.4%

1-unit, detached73.9%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other19.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,822	73.9%
1-unit, attached	78	0.8%
2 to 4 units	343	3.7%
5 to 19 units	162	1.8%
20 or more units	17	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1,806	19.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 47049
State: Tennessee
Land area: 499 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 36.3699, -84.9378