Grimsley

Population: 940
Median household income: $56,458

Grimsley, a community in Fentress County, Tennessee, has 940 residents. Its median household income of $56,458 runs above the Fentress County figure of $50,865.

From 2019 to 2023, Grimsley's population declined 7.2% from 1,013 to 940.

The median resident is 47.6 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 26.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 940
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $56,458
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 436
Homeownership rate: 95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 14.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,013940

Median household income

$31,705$56,458

Median home value

$99,700$163,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,013	$31,705	$99,700
2020	975	$33,011	$102,400
2021	894	$47,321	$127,500
2022	795	$33,750	$163,200
2023	940	$56,458	—

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2422.4%

25 to 341.3%

35 to 442.6%

45 to 5426.7%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 742.2%

75 and over16.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	2.6%
5 to 17	128	13.6%
18 to 24	211	22.4%
25 to 34	12	1.3%
35 to 44	24	2.6%
45 to 54	251	26.7%
55 to 64	116	12.3%
65 to 74	21	2.2%
75 and over	153	16.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	712	75.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	34	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	189	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate62.0%

Some college or associate's6.2%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	123	21.3%
High school graduate	358	62.0%
Some college or associate's	36	6.2%
Bachelor's degree	50	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means12.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	234	77.7%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	9.6%
Other means	38	12.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	138	50.7%
15 to 29 min	66	24.3%
30 to 44 min	46	16.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	22	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 4.1% (39 of 940)

	Count	Share
Family households	273	76.3%
Nonfamily households	85	23.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	358	82.1%
Vacant	78	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	340	95.0%
Renter-occupied	18	5.0%

1-unit, detached88.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	387	88.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49	11.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4731420
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.2761, -84.9969