Decherd

Population: 2,816
Median household income: $34,646
Median home value: $118,600

Decherd, a community in Franklin County, Tennessee, has 2,816 residents. The median household income of $34,646 is below the Franklin County median ($61,553).

Between 2019 and 2023, Decherd's population declined 7.9% from 3,058 to 2,816, while its median home value rose 29.6% from $91,500 to $118,600.

The median resident is 39.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,816
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $34,646
Median home value: $118,600
Median gross rent: $848
Housing units: 1,427
Homeownership rate: 37.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0582,816

Median household income

$34,504$34,646

Median home value

$91,500$118,600

Median gross rent

$742$848

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,058	$34,504	$91,500	$742
2020	2,862	$24,408	$91,200	$725
2021	2,798	$27,136	$101,400	$761
2022	2,667	$28,438	$111,700	$823
2023	2,816	$34,646	$118,600	$848

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	154	5.5%
5 to 17	506	18.0%
18 to 24	218	7.7%
25 to 34	337	12.0%
35 to 44	491	17.4%
45 to 54	407	14.5%
55 to 64	338	12.0%
65 to 74	245	8.7%
75 and over	120	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,450	87.0%
Black or African American	202	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	44	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	90	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate51.5%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	212	10.9%
High school graduate	999	51.5%
Some college or associate's	551	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	144	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	32	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,043	78.4%
Carpooled	167	12.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	90	6.8%
Other means	25	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	581	46.9%
15 to 29 min	420	33.9%
30 to 44 min	142	11.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	97	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 21.1% (593 of 2,816)

	Count	Share
Family households	621	46.8%
Nonfamily households	706	53.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,327	93.0%
Vacant	100	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	491	37.0%
Renter-occupied	836	63.0%

1-unit, detached50.9%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units33.5%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other8.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	727	50.9%
1-unit, attached	22	1.5%
2 to 4 units	478	33.5%
5 to 19 units	81	5.7%
20 or more units	4	0.3%
Mobile home & other	115	8.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4719920
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.2159, -86.0747