Sewanee

Population: 3,000
Median household income: $128,295
Median home value: $377,200

Sewanee is a community in Franklin County, Tennessee, home to 3,000 residents. At $128,295, its median household income sits above Franklin County's $61,553.

From 2019 to 2023, Sewanee's population grew 19.8% from 2,505 to 3,000, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $269,500 to $377,200.

Owners occupy 80.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 21.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,000
Median age: 21.7 yrs
Median household income: $128,295
Median home value: $377,200
Median gross rent: $1,186
Housing units: 544
Homeownership rate: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 79.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5053,000

Median household income

$78,472$128,295

Median home value

$269,500$377,200

Median gross rent

$919$1,186

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,505	$78,472	$269,500	$919
2020	2,625	$66,793	$250,500	$966
2021	2,651	$72,250	$277,700	$1,030
2022	2,922	$77,105	$330,400	$1,185
2023	3,000	$128,295	$377,200	$1,186

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 174.0%

18 to 2462.4%

25 to 341.7%

35 to 443.4%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 646.1%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	68	2.3%
5 to 17	120	4.0%
18 to 24	1,873	62.4%
25 to 34	50	1.7%
35 to 44	101	3.4%
45 to 54	195	6.5%
55 to 64	182	6.1%
65 to 74	192	6.4%
75 and over	219	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,572	85.7%
Black or African American	72	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	32	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	150	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	174	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate7.0%

Some college or associate's7.9%

Bachelor's degree35.1%

Graduate or professional degree44.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	50	5.3%
High school graduate	66	7.0%
Some college or associate's	74	7.9%
Bachelor's degree	330	35.1%
Graduate or professional degree	419	44.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone40.1%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked32.9%

Bicycle7.9%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	559	40.1%
Carpooled	115	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	458	32.9%
Bicycle	110	7.9%
Worked from home	151	10.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	984	79.2%
15 to 29 min	157	12.6%
30 to 44 min	27	2.2%
45 to 59 min	14	1.1%
60+ min	60	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 11.2% (131 of 1,168)

	Count	Share
Family households	367	68.6%
Nonfamily households	168	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	535	98.3%
Vacant	9	1.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	429	80.2%
Renter-occupied	106	19.8%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	495	91.0%
1-unit, attached	8	1.5%
2 to 4 units	41	7.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4767140
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.89 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 35.1979, -85.9215