Rutledge

Population: 1,521
Median household income: $41,000
Median home value: $152,300

Rutledge is a community in Grainger County, Tennessee, home to 1,521 residents. Its median household income of $41,000 runs below the Grainger County figure of $51,351.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rutledge's population declined 4.2% from 1,587 to 1,521, while its median home value rose 64.6% from $92,500 to $152,300.

58.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,521
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $41,000
Median home value: $152,300
Median gross rent: $568
Housing units: 677
Homeownership rate: 53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5871,521

Median household income

$36,202$41,000

Median home value

$92,500$152,300

Median gross rent

$482$568

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,587	$36,202	$92,500	$482
2020	1,477	$30,694	$96,300	$465
2021	1,400	$29,554	$98,300	$458
2022	1,550	$30,739	$130,800	$552
2023	1,521	$41,000	$152,300	$568

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	2.7%
5 to 17	264	17.4%
18 to 24	119	7.8%
25 to 34	170	11.2%
35 to 44	101	6.6%
45 to 54	226	14.9%
55 to 64	204	13.4%
65 to 74	239	15.7%
75 and over	157	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,404	92.3%
Black or African American	27	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.5%
Asian	13	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	21	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.7%

High school graduate46.2%

Some college or associate's19.6%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	216	19.7%
High school graduate	507	46.2%
Some college or associate's	215	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	77	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	82	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone89.2%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	510	89.2%
Carpooled	36	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	2.6%
Other means	11	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	197	35.4%
15 to 29 min	65	11.7%
30 to 44 min	139	25.0%
45 to 59 min	90	16.2%
60+ min	66	11.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 22.4% (310 of 1,386)

	Count	Share
Family households	315	52.9%
Nonfamily households	281	47.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	596	88.0%
Vacant	81	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	316	53.0%
Renter-occupied	280	47.0%

1-unit, detached58.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other16.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	395	58.3%
1-unit, attached	7	1.0%
2 to 4 units	104	15.4%
5 to 19 units	35	5.2%
20 or more units	22	3.2%
Mobile home & other	114	16.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4765820
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.2744, -83.5327