Grundy County, Tennessee

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 13,665
Median household income: $45,573
Median home value: $133,400

Grundy County, Tennessee counts 13,665 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $45,573, its median household income sits below Tennessee's $67,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grundy County's population grew 2.4% from 13,344 to 13,665, while its median household income rose 12.5% from $40,516 to $45,573.

Owners occupy 83.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,665
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $45,573
Median home value: $133,400
Median gross rent: $723
Housing units: 6,213
Homeownership rate: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,34413,665

Median household income

$40,516$45,573

Median home value

$87,200$133,400

Median gross rent

$629$723

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,344	$40,516	$87,200	$629
2020	13,371	$43,116	$90,400	$642
2021	13,471	$45,150	$105,000	$648
2022	13,550	$47,948	$126,400	$694
2023	13,665	$45,573	$133,400	$723

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	807	5.9%
5 to 17	2,098	15.4%
18 to 24	1,003	7.3%
25 to 34	1,599	11.7%
35 to 44	1,572	11.5%
45 to 54	1,817	13.3%
55 to 64	1,935	14.2%
65 to 74	1,683	12.3%
75 and over	1,151	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,884	94.3%
Black or African American	59	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	49	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.0%
Two or more races	428	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	231	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.0%

High school graduate44.8%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree6.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,953	20.0%
High school graduate	4,376	44.8%
Some college or associate's	2,219	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	581	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	628	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,953	78.7%
Carpooled	648	12.9%
Public transit	5	0.1%
Walked	41	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	281	5.6%
Other means	92	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,153	24.3%
15 to 29 min	1,001	21.1%
30 to 44 min	1,039	21.9%
45 to 59 min	766	16.2%
60+ min	780	16.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 19.2% (2,569 of 13,394)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,416	66.9%
Nonfamily households	1,690	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,106	82.2%
Vacant	1,107	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,249	83.2%
Renter-occupied	857	16.8%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other23.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,413	71.0%
1-unit, attached	15	0.2%
2 to 4 units	203	3.3%
5 to 19 units	149	2.4%
20 or more units	6	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1,427	23.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 47061
State: Tennessee
Land area: 360 sq mi
Water area: 0.68 sq mi
Center point: 35.3934, -85.7104