Gruetli-Laager

Population: 1,619
Median household income: $50,164
Median home value: $147,900

Gruetli-Laager, a community in Grundy County, Tennessee, has 1,619 residents. The median household income of $50,164 is above the Grundy County median ($45,573).

Between 2019 and 2023, Gruetli-Laager's population declined 33.3% from 2,429 to 1,619, while its median home value rose 69.6% from $87,200 to $147,900.

Owners occupy 88.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,619
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,164
Median home value: $147,900
Median gross rent: $1,029
Housing units: 719
Homeownership rate: 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4291,619

Median household income

$50,304$50,164

Median home value

$87,200$147,900

Median gross rent

$629$1,029

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,429	$50,304	$87,200	$629
2020	1,931	$44,119	$97,700	$670
2021	1,657	$45,594	$112,500	$672
2022	1,585	$48,145	$132,200	$785
2023	1,619	$50,164	$147,900	$1,029

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6419.4%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	118	7.3%
5 to 17	331	20.4%
18 to 24	94	5.8%
25 to 34	116	7.2%
35 to 44	183	11.3%
45 to 54	158	9.8%
55 to 64	314	19.4%
65 to 74	147	9.1%
75 and over	158	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,569	96.9%
Black or African American	10	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.0%

High school graduate56.7%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree5.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	204	19.0%
High school graduate	610	56.7%
Some college or associate's	195	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	57	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	459	77.4%
Carpooled	76	12.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	51	8.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	80	14.8%
15 to 29 min	156	28.8%
30 to 44 min	83	15.3%
45 to 59 min	139	25.6%
60+ min	84	15.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 12.0% (195 of 1,619)

	Count	Share
Family households	432	78.3%
Nonfamily households	120	21.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	552	76.8%
Vacant	167	23.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	489	88.6%
Renter-occupied	63	11.4%

1-unit, detached82.9%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	596	82.9%
1-unit, attached	5	0.7%
2 to 4 units	6	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	112	15.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4731490
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3726, -85.6374