Gates

Population: 612
Median household income: $39,815
Median home value: $88,500

Located in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, Gates is a community with a population of 612. The median household income of $39,815 is below the Lauderdale County median ($49,205).

Between 2019 and 2023, Gates's population declined 5.1% from 645 to 612, while its median home value rose 36.2% from $65,000 to $88,500.

86.9% of workers drive to work alone. 78.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 612
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $39,815
Median home value: $88,500
Median gross rent: $759
Housing units: 268
Homeownership rate: 42.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 24.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

645612

Median household income

$29,167$39,815

Median home value

$65,000$88,500

Median gross rent

$696$759

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	645	$29,167	$65,000	$696
2020	489	$29,712	$76,700	$695
2021	480	$33,750	$73,200	$749
2022	693	$39,145	$88,400	$815
2023	612	$39,815	$88,500	$759

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	9.0%
5 to 17	96	15.7%
18 to 24	84	13.7%
25 to 34	77	12.6%
35 to 44	68	11.1%
45 to 54	74	12.1%
55 to 64	74	12.1%
65 to 74	52	8.5%
75 and over	32	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	204	33.3%
Black or African American	371	60.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	14.3%
High school graduate	147	39.0%
Some college or associate's	135	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	26	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone86.9%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	153	86.9%
Carpooled	19	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.1%
Other means	2	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	8.6%
15 to 29 min	49	28.2%
30 to 44 min	58	33.3%
45 to 59 min	26	14.9%
60+ min	26	14.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 24.2% (148 of 612)

	Count	Share
Family households	193	82.5%
Nonfamily households	41	17.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	234	87.3%
Vacant	34	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	99	42.3%
Renter-occupied	135	57.7%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	211	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	7.1%
5 to 19 units	21	7.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4728740
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.8405, -89.4081