Loretto

Population: 1,757
Median household income: $51,771
Median home value: $133,000

Loretto, a community in Lawrence County, Tennessee, has 1,757 residents. The median household income of $51,771 is in line with the Lawrence County median ($53,233).

From 2019 to 2023, Loretto's population held roughly steady from 1,756 to 1,757, while its median home value rose 41.5% from $94,000 to $133,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.1% of the population. 83.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,757
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $51,771
Median home value: $133,000
Median gross rent: $684
Housing units: 757
Homeownership rate: 83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7561,757

Median household income

$44,063$51,771

Median home value

$94,000$133,000

Median gross rent

$638$684

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,756	$44,063	$94,000	$638
2020	1,810	$44,777	$93,100	$671
2021	1,703	$47,933	$102,400	$668
2022	1,811	$49,323	$120,700	$679
2023	1,757	$51,771	$133,000	$684

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	113	6.4%
5 to 17	267	15.2%
18 to 24	151	8.6%
25 to 34	296	16.8%
35 to 44	111	6.3%
45 to 54	260	14.8%
55 to 64	226	12.9%
65 to 74	187	10.6%
75 and over	146	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,671	95.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	84	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate43.9%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	167	13.6%
High school graduate	538	43.9%
Some college or associate's	286	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	162	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	73	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	649	83.3%
Carpooled	80	10.3%
Public transit	7	0.9%
Walked	7	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	4.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	154	20.7%
15 to 29 min	324	43.6%
30 to 44 min	162	21.8%
45 to 59 min	57	7.7%
60+ min	46	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 13.0% (228 of 1,755)

	Count	Share
Family households	483	67.6%
Nonfamily households	232	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	715	94.5%
Vacant	42	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	600	83.9%
Renter-occupied	115	16.1%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other12.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	628	83.0%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	8	1.1%
5 to 19 units	16	2.1%
20 or more units	7	0.9%
Mobile home & other	95	12.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4743700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.0810, -87.4395