Red Boiling Springs

Population: 1,394
Median household income: $32,083
Median home value: $177,000

Red Boiling Springs, a community in Macon County, Tennessee, has 1,394 residents. Its median household income of $32,083 runs below the Macon County figure of $56,269.

From 2019 to 2023, Red Boiling Springs's population declined 9.2% from 1,536 to 1,394, while its median home value rose 81.0% from $97,800 to $177,000.

61.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,394
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $32,083
Median home value: $177,000
Median gross rent: $774
Housing units: 498
Homeownership rate: 39.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5361,394

Median household income

$22,274$32,083

Median home value

$97,800$177,000

Median gross rent

$544$774

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,536	$22,274	$97,800	$544
2020	1,785	$24,896	$110,300	$599
2021	1,329	$27,292	$124,200	$656
2022	1,347	$30,046	$162,500	$720
2023	1,394	$32,083	$177,000	$774

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1729.3%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	2.8%
5 to 17	409	29.3%
18 to 24	79	5.7%
25 to 34	180	12.9%
35 to 44	141	10.1%
45 to 54	178	12.8%
55 to 64	175	12.6%
65 to 74	65	4.7%
75 and over	128	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,107	79.4%
Black or African American	92	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	58	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	135	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.8%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's22.5%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	284	32.8%
High school graduate	341	39.3%
Some college or associate's	195	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	25	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	22	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled25.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	192	69.6%
Carpooled	71	25.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	4.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	92	33.3%
15 to 29 min	77	27.9%
30 to 44 min	40	14.5%
45 to 59 min	43	15.6%
60+ min	24	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 42.2% (556 of 1,316)

	Count	Share
Family households	262	59.3%
Nonfamily households	180	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	442	88.8%
Vacant	56	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	174	39.4%
Renter-occupied	268	60.6%

1-unit, detached61.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units21.9%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	304	61.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	109	21.9%
5 to 19 units	43	8.6%
20 or more units	13	2.6%
Mobile home & other	29	5.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4762000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.5302, -85.8482

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