Tellico Plains

Population: 1,124
Median household income: $43,859
Median home value: $168,000

Tellico Plains, a community in Monroe County, Tennessee, has 1,124 residents. At $43,859, its median household income sits below Monroe County's $56,648.

From 2019 to 2023, Tellico Plains's population grew 18.1% from 952 to 1,124, while its median home value rose 79.1% from $93,800 to $168,000.

85.2% of workers drive to work alone. 60.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,124
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $43,859
Median home value: $168,000
Median gross rent: $613
Housing units: 514
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9521,124

Median household income

$27,059$43,859

Median home value

$93,800$168,000

Median gross rent

$389$613

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	952	$27,059	$93,800	$389
2020	1,250	$31,827	$113,200	$404
2021	1,213	$33,750	$110,700	$425
2022	1,275	$39,886	$158,500	$625
2023	1,124	$43,859	$168,000	$613

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1728.5%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	72	6.4%
5 to 17	320	28.5%
18 to 24	66	5.9%
25 to 34	104	9.3%
35 to 44	154	13.7%
45 to 54	150	13.3%
55 to 64	117	10.4%
65 to 74	75	6.7%
75 and over	66	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	986	87.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	94	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's38.0%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	15.8%
High school graduate	202	30.3%
Some college or associate's	253	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	70	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	36	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	299	85.2%
Carpooled	31	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	62	18.6%
15 to 29 min	110	33.0%
30 to 44 min	76	22.8%
45 to 59 min	42	12.6%
60+ min	43	12.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 27.8% (313 of 1,124)

	Count	Share
Family households	287	67.8%
Nonfamily households	136	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	423	82.3%
Vacant	91	17.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	309	73.0%
Renter-occupied	114	27.0%

1-unit, detached60.5%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units12.6%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other17.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	311	60.5%
1-unit, attached	10	1.9%
2 to 4 units	65	12.6%
5 to 19 units	25	4.9%
20 or more units	12	2.3%
Mobile home & other	91	17.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4773260
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.95 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3665, -84.2981