Algood

Population: 4,002
Median household income: $40,514
Median home value: $179,400

Located in Putnam County, Tennessee, Algood is a community with a population of 4,002. At $40,514, its median household income sits below Putnam County's $56,537.

From 2019 to 2023, Algood's population declined 5.3% from 4,228 to 4,002, while its median home value rose 28.1% from $140,100 to $179,400.

Households average 2.23 people. The median gross rent is $822.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,002
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $40,514
Median home value: $179,400
Median gross rent: $822
Housing units: 1,828
Homeownership rate: 50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2284,002

Median household income

$34,043$40,514

Median home value

$140,100$179,400

Median gross rent

$801$822

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,228	$34,043	$140,100	$801
2020	4,416	$35,278	$123,900	$867
2021	3,945	$36,084	$123,400	$834
2022	3,944	$38,792	$148,700	$798
2023	4,002	$40,514	$179,400	$822

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1724.5%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	76	1.9%
5 to 17	982	24.5%
18 to 24	273	6.8%
25 to 34	455	11.4%
35 to 44	428	10.7%
45 to 54	403	10.1%
55 to 64	559	14.0%
65 to 74	371	9.3%
75 and over	455	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,690	92.2%
Black or African American	18	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	123	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	170	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.9%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's19.4%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	531	19.9%
High school graduate	857	32.1%
Some college or associate's	518	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	621	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	144	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled21.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,249	71.4%
Carpooled	367	21.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	58	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	76	4.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	570	34.1%
15 to 29 min	837	50.0%
30 to 44 min	104	6.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	163	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 24.6% (954 of 3,877)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,131	65.1%
Nonfamily households	607	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,738	95.1%
Vacant	90	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	880	50.6%
Renter-occupied	858	49.4%

1-unit, detached64.7%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units16.3%

5 to 19 units13.2%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,182	64.7%
1-unit, attached	22	1.2%
2 to 4 units	298	16.3%
5 to 19 units	242	13.2%
20 or more units	64	3.5%
Mobile home & other	20	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4700640
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.2000, -85.4468