Baxter

Population: 1,278
Median household income: $56,806
Median home value: $198,800

Located in Putnam County, Tennessee, Baxter is a community with a population of 1,278. Its median household income of $56,806 runs in line with the Putnam County figure of $56,537.

Between 2019 and 2023, Baxter's population declined 17.3% from 1,546 to 1,278, while its median home value rose 65.4% from $120,200 to $198,800.

13.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,278
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $56,806
Median home value: $198,800
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 690
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5461,278

Median household income

$41,985$56,806

Median home value

$120,200$198,800

Median gross rent

$592$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,546	$41,985	$120,200	$592
2020	1,540	$42,917	$128,000	$665
2021	1,629	$46,815	$134,300	$800
2022	1,477	$57,829	$182,500	$826
2023	1,278	$56,806	$198,800	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	4.8%
5 to 17	184	14.4%
18 to 24	73	5.7%
25 to 34	154	12.1%
35 to 44	199	15.6%
45 to 54	170	13.3%
55 to 64	156	12.2%
65 to 74	205	16.0%
75 and over	76	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,180	92.3%
Black or African American	17	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	56	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate50.3%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	114	11.9%
High school graduate	483	50.3%
Some college or associate's	232	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	82	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	49	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	382	71.1%
Carpooled	72	13.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	13.8%
Other means	9	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	121	26.1%
15 to 29 min	213	46.0%
30 to 44 min	109	23.5%
45 to 59 min	6	1.3%
60+ min	14	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 22.6% (286 of 1,267)

	Count	Share
Family households	373	68.2%
Nonfamily households	174	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	547	79.3%
Vacant	143	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	362	66.2%
Renter-occupied	185	33.8%

1-unit, detached69.1%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	477	69.1%
1-unit, attached	22	3.2%
2 to 4 units	50	7.2%
5 to 19 units	32	4.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	109	15.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4703680
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.1537, -85.6349