Spring City

Population: 2,299
Median household income: $35,957
Median home value: $151,600

Spring City, a community in Rhea County, Tennessee, has 2,299 residents. Its median household income of $35,957 runs below the Rhea County figure of $58,133.

Between 2019 and 2023, Spring City's population grew 4.5% from 2,199 to 2,299, while its median home value rose 62.0% from $93,600 to $151,600.

The median resident is 47.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,299
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $35,957
Median home value: $151,600
Median gross rent: $645
Housing units: 1,153
Homeownership rate: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1992,299

Median household income

$30,729$35,957

Median home value

$93,600$151,600

Median gross rent

$524$645

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,199	$30,729	$93,600	$524
2020	2,242	$32,868	$109,900	$704
2021	2,372	$36,597	$123,000	$804
2022	2,294	$36,190	$134,700	$656
2023	2,299	$35,957	$151,600	$645

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	148	6.4%
5 to 17	371	16.1%
18 to 24	80	3.5%
25 to 34	227	9.9%
35 to 44	292	12.7%
45 to 54	269	11.7%
55 to 64	286	12.4%
65 to 74	357	15.5%
75 and over	269	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,142	93.2%
Black or African American	69	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.4%
Two or more races	32	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	46	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate39.6%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	281	16.5%
High school graduate	673	39.6%
Some college or associate's	497	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	203	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	46	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	514	78.6%
Carpooled	77	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	5.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	157	25.4%
15 to 29 min	270	43.6%
30 to 44 min	121	19.5%
45 to 59 min	11	1.8%
60+ min	60	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 19.8% (454 of 2,295)

	Count	Share
Family households	514	50.3%
Nonfamily households	508	49.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,022	88.6%
Vacant	131	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	706	69.1%
Renter-occupied	316	30.9%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	861	74.7%
1-unit, attached	36	3.1%
2 to 4 units	120	10.4%
5 to 19 units	43	3.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	93	8.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4770400
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 35.6864, -84.8642