Dunlap

Population: 5,546
Median household income: $38,666
Median home value: $148,300

Located in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, Dunlap is a community with a population of 5,546. Its median household income of $38,666 runs below the Sequatchie County figure of $52,260.

From 2019 to 2023, Dunlap's population grew 8.7% from 5,103 to 5,546, while its median home value rose 38.0% from $107,500 to $148,300.

The median gross rent is $890. 12.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,546
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $38,666
Median home value: $148,300
Median gross rent: $890
Housing units: 2,473
Homeownership rate: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1035,546

Median household income

$41,458$38,666

Median home value

$107,500$148,300

Median gross rent

$695$890

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,103	$41,458	$107,500	$695
2020	5,159	$37,880	$117,700	$739
2021	5,252	$40,945	$114,000	$791
2022	5,443	$42,188	$135,400	$828
2023	5,546	$38,666	$148,300	$890

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	377	6.8%
5 to 17	828	14.9%
18 to 24	538	9.7%
25 to 34	867	15.6%
35 to 44	585	10.5%
45 to 54	502	9.1%
55 to 64	658	11.9%
65 to 74	600	10.8%
75 and over	591	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,837	87.2%
Black or African American	73	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	112	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	500	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.0%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	836	22.0%
High school graduate	1,658	43.6%
Some college or associate's	825	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	303	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	181	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,305	77.8%
Carpooled	176	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	132	7.9%
Other means	56	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	659	42.7%
15 to 29 min	395	25.6%
30 to 44 min	205	13.3%
45 to 59 min	218	14.1%
60+ min	68	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 39.6% (2,105 of 5,313)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,475	69.8%
Nonfamily households	638	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,113	85.4%
Vacant	360	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,223	57.9%
Renter-occupied	890	42.1%

1-unit, detached62.6%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,548	62.6%
1-unit, attached	105	4.2%
2 to 4 units	247	10.0%
5 to 19 units	111	4.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	462	18.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4722000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3675, -85.3898

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