Spurgeon

Population: 3,749
Median household income: $66,091
Median home value: $197,500

Spurgeon, a community in Washington County, Tennessee, has 3,749 residents. At $66,091, its median household income sits above Washington County's $61,051.

Between 2019 and 2023, Spurgeon's population declined 19.7% from 4,666 to 3,749, while its median home value rose 31.3% from $150,400 to $197,500.

69.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,749
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,091
Median home value: $197,500
Median gross rent: $796
Housing units: 1,967
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6663,749

Median household income

$56,667$66,091

Median home value

$150,400$197,500

Median gross rent

$814$796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,666	$56,667	$150,400	$814
2020	4,426	$55,208	$154,300	$875
2021	3,966	$67,836	$158,000	$891
2022	4,006	$73,002	$176,800	$966
2023	3,749	$66,091	$197,500	$796

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6421.9%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	191	5.1%
5 to 17	383	10.2%
18 to 24	460	12.3%
25 to 34	491	13.1%
35 to 44	383	10.2%
45 to 54	355	9.5%
55 to 64	821	21.9%
65 to 74	322	8.6%
75 and over	343	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,070	81.9%
Black or African American	58	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	368	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	246	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	104	3.8%
High school graduate	944	34.8%
Some college or associate's	1,096	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	351	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	220	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,405	76.7%
Carpooled	69	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	318	17.4%
Other means	40	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	248	16.4%
15 to 29 min	1,066	70.4%
30 to 44 min	137	9.0%
45 to 59 min	47	3.1%
60+ min	16	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 21.5% (805 of 3,749)

	Count	Share
Family households	913	53.9%
Nonfamily households	780	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,693	86.1%
Vacant	274	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,308	77.3%
Renter-occupied	385	22.7%

1-unit, detached69.1%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units12.9%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,360	69.1%
1-unit, attached	132	6.7%
2 to 4 units	99	5.0%
5 to 19 units	254	12.9%
20 or more units	32	1.6%
Mobile home & other	90	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4770680
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 36.4444, -82.4613