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La Follette, TN Urban Area

20,724 Population
23.8 square miles 870.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.8 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$29,219 ±$2,383 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$49,755 ±$6,529 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

18.1% ±2.7% (3,659  ±585) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

27.7 minutes ±1.9 (218,600  ±27,390) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

8,874 ±503 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.2 (20,193  ±1,124) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

6.7% ±2.9% (327  ±142) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

9,901 ±502 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$179,300 ±$23,087 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

14% ±2.5% (2,851  ±532) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

84.3% ±2.6% (12,481  ±757.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
12% ±1.9% (1,782  ±302) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1% ±0.5% (206  ±102) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.4% ±1.4% (1,229  ±248) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,229 Total veterans ±248 1,226 Male ±248 3 Female ±6

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