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District 8, Putnam County, TN

8,121 Population
101.8 square miles 79.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Putnam County: 36 ±0.4
  • a little higher than the figure in Tennessee: 38.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,524 ±$3,608 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Putnam County: $31,985 ±$1,253
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Tennessee: $39,437 ±$230
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$75,307 ±$10,556 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Putnam County: $58,912 ±$2,790
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Tennessee: $69,595 ±$429
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.4% ±4% (990  ±343) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Putnam County: 18.4% 14,501 (±1.8% / ±1,436)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 13.8% 950,340 (±0.2% / ±15,734)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.4 minutes ±5.8 (68,250  ±10,136) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Putnam County: 21.1 742,005 (±0.8 / ±37,029)
  • a little less than the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,287,850 (±0.1 / ±416,184)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,044 ±341 Number of households
  • Putnam County: 33,601 ±441
  • Tennessee: 2,824,277 ±6,378
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.1 (8,112  ±931) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Putnam County: 2.4 79,016 (±0 / ±43)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 2.5 6,917,933
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.5% ±2.5% (61  ±45) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Putnam County: 5.6% † 1,117 (±1.4% / ±280)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Tennessee: 5.2% 86,308 (±0.2% / ±2,508)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,380 ±338 Number of housing units
  • Putnam County: 36,506 ±107
  • Tennessee: 3,143,670 ±903
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$238,400 ±$20,587 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Putnam County: $282,500 ±$10,622
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Tennessee: $286,700 ±$1,492
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.1% ±4.4% (637  ±357.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Putnam County: 14% † 11,426 (±1.8% / ±1,426.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Tennessee: 12.9% 901,364 (±0.2% / ±13,276.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.3% ±14.7% (4,879  ±541.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Putnam County: 89% 47,420 (±3% / ±1,617.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 90.1% 4,385,619 (±0.4% / ±18,161)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.1% ±2.8% (1,031  ±195) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Putnam County: 29.8% 15,864 (±1.7% / ±905.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Tennessee: 31.1% 1,512,601 (±0.2% / ±10,514.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2.5% ±1.9% (206  ±156) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Putnam County: 5.7% 4,715
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Tennessee: 6.1% 431,545
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.8% ±2% (345  ±126) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Putnam County: 6.4% † 4,146 (±0.7% / ±451)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 7.3% 399,814 (±0.1% / ±5,074)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
345 Total veterans ±126 305 Male ±108 40 Female ±45

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