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La Follette, TN Urban Area

21,178 Population
23.8 square miles 889.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.3 ±2.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,803 ±$2,457 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,751 ±$5,573 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17% ±2.7% (3,533  ±582) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.5 minutes ±1.8 (235,400  ±26,623) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

9,115 ±437 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (20,726  ±1,141) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.2% ±2.6% (363  ±136) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

9,943 ±479 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$198,000 ±$18,734 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.9% ±2.5% (2,682  ±541.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.6% ±3.4% (12,767  ±811.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.6% ±2.1% (1,732  ±320.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of 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

1.3% ±0.5% (276  ±111) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.6% ±1.3% (1,270  ±230) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,270 Total veterans ±230 1,258 Male ±228 12 Female ±14

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