Anderson County, Tennessee

Anderson County has a population of 79,153 and has grown 6.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $239,400, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $66,183.

Home price
$239,400
Income
$66,183
Population
79,153
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$239,400county
Median gross rent$1,031county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198054.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,644county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,471county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,184county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,864county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$66,183county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate13.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.1%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government14.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.3%county
Economic output per resident$99,273county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.54%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1639080county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station114 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.6%county
Traffic deaths55.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.3%county
Public schools in the county27county
Public school enrollment12027county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Elementary schools16county
Middle schools6county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians50county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.5%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population79,153county
Land area in square miles337county
People per square mile of land235.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store27.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract15.3%county
Population change since 2020+6.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.2%county
Share of households that are one person31.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages5.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents173county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in2,977county
Households that moved away2,476county
Average income of arriving households$63,446county
Average income of departing households$57,474county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year428county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.2%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature58°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.31 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F22 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing81 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days204 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 10county
Average first fall frostOct 31county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use1,093 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity56.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas39.6%county
Homes heated by propane1.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband90.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk77.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk23.6county
Landslide risk92.2county
Hail risk63.3county
Earthquake risk87.8county
Tornado risk80.0county
Tropical cyclone risk48.6county
Extreme heat risk33.3county
Winter weather risk76.0county
Strong wind risk73.6county
Wildfire risk54.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Anderson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Tennessee figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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