Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Bledsoe County has a population of 15,032 and has grown 6.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $189,400, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $54,720.

Home price
$189,400
Income
$54,720
Population
15,032
Unemployment
1.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$189,400county
Median gross rent$830county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198030.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile27.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$975county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$743county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,169county
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$54,720county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate20.7%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 home4.1%county
Unemployment rate1.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.0%county
Share of workers employed by government12.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.0%county
Economic output per resident$24,051county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.36%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 time35.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport557741county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 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 station121 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths106.4county
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 higher12.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.3%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1570county
Students per full-time teacher14.6county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians13county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.3%county
Frequent mental distress20.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.9%county

Place

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

Population15,032county
Land area in square miles407county
People per square mile of land37.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.8%county
Share of households that are one person21.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages3.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls20.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents235county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents26county
Households that moved in396county
Households that moved away281county
Average income of arriving households$56,144county
Average income of departing households$40,021county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature58.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation57.2 incounty
Annual snowfall7.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.22 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing75 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days190 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 16county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,127 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity60.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.4%county
Homes heated by propane13.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.3%county
Homes heated by wood6.9%county
Households with broadband84.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk27.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk54.7county
Landslide risk74.8county
Hail risk20.5county
Earthquake risk60.2county
Tornado risk55.0county
Tropical cyclone risk35.3county
Extreme heat risk16.2county
Winter weather risk38.5county
Strong wind risk46.3county
Wildfire risk57.0county

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 Bledsoe 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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