Bradley County, Tennessee

Bradley County has a population of 111,065 and has grown 6.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $261,900, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $66,552.

Home price
$261,900
Income
$66,552
Population
111,065
Unemployment
6.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$261,900county
Median gross rent$1,030county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198041.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,436county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,233county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$940county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,584county
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$66,552county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate12.7%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 home9.1%county
Unemployment rate6.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.8%county
Share of workers employed by government14.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.9%county
Economic output per resident$60,048county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.45%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 time23.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport557741county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station85 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths28.8county
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 higher24.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.7%county
Public schools in the county24county
Public school enrollment15960county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Elementary schools18county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public33.3%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.1%county
Frequent mental distress19.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.3%county

Place

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

Population111,065county
Land area in square miles329county
People per square mile of land338.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores14county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store10.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.7%county
Population change since 2020+6.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age39.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.3%county
Share of households that are one person25.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.9%county
Second languages9.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents202county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in3,077county
Households that moved away2,630county
Average income of arriving households$57,525county
Average income of departing households$52,360county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17county
Housing units authorised in the latest year788county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings11.9%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature60.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.4 incounty
Annual snowfall3.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.36 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F38 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing71 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days204 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 9county
Average first fall frostOct 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,110 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity80.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas15.0%county
Homes heated by propane3.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%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 risk69.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk52.6county
Landslide risk82.5county
Hail risk67.6county
Earthquake risk91.9county
Tornado risk88.4county
Tropical cyclone risk55.8county
Extreme heat risk46.3county
Winter weather risk68.9county
Strong wind risk64.3county
Wildfire risk47.2county

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 Bradley 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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