Cannon County, Tennessee

Cannon County has a population of 14,818 and has grown 5.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $252,000, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $59,443.

Home price
$252,000
Income
$59,443
Population
14,818
Unemployment
2.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$252,000county
Median gross rent$908county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198039.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,730county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,578county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,211county
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$59,443county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate18.3%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 home9.6%county
Unemployment rate2.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government20.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.4%county
Economic output per resident$29,056county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.43%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 time35.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12058688county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 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 station149 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths60.7county
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 higher16.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.0%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1813county
Students per full-time teacher16.5county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians21county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.5%county
Frequent mental distress21.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.3%county

Place

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

Population14,818county
Land area in square miles266county
People per square mile of land55.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.7%county
Share of households that are one person31.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages1.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents338county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in571county
Households that moved away380county
Average income of arriving households$57,646county
Average income of departing households$45,776county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year92county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature59.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation59.0 incounty
Annual snowfall4.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.25 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F13 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing78 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 18county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$149county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,210 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity65.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.1%county
Homes heated by propane5.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.3%county
Households with broadband84.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk39.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk50.1county
Landslide risk44.5county
Hail risk6.8county
Earthquake risk53.1county
Tornado risk57.6county
Tropical cyclone risk27.2county
Extreme heat risk20.5county
Winter weather risk44.4county
Strong wind risk43.1county
Wildfire risk4.2county

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 Cannon 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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