Claiborne County, Tennessee

Claiborne County has a population of 32,466 and has grown 3.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $159,900, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $49,379.

Home price
$159,900
Income
$49,379
Population
32,466
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$159,900county
Median gross rent$745county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198040.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,325county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$844county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,155county
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$49,379county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate17.4%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 home10.4%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government15.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.9%county
Economic output per resident$33,866county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.49%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 time27.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service51 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1639080county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.2 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 station132 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.0%county
Traffic deaths52.4county
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 higher18.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.8%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment3967county
Students per full-time teacher15.4county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians53county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.1%county
Frequent mental distress21.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.8%county

Place

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

Population32,466county
Land area in square miles435county
People per square mile of land74.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.0%county
Share of households that are one person32.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages1.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents306county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in866county
Households that moved away665county
Average income of arriving households$61,708county
Average income of departing households$45,480county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year96county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings10.4%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.7 incounty
Annual snowfall5.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.25 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F20 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing94 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days179 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$118county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.5¢county
Household electricity use1,024 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity83.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.3%county
Homes heated by propane5.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.1%county
Homes heated by wood5.5%county
Households with broadband78.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk51.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk29.3county
Landslide risk94.5county
Hail risk56.2county
Earthquake risk72.6county
Tornado risk47.8county
Tropical cyclone risk43.4county
Extreme heat risk9.8county
Winter weather risk70.6county
Strong wind risk59.5county
Wildfire risk81.4county

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 Claiborne 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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