Fentress County, Tennessee

Fentress County has a population of 19,309 and has grown 9.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $168,200, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $51,149.

Home price
$168,200
Income
$51,149
Population
19,309
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$168,200county
Median gross rent$709county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198038.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile20.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$705county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,204county
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$51,149county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate21.0%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 home7.4%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.5%county
Share of workers employed by government15.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.3%county
Economic output per resident$39,826county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.32%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 time27.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service65 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1639080county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.1 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 station153 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths62.1county
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 higher14.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.2%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2722county
Students per full-time teacher15.0county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools0county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians32county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.9%county
Frequent mental distress21.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.1%county

Place

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

Population19,309county
Land area in square miles499county
People per square mile of land38.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+9.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age46.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.3%county
Share of households that are one person33.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages1.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents222county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents23county
Households that moved in561county
Households that moved away360county
Average income of arriving households$62,971county
Average income of departing households$47,706county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year8county
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 temperature56.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.16 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing91 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days182 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,183 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity48.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas24.7%county
Homes heated by propane14.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood12.0%county
Households with broadband87.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk21.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk31.3county
Landslide risk82.2county
Hail risk51.4county
Earthquake risk60.2county
Tornado risk47.6county
Tropical cyclone risk46.4county
Extreme heat risk5.4county
Winter weather risk68.1county
Strong wind risk50.3county
Wildfire risk68.5county

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 Fentress 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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