Grundy County, Tennessee

Grundy County has a population of 13,819 and has grown 4.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $154,000, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $47,593.

Home price
$154,000
Income
$47,593
Population
13,819
Unemployment
9.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$154,000county
Median gross rent$636county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198039.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile24.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$844county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,162county
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$47,593county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate18.9%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 home5.8%county
Unemployment rate9.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.0%county
Share of workers employed by government20.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.4%county
Economic output per resident$24,858county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.38%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 service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport557741county
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 station117 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.5%county
Traffic deaths57.9county
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 higher14.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.7%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1711county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution15 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians70(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.3%county
Frequent mental distress20.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.8%county

Place

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

Population13,819county
Land area in square miles360county
People per square mile of land38.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
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+4.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.7%county
Share of households that are one person27.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.6%county
Second languages1.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls29.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents318county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in344county
Households that moved away270county
Average income of arriving households$70,959county
Average income of departing households$40,796county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year16county
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 temperature57.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation62.5 incounty
Annual snowfall6.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.23 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing76 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days179 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$149county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,160 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity58.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.4%county
Homes heated by propane24.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood6.6%county
Households with broadband87.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk29.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk52.1county
Landslide risk63.3county
Hail risk24.5county
Earthquake risk64.2county
Tornado risk74.5county
Tropical cyclone risk45.3county
Extreme heat risk5.7county
Winter weather risk58.8county
Strong wind risk56.5county
Wildfire risk56.1county

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 Grundy 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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