Haywood County, Tennessee

Haywood County has a population of 17,475 and has shrunk 4.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $152,400, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $50,472.

Home price
$152,400
Income
$50,472
Population
17,475
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$152,400county
Median gross rent$762county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198057.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented39.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$922county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$705county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,226county
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$50,472county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate21.5%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 home5.5%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government17.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.8%county
Economic output per resident$76,191county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.62%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 time26.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3383county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 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 station36 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.3%county
Traffic deaths114.4county
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 higher14.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.2%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment2397county
Students per full-time teacher13.1county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.3%county
Frequent mental distress21.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity38.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.3%county

Place

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

Population17,475county
Land area in square miles533county
People per square mile of land32.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store25.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract63.2%county
Population change since 2020-4.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age43.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.0%county
Share of households that are one person33.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages3.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls64.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents431county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in349county
Households that moved away451county
Average income of arriving households$43,831county
Average income of departing households$42,909county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year82county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings87.8%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature61.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation55.6 incounty
Annual snowfall6.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.39 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F62 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing66 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days222 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 28county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$166county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,290 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity51.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas33.9%county
Homes heated by propane11.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%county
Households with broadband81.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk24.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk65.6county
Landslide risk38.8county
Hail risk17.7county
Earthquake risk94.9county
Tornado risk66.9county
Tropical cyclone risk56.6county
Extreme heat risk69.6county
Winter weather risk41.9county
Strong wind risk30.5county
Wildfire risk10.4county

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 Haywood 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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