Lake County, Tennessee

Lake County has a population of 6,579 and has shrunk 10.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $97,900, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $28,814.

Home price
$97,900
Income
$28,814
Population
6,579
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$97,900county
Median gross rent$532county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198058.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented52.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%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$1,174county
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$28,814county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate32.2%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 home2.7%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force30.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.0%county
Share of workers employed by government23.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.9%county
Economic output per resident$22,877county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.67%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 time21.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service60 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport9493county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 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 station20 micounty
Households without a vehicle18.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher9.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher73.0%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment743county
Students per full-time teacher10.3county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 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 matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.3%county
Frequent mental distress22.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.1%county

Place

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

Population6,579county
Land area in square miles166county
People per square mile of land39.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
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 2020-10.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.4%county
Share of households that are one person39.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages3.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents400county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in90county
Households that moved away94county
Average income of arriving households$33,556county
Average income of departing households$40,670county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
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 temperature61.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.1 incounty
Annual snowfall4.8 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.37 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F59 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing66 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days209 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$166county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,280 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity48.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas44.7%county
Homes heated by propane2.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband78.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk8.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk73.3county
Landslide risk9.7county
Hail risk12.7county
Earthquake risk93.1county
Tornado risk53.7county
Tropical cyclone risk29.1county
Extreme heat risk65.1county
Winter weather risk41.5county
Strong wind risk31.3county
Wildfire risk1.8county

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 Lake 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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