McMinn County, Tennessee

McMinn County has a population of 54,884 and has grown 7.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $211,800, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $61,470.

Home price
$211,800
Income
$61,470
Population
54,884
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$211,800county
Median gross rent$803county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198046.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,115county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$926county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$845county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,151county
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$61,470county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate13.0%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 home5.8%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%county
Share of workers employed by government12.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.4%county
Economic output per resident$48,923county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.35%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 time24.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1639080county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.8 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 station90 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.2%county
Traffic deaths83.8county
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 higher18.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.2%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment7131county
Students per full-time teacher15.9county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians50county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.1%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.3%county

Place

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

Population54,884county
Land area in square miles430county
People per square mile of land128.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store18.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person25.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages4.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls68.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents287county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents16county
Households that moved in1,763county
Households that moved away1,340county
Average income of arriving households$53,266county
Average income of departing households$46,945county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year125county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings14.4%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature60°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.1 incounty
Annual snowfall4.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.36 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F36 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing74 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days207 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 9county
Average first fall frostNov 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,153 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity67.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.5%county
Homes heated by propane3.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood2.7%county
Households with broadband87.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk62.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.7county
Landslide risk85.8county
Hail risk43.4county
Earthquake risk88.9county
Tornado risk71.2county
Tropical cyclone risk50.4county
Extreme heat risk35.9county
Winter weather risk52.7county
Strong wind risk81.9county
Wildfire risk49.2county

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 McMinn 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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