Pickett County, Tennessee

Pickett County has a population of 5,079 and has grown 4.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $178,500, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $49,030.

Home price
$178,500
Income
$49,030
Population
5,079
Unemployment
6.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$178,500county
Median gross rent$564county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198037.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile20.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant35.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use27.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$958county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$730county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,149county
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$49,030county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate23.9%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 home8.4%county
Unemployment rate6.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.6%county
Share of workers employed by government16.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.1%county
Economic output per resident$41,516county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.41%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 time31.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service83 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1639080county
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 station163 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.4%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 higher18.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.5%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment605county
Students per full-time teacher12.8county
Elementary schools1county
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 physicians59county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.0 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance6.3%county
Frequent mental distress20.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.9%county

Place

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

Population5,079county
Land area in square miles163county
People per square mile of land31.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age51.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.0%county
Share of households that are one person34.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages4.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents300county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents25county
Households that moved in121county
Households that moved away117county
Average income of arriving households$78,669county
Average income of departing households$51,573county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year43,374(statewide)
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 temperature57.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.9 incounty
Annual snowfall6.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.18 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F22 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing85 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days184 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 20county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use1,179 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity69.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.2%county
Homes heated by propane22.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood5.2%county
Households with broadband78.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk9.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk18.9county
Landslide risk48.3county
Hail risk26.8county
Earthquake risk34.1county
Tornado risk25.7county
Tropical cyclone risk35.6county
Extreme heat risk8.3county
Winter weather risk38.8county
Strong wind risk25.7county
Wildfire risk12.1county

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 Pickett 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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