Putnam County, Tennessee

Putnam County has a population of 82,558 and has grown 8.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $282,500, about 4.8 times the county's median household income of $58,912.

Home price
$282,500
Income
$58,912
Population
82,558
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$282,500county
Median gross rent$908county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198032.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,564county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,014county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$818county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,409county
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$58,912county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate18.4%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 home10.1%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.1%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.9%county
Economic output per resident$63,828county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.48%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 time21.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service66 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12058688county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.5 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 station161 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.8%county
Traffic deaths20.6county
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 higher29.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.0%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment11776county
Students per full-time teacher14.6county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
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 physicians67county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.6%county
Frequent mental distress20.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.9%county

Place

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

Population82,558county
Land area in square miles401county
People per square mile of land206.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores18county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store13.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.0%county
Population change since 2020+8.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.5%county
Share of households that are one person28.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.7%county
Second languages7.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents215county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents17county
Households that moved in2,614county
Households that moved away2,508county
Average income of arriving households$60,175county
Average income of departing households$50,679county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17county
Housing units authorised in the latest year629county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.3%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature58.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.0 incounty
Annual snowfall7.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.25 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F27 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing86 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days197 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 14county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$147county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use1,169 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity70.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.3%county
Homes heated by propane3.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband87.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk60.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.2county
Landslide risk54.1county
Hail risk73.0county
Earthquake risk85.7county
Tornado risk86.9county
Tropical cyclone risk48.0county
Extreme heat risk35.6county
Winter weather risk84.8county
Strong wind risk72.1county
Wildfire risk27.1county

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 teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Putnam 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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