Sequatchie County, Tennessee

Sequatchie County has a population of 16,809 and has grown 12.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $232,600, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $58,750.

Home price
$232,600
Income
$58,750
Population
16,809
Unemployment
6.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$232,600county
Median gross rent$818county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198030.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,200county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,390county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,263county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,734county
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$58,750county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate21.9%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 home15.9%county
Unemployment rate6.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.4%county
Share of workers employed by government17.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.5%county
Economic output per resident$27,727county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.45%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 time31.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport557741county
Miles to nearest general aviation field23 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 station116 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.4%county
Traffic deaths47.6county
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 higher20.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.2%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1924county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians18county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.9%county
Frequent mental distress21.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.5%county

Place

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

Population16,809county
Land area in square miles266county
People per square mile of land63.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+12.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age44.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.8%county
Share of households that are one person20.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages3.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents196county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in535county
Households that moved away445county
Average income of arriving households$75,353county
Average income of departing households$48,924county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year14county
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 temperature58.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation58.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.30 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing73 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days225 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 28county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$143county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,127 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity62.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas15.4%county
Homes heated by propane15.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood4.8%county
Households with broadband84.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk35.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.2county
Landslide risk71.1county
Hail risk10.0county
Earthquake risk52.3county
Tornado risk47.4county
Tropical cyclone risk24.2county
Extreme heat risk16.3county
Winter weather risk43.7county
Strong wind risk39.6county
Wildfire risk51.0county

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 Sequatchie 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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