CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Baileyton

Tennessee · 296 residents · 1.62 sq mi

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Baileyton is a city of 296 people in Tennessee. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. The median age is 39.4, about 6 years above the US median. The population has fallen 41% since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $46,500.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

296

−41%vs 2000

vs 504 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 41.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024551

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(19)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.7%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(21)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(15)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(44)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(44)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(33)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(24)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.5%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.8%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,432

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,139 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,483

−24%vs 2000

vs $12,410 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.3%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,500

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$325

+115%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $199 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.6%

+21.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.1% in 2000

14.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(493)

Black1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(282)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other4.7%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban1.3%(7)

Asian origin

Laotian0.5%(3)

Ancestry

American18.1%(100)

English17.2%(95)

German10.2%(56)

Italian8.7%(48)

Scotch-Irish3.6%(20)

Dutch3.1%(17)

Irish2.9%(16)

Polish2.2%(12)

French1.1%(6)

Scottish1.1%(6)

Ukrainian0.7%(4)

Welsh0.5%(3)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.4%(2)

French Canadian0.4%(2)

Norwegian0.4%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.2%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

47.6%

−21.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

+53%vs 2000

vs 15.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.9%(74)

Married50%(106)

Widowed1.4%(3)

Divorced13.7%(29)

Women 15+

Never married13.6%(33)

Married43.2%(105)

Widowed14.4%(35)

Divorced28.8%(70)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.9%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.6%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.6%

−9.8 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.6%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.6%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)35.7%(25)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.3%(38)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 70 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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