CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Baxter

Tennessee · 1,289 residents · 3.15 sq mi

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Baxter is home to 1,289 people in Tennessee. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the Tennessee median by roughly 39%. 25.9% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median home value sits at $40,200. The median household earns $15,099, about 50% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,289

+1%vs 2000

vs 1,279 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(86)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(93)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(91)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(93)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(86)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(176)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(163)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(123)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(140)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.6%(149)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(74)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(15)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,099

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,078 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,944

−37%vs 2000

vs $12,708 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.9%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,200

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$230

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $358 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.5%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.9% in 2000

34.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(1,241)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(22)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(1,280)

Black0.2%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(10)

Asian0.5%(6)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(17)

Puerto Rican1%(13)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(1)

Ancestry

English21.8%(297)

American19%(258)

Irish9.8%(134)

German9%(122)

Scottish8.7%(119)

Polish1.5%(21)

Scotch-Irish1%(14)

Welsh0.8%(11)

British0.7%(10)

French0.6%(8)

Italian0.5%(7)

Russian0.3%(4)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.2%(3)

Greek0.2%(3)

Dutch0.1%(1)

Swiss0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

46.4%

−13.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+53%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married31.3%(180)

Married52.6%(303)

Widowed4.9%(28)

Divorced11.3%(65)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(107)

Married54.1%(277)

Widowed6.3%(32)

Divorced18.8%(96)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

+1.5 ptssince 2013

from 8.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.0%

+8.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.2%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.9%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.0%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.6%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.9% 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)9.8%(9)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era65.2%(60)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 92 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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