CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bluff City

Tennessee · 1,394 residents · 1.75 sq mi

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Bluff City is home to 1,394 people in Tennessee. Median home value sits at $42,500. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $296 a month at the median. Households take in $23,315 at the median, 23% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,394

−11%vs 2000

vs 1,559 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−3%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(78)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(90)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(118)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(97)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(255)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(199)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(160)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(136)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(98)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(76)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,315

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,587 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,761

−24%vs 2000

vs $14,175 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,500

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$296

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $488 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.9%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.8% in 2000

24.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(1,525)

Black0.2%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(11)

Asian0.6%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(1,367)

Black1%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0.8%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban0.3%(7)

Ancestry

English18.6%(413)

German10.3%(230)

Irish7.7%(172)

American6.4%(142)

Scottish6.1%(136)

Welsh5%(112)

Italian4.4%(99)

Polish4.2%(93)

Dutch4%(89)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(37)

French1.6%(35)

British1%(22)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.7%(15)

Swedish0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.0%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.9%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 14.7 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 married31.2%(277)

Married60.2%(535)

Widowed2.6%(23)

Divorced6.1%(54)

Women 15+

Never married25.3%(227)

Married58.7%(528)

Widowed6.1%(55)

Divorced9.9%(89)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.1%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.8%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.4%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.9%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.1%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.2%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% 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)43.3%(68)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.4%(21)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.1%(52)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 157 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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