CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Erwin

Tennessee · 4,970 residents · 4.13 sq mi

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With 4,970 people, Erwin is a city in Tennessee. The median age is 41.0, about 8 years above the US median. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $49,200. Median rent is $253 a month. That trails the Tennessee median by roughly 23%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,970

−11%vs 2000

vs 5,610 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 43.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.13 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.5%(174)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(260)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(244)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(442)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(267)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(590)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(798)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(495)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.6%(626)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.8%(586)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(363)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(125)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,194

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,644 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,948

−31%vs 2000

vs $15,868 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.0%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,200

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$253

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

30.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(5,433)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino2%(112)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(4,970)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(14)

Asian0%(0)

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

Mexican5.4%(324)

Central American1.1%(63)

Honduran1.1%(63)

Puerto Rican0.4%(25)

Spaniard0.2%(11)

Ancestry

American26.1%(1,561)

English13.6%(815)

German7.1%(425)

Irish6.3%(380)

Italian2.7%(160)

Dutch2.3%(137)

Polish2.1%(123)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(85)

Scottish1.2%(74)

Welsh0.9%(53)

Norwegian0.7%(40)

French0.5%(32)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.3%(15)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(15)

British0.2%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.9%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.3 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 14.8 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 married31.7%(769)

Married59.6%(1,444)

Widowed3%(72)

Divorced5.7%(139)

Women 15+

Never married23.1%(658)

Married49.5%(1,407)

Widowed10.5%(300)

Divorced16.9%(480)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.8%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.4%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.6%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 61.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.1%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 48.1% 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)5.6%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(91)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.2%(140)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.2%(66)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 464 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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