CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lenoir City

Tennessee · 6,147 residents · 8.63 sq mi

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With 6,147 people, Lenoir City is a city in Tennessee. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $39,200. Households here earn about 27% less than in Tennessee as a whole. Households take in $18,014 at the median, 40% less than the US figure. The poverty rate is 21.2%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% 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

6,147

−10%vs 2000

vs 6,819 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.63 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(489)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(379)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(433)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(428)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(479)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(1,011)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.9%(1,041)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.2%(384)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(536)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(595)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(319)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(53)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,014

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,889 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,345

−44%vs 2000

vs $16,632 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.2%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,200

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$255

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $487 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.0%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.8% in 2000

38.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91%(6,208)

Black1.1%(74)

Hispanic / Latino6%(409)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(6,118)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.1%(1,118)

Central American3.6%(395)

Honduran2.1%(233)

Puerto Rican2.1%(232)

Guatemalan1.1%(124)

Panamanian0.3%(38)

South American0.1%(11)

Colombian0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.2%(128)

Filipino0.2%(17)

Ancestry

English10.6%(1,175)

American9.5%(1,060)

Irish9.2%(1,018)

German7.2%(803)

Russian2%(221)

Scottish1.8%(201)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(195)

French1.5%(163)

Polish1.3%(144)

Italian1.2%(130)

Dutch0.9%(104)

Croatian0.7%(77)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.5%(52)

Czech0.4%(46)

Welsh0.4%(40)

Arab0.2%(27)

Latvian0.2%(21)

Egyptian0.2%(18)

Danish0.1%(15)

British0.1%(11)

French Canadian0.1%(11)

Hungarian0.1%(9)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.1%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.4%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 15.1 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 married34.5%(1,571)

Married52.8%(2,406)

Widowed1.7%(77)

Divorced11%(503)

Women 15+

Never married24.4%(1,114)

Married51.1%(2,337)

Widowed11.1%(505)

Divorced13.4%(614)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−9.9 ptssince 2013

from 21.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.9%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.1%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.1%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.2%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% 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)40%(267)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.7%(185)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29%(194)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 668 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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