CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Madisonville

Tennessee · 3,137 residents · 6.01 sq mi

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Madisonville is home to 3,137 people in Tennessee. The typical home is worth $42,600. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 22% less than in Tennessee as a whole. The median household earns $19,314, about 36% below the national median. Renters pay $274 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,137

−20%vs 2000

vs 3,939 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.3

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(204)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(232)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(218)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(222)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(225)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(560)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.2%(319)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.8%(465)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(211)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(284)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(138)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(59)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,314

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,911

−40%vs 2000

vs $16,468 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.1%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,600

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$274

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $414 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.9%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.1% in 2000

34.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(3,639)

Black3.9%(152)

Hispanic / Latino2%(79)

Asian0.3%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95%(2,980)

Black4.5%(141)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.5%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.2%(113)

Mexican1.1%(60)

South American0.2%(12)

Colombian0.2%(12)

Central American0.2%(8)

Guatemalan0.2%(8)

Ancestry

Irish14.3%(749)

American14.3%(747)

German10.9%(572)

Scotch-Irish6.9%(360)

English6.5%(341)

Polish1.9%(100)

Italian1.4%(72)

Scottish1.1%(60)

French0.9%(47)

Norwegian0.7%(38)

French Canadian0.4%(20)

Turkish0.4%(20)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(14)

Dutch0.3%(14)

Welsh0.3%(14)

Arab0.2%(13)

Subsaharan African0.2%(13)

Swiss0.2%(12)

Syrian0.2%(11)

Danish0.2%(11)

Jordanian0%(2)

West Indian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.7%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.8%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+22%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 married36.7%(758)

Married35%(723)

Widowed5.6%(116)

Divorced22.8%(471)

Women 15+

Never married24%(557)

Married36.2%(841)

Widowed20.5%(477)

Divorced19.4%(450)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2013

from 13.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.9%

−10.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.4%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.2%

−11.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.2%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% 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)34.2%(52)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23%(35)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.5%(60)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 152 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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