CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Piperton

Tennessee · 621 residents · 27.2 sq mi

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Piperton is home to 621 people in Tennessee. The median age is 45.6, about 13 years above the US median. 91% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 53% more than in Tennessee as a whole. Renters pay $189 a month at the median. Median household income runs $37,885, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 45.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

621

+5%vs 2000

vs 589 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

45.6

−14%vs 2000

vs 53.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

27.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(45)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(45)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.5%(28)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.1%(19)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(25)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(77)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.6%(66)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.1%(94)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6416.7%(104)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.4%(71)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(45)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,885

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,583 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,478

−46%vs 2000

vs $28,435 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.9%

+13.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$95,700

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $167,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$189

−59%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $608 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

90.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.1% in 2000

9.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.2%(508)

Black12.6%(74)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(1)

Asian0.5%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.9%(496)

Black20.1%(125)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

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

Mexican3.5%(91)

Spaniard1%(25)

South American0.3%(7)

Colombian0.3%(7)

Central American0.2%(6)

Honduran0.2%(6)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.9%(23)

Asian Indian0.5%(13)

Chinese0.2%(5)

Ancestry

English22.4%(575)

American8.7%(223)

Irish7.6%(194)

German6.9%(178)

French1.9%(50)

Scottish1.4%(35)

Italian1.3%(34)

Welsh1.3%(33)

Dutch0.8%(20)

Subsaharan African0.7%(19)

Nigerian0.7%(19)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(17)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.5%(12)

British0.4%(11)

Polish0.4%(9)

Czech0.2%(6)

Swedish0.2%(4)

Lithuanian0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.5%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.1%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.6 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 22.1 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 married22.7%(266)

Married67.6%(791)

Widowed3.1%(36)

Divorced6.6%(77)

Women 15+

Never married30%(367)

Married55.8%(682)

Widowed8.3%(102)

Divorced5.9%(72)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.9%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 14.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.4%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.3%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.2%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 74.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.7%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 32.8% 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)24.8%(82)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.3%(97)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29%(96)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 331 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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