CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Soddy-Daisy

Tennessee · 8,240 residents · 23.2 sq mi

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With 8,240 people, Soddy-Daisy is a city in Tennessee. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $46,700. There are 3,290 fewer people here than in 2000. At a median age of 36.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,240

−29%vs 2000

vs 11,530 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−4%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

23.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(473)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.7%(386)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(646)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(676)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(575)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(1,187)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(1,283)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(1,032)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(898)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(639)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(377)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(68)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,115

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,163 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,709

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,889 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.9%

+7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,700

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$346

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $524 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.9%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

22.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(11,245)

Black0.6%(68)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(92)

Asian0.2%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(8,183)

Black0.4%(36)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(20)

Asian0.2%(13)

Other0.1%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American0.9%(118)

Guatemalan0.8%(112)

Mexican0.6%(83)

Puerto Rican0.1%(11)

Nicaraguan0%(6)

Ancestry

English15.6%(2,070)

American12%(1,584)

Irish11.5%(1,522)

German11.2%(1,483)

Scottish3.6%(480)

Italian2.7%(354)

Welsh1.3%(174)

Subsaharan African1.1%(139)

Scotch-Irish1%(128)

Kenyan1%(127)

Polish0.8%(107)

Dutch0.7%(90)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

French0.6%(73)

Czech0.3%(41)

Greek0.3%(39)

Norwegian0.3%(38)

Swiss0.2%(27)

Croatian0.2%(20)

Macedonian0.1%(19)

Hungarian0.1%(16)

Brazilian0.1%(14)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Danish0.1%(10)

British0.1%(9)

Swedish0.1%(7)

Austrian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.9%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.5%

−15.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married23.7%(1,331)

Married54.9%(3,076)

Widowed4.4%(246)

Divorced17%(954)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(1,257)

Married53.2%(3,112)

Widowed11.9%(699)

Divorced13.4%(782)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−8.6 ptssince 2013

from 16.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.1%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.8%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.2%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% 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)23.9%(263)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(228)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.1%(353)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.7%(30)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,099 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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