CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tullahoma

Tennessee · 16,757 residents · 23.4 sq mi

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Tullahoma is a city of 16,757 people in Tennessee. The typical home is worth $55,100. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Median rent is $304 a month. Households take in $26,298 at the median, 13% less than the US figure. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,757

−7%vs 2000

vs 17,994 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

23.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(1,254)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(1,381)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(1,111)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(1,070)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(964)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(2,608)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(2,424)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(1,762)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(1,769)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(1,465)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(729)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(220)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,298

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,119 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,606

−37%vs 2000

vs $20,002 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,100

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$304

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $447 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.8% in 2000

35.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.8%(15,971)

Black6.7%(1,208)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(307)

Asian1%(180)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(15,479)

Black6.3%(1,058)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(106)

Asian0.8%(136)

Other0.5%(84)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(297)

Cuban0.7%(147)

South American0.3%(63)

Central American0.3%(57)

Puerto Rican0.3%(55)

Peruvian0.2%(44)

Salvadoran0.2%(40)

Venezuelan0.1%(19)

Honduran0.1%(17)

Spaniard0%(8)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(141)

Japanese0.1%(20)

Asian Indian0%(10)

Chinese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(24)

Samoan0%(9)

Ancestry

English13.7%(2,890)

American12.7%(2,688)

Irish12.4%(2,622)

German9.4%(1,977)

Scottish3.4%(714)

Italian1.5%(311)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(311)

Dutch1.2%(255)

Polish1.2%(249)

French1%(216)

Norwegian0.8%(173)

Canadian0.4%(91)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.4%(77)

Subsaharan African0.3%(67)

Swedish0.2%(49)

Portuguese0.2%(48)

Ukrainian0.2%(46)

Russian0.2%(45)

Welsh0.2%(45)

British0.1%(27)

Danish0.1%(22)

Ethiopian0.1%(18)

French Canadian0%(8)

Hungarian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.6%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.8%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.2%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.5 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 12.8 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 married31.1%(2,566)

Married50.1%(4,127)

Widowed6.2%(511)

Divorced12.6%(1,039)

Women 15+

Never married22.6%(1,939)

Married45.9%(3,936)

Widowed13.5%(1,162)

Divorced18%(1,543)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 14.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.0%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% 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)22.6%(343)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(326)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.4%(447)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.5%(145)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,521 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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