COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Coffee County

Tennessee · 40,339 residents · 429 sq mi

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Coffee County is a county of 40,339 people in Tennessee. The typical home is worth $52,100. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 16% since 2000. Median rent is $319 a month. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

40,339

−16%vs 2000

vs 48,014 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

429 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202460K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(2,755)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(2,940)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(2,973)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(2,807)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(2,509)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(6,194)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(5,741)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(4,600)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(4,209)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(3,394)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(1,700)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(517)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,802

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,898 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,416

−37%vs 2000

vs $18,137 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.2%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,100

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $445 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.5% in 2000

29.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(44,324)

Black3.5%(1,689)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(1,051)

Asian0.7%(346)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(38,233)

Black4%(1,617)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(260)

Asian0.6%(253)

Other0.6%(236)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(1,968)

Central American0.7%(444)

Puerto Rican0.7%(412)

Salvadoran0.4%(227)

South American0.4%(212)

Cuban0.3%(197)

Guatemalan0.3%(170)

Ecuadorian0.2%(92)

Colombian0.1%(57)

Peruvian0.1%(44)

Honduran0%(29)

Dominican0%(20)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0%(19)

Panamanian0%(18)

Spaniard0%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(207)

Vietnamese0.2%(141)

Japanese0.2%(130)

Filipino0.2%(95)

Laotian0.1%(63)

Chinese0.1%(52)

Korean0%(18)

Burmese0%(18)

Hmong0%(15)

Thai0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(51)

Marshallese0%(17)

Samoan0%(9)

Ancestry

American14.6%(8,744)

English13.9%(8,323)

Irish10.9%(6,536)

German8.6%(5,161)

Scottish2%(1,171)

Italian1.7%(993)

French1.4%(863)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(789)

Polish1%(580)

Dutch0.9%(525)

Norwegian0.5%(297)

Subsaharan African0.4%(228)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(187)

Swiss0.2%(132)

French Canadian0.2%(105)

Swedish0.2%(100)

Welsh0.2%(93)

Hungarian0.1%(89)

Russian0.1%(88)

Greek0.1%(65)

Nigerian0.1%(64)

Latvian0.1%(54)

Canadian0.1%(42)

Danish0.1%(36)

Arab0.1%(31)

Ukrainian0.1%(30)

Ghanaian0%(29)

Czech0%(22)

Ethiopian0%(18)

Finnish0%(12)

Austrian0%(11)

West Indian0%(9)

Jamaican0%(9)

Belgian0%(8)

Croatian0%(8)

Portuguese0%(8)

Slovene0%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.1%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 16.0 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 married29.6%(6,920)

Married50.1%(11,709)

Widowed5.1%(1,201)

Divorced15.2%(3,543)

Women 15+

Never married21.9%(5,363)

Married48.2%(11,818)

Widowed11%(2,707)

Divorced18.9%(4,622)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.4%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 39.9% 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)25.9%(1,132)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.1%(969)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.5%(1,292)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(214)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,377 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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