COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Crockett County

Tennessee · 13,378 residents · 266 sq mi

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Crockett County is a county of 13,378 people in Tennessee. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $37,600. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 36.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $258 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,378

−8%vs 2000

vs 14,532 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−3%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

266 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(824)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(941)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(957)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(900)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(753)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(2,066)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(1,718)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(1,466)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(1,212)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(1,318)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(966)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(257)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,296

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,015 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,636

−27%vs 2000

vs $14,600 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.6%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,600

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$258

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $393 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.4%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

23.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.5%(11,549)

Black14.3%(2,077)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(793)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83%(11,101)

Black16.9%(2,256)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(48)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.1%(19)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.7%(1,214)

Central American1.9%(263)

Salvadoran1%(146)

Honduran0.8%(107)

South American0.2%(32)

Colombian0.2%(26)

Puerto Rican0.2%(21)

Guatemalan0.1%(10)

Cuban0.1%(9)

Venezuelan0%(6)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(10)

Japanese0.1%(9)

Asian Indian0.1%(8)

Filipino0%(4)

Korean0%(3)

Chinese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(7)

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

American14.4%(2,002)

Irish11%(1,527)

English9.5%(1,328)

German8.8%(1,222)

Italian1.5%(212)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(176)

Welsh1%(138)

Dutch0.8%(112)

Scottish0.8%(111)

French0.6%(79)

Subsaharan African0.3%(39)

Austrian0.2%(25)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.2%(22)

French Canadian0.1%(15)

Swedish0.1%(15)

Danish0.1%(8)

British0.1%(7)

Norwegian0%(6)

Finnish0%(5)

Portuguese0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.2%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.4 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 14.1 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 married32.7%(1,796)

Married54.4%(2,987)

Widowed3.3%(181)

Divorced9.5%(522)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(1,439)

Married48%(2,775)

Widowed11.5%(666)

Divorced15.5%(896)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 16.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% 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)41.2%(302)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(189)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.4%(267)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 733 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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