COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Giles County

Tennessee · 25,741 residents · 611 sq mi

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Giles County is home to 25,741 people in Tennessee. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $44,400. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $272 a month at the median. The median household earns $22,078, about 27% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,741

−13%vs 2000

vs 29,447 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

611 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(1,697)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(1,756)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(1,809)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(2,028)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(1,690)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(3,609)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(3,656)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(2,967)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(2,353)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(2,315)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(1,448)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(413)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,078

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,824 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,983

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,543 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.4%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,400

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $427 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.0%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.3% in 2000

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.9%(25,281)

Black11.7%(3,450)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(266)

Asian0.3%(102)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.3%(22,223)

Black13.1%(3,374)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(118)

Asian0.3%(90)

Other0.2%(54)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(375)

Central American0.4%(135)

Cuban0.2%(63)

Panamanian0.2%(63)

Guatemalan0.2%(52)

Dominican0.2%(49)

South American0.1%(22)

Salvadoran0.1%(20)

Argentine0%(13)

Puerto Rican0%(7)

Colombian0%(7)

Ecuadorian0%(2)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(105)

Asian Indian0.1%(17)

Filipino0%(13)

Japanese0%(10)

Korean0%(3)

Pakistani0%(2)

Ancestry

English16.7%(5,118)

American13.9%(4,246)

Irish10.3%(3,152)

German7.1%(2,176)

Scottish2.5%(769)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(660)

French1.3%(408)

Italian1.2%(373)

British0.7%(229)

Dutch0.6%(173)

Welsh0.5%(156)

Polish0.5%(146)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.5%(142)

Hungarian0.5%(140)

Subsaharan African0.4%(126)

Jamaican0.4%(119)

Arab0.4%(116)

Swedish0.3%(96)

Russian0.3%(86)

Norwegian0.3%(84)

French Canadian0.2%(76)

Moroccan0.2%(51)

Syrian0.2%(51)

Czech0.1%(44)

Lithuanian0.1%(38)

Greek0.1%(30)

Finnish0.1%(27)

Swiss0.1%(27)

Danish0.1%(26)

Serbian0.1%(25)

Portuguese0.1%(16)

Croatian0%(14)

Romanian0%(14)

Lebanese0%(11)

Australian0%(11)

Canadian0%(10)

Ethiopian0%(7)

Haitian0%(5)

Nigerian0%(2)

Ukrainian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.1%

−12.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.3 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 17.5 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%(3,832)

Married53.6%(6,606)

Widowed2.6%(326)

Divorced12.6%(1,551)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(3,273)

Married47.8%(6,275)

Widowed12.5%(1,642)

Divorced14.8%(1,946)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.6%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 65.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 42.9% 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)26.3%(580)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.9%(660)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.8%(879)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(66)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,207 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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