COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Grundy County

Tennessee · 14,332 residents · 360 sq mi

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With 14,332 people, Grundy County is a county in Tennessee. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 25.8%, above the 12.4% national rate. Households here earn about 37% less than in Tennessee as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $48,500.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,332

+7%since 1990

from 13,362 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

+8%since 1990

from 33.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

360 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.8%(978)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.1%(1,016)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(1,005)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(984)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.3%(905)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.5%(1,931)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.3%(2,051)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413%(1,861)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.1%(1,593)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.3%(1,051)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.2%(741)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.5%(216)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,959

+6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $16,425 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,039

+67%since 1990

from $7,227 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

25.8%

+1.8 ptssince 1990

from 23.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,500

+26%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $29,200 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$339

+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $211 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

82.2%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 81.4% in 1990

17.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(13,299)

Black0.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(35)

Asian0.1%(16)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(14,010)

Black0.1%(19)

Hispanic / Latino1%(141)

Asian0.2%(24)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.2%(34)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(57)

Cambodian0.2%(33)

Vietnamese0.1%(11)

Korean0%(4)

Ancestry

English19.8%(2,737)

Irish13.6%(1,876)

American11.5%(1,596)

German9.6%(1,325)

Scottish2.5%(341)

Italian1.8%(254)

French1.6%(217)

Dutch1.4%(198)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(190)

Swiss1.3%(185)

Norwegian0.6%(79)

Polish0.2%(28)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.2%(24)

Welsh0.1%(20)

Danish0.1%(18)

Swedish0.1%(17)

Greek0.1%(13)

Austrian0.1%(11)

British0.1%(11)

Slovene0%(3)

Canadian0%(1)

Hungarian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 5.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

55.2%

+10.4 ptssince 1990

from 44.7% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.6%

+0.4 ptssince 1990

from 2.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.5 min

−10%since 1990

from 28.5 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married21.4%(1,178)

Married64%(3,524)

Widowed2.6%(142)

Divorced12.1%(665)

Women 15+

Never married16.3%(948)

Married60.1%(3,502)

Widowed12.3%(716)

Divorced11.4%(662)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.3%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.4%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.8%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.5%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% 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)18.6%(124)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.4%(116)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.6%(298)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 668 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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