COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jefferson County

Tennessee · 33,016 residents · 275 sq mi

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With 33,016 people, Jefferson County is a county in Tennessee. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $48,600. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 25% since 2000. Median rent is $275 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

33,016

−25%vs 2000

vs 44,294 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−3%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

275 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202457K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(1,796)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(1,854)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(2,091)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(2,964)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.5%(2,807)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(4,822)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(4,633)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(4,202)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(3,447)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(2,693)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(1,419)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(288)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,219

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,824 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,562

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,841 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.1%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,600

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $420 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

22.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(42,102)

Black2.3%(1,016)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(588)

Asian0.3%(118)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(31,934)

Black2.8%(927)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(86)

Asian0.1%(22)

Other0.4%(133)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(1,758)

Puerto Rican0.6%(354)

Cuban0.2%(129)

Central American0.1%(82)

Dominican0.1%(52)

Honduran0.1%(49)

Costa Rican0%(18)

South American0%(18)

Peruvian0%(13)

Salvadoran0%(10)

Guatemalan0%(5)

Venezuelan0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(140)

Chinese0.1%(59)

Asian Indian0.1%(51)

Vietnamese0%(20)

Laotian0%(14)

Thai0%(12)

Pakistani0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(5)

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

English17.1%(9,703)

Irish11.5%(6,549)

German11.1%(6,317)

American10.7%(6,082)

Scottish4.5%(2,578)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(1,415)

Italian2.4%(1,357)

French1.7%(943)

Dutch1.2%(660)

Polish1.1%(630)

Welsh0.5%(310)

Swedish0.5%(301)

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British0.4%(201)

French Canadian0.3%(182)

Ukrainian0.2%(101)

Hungarian0.1%(62)

Subsaharan African0.1%(60)

Norwegian0.1%(54)

Swiss0.1%(48)

Russian0.1%(43)

Portuguese0.1%(40)

Czech0.1%(39)

Bulgarian0.1%(38)

Austrian0.1%(33)

Danish0.1%(31)

Canadian0%(27)

West Indian0%(27)

Lithuanian0%(23)

Belgian0%(22)

Greek0%(21)

Romanian0%(17)

Iranian0%(8)

Slovak0%(8)

Arab0%(5)

Lebanese0%(5)

Australian0%(5)

Jamaican0%(4)

Nigerian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.5%

−10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 18.7 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 married25.6%(6,035)

Married57.7%(13,568)

Widowed4.5%(1,053)

Divorced12.2%(2,879)

Women 15+

Never married23.1%(5,658)

Married54.2%(13,286)

Widowed11.9%(2,913)

Divorced10.9%(2,678)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.0%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.1%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.6%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% 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)26.4%(1,081)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(970)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.9%(1,345)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(82)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(28)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,087 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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