COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Rhea County

Tennessee · 24,344 residents · 315 sq mi

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With 24,344 people, Rhea County is a county in Tennessee. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $45,100. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income is $19,915, under the $30,130 national median. Renters pay $282 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,344

−14%vs 2000

vs 28,400 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

315 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(1,494)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(1,605)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(1,845)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(2,084)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,724)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(3,559)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(3,465)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(2,862)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(2,246)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(1,948)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(1,120)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(392)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,915

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,418 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,333

−40%vs 2000

vs $15,672 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.0%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,100

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $384 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.5%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

25.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(26,880)

Black2%(564)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(474)

Asian0.3%(83)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(23,575)

Black2.2%(532)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(183)

Asian0.1%(33)

Other0.8%(204)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.6%(1,571)

Central American0.7%(243)

Guatemalan0.7%(243)

Spaniard0.7%(223)

Puerto Rican0.1%(28)

Cuban0.1%(17)

South American0%(11)

Colombian0%(11)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(107)

Vietnamese0.2%(77)

Korean0.1%(45)

Chinese0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Ancestry

English15%(5,089)

Irish11.8%(4,007)

German10.2%(3,462)

American9.9%(3,349)

Scotch-Irish3.4%(1,159)

Italian2.8%(959)

Scottish2.3%(792)

French1.5%(500)

Dutch1.2%(399)

Welsh0.9%(300)

Polish0.5%(161)

Czech0.3%(107)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(100)

British0.3%(97)

Swiss0.2%(81)

Hungarian0.2%(72)

Danish0.2%(52)

Greek0.1%(46)

Belgian0.1%(41)

Finnish0.1%(38)

Norwegian0.1%(35)

French Canadian0.1%(29)

West Indian0.1%(28)

Russian0.1%(27)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(15)

Subsaharan African0%(10)

Lithuanian0%(7)

Jamaican0%(7)

Portuguese0%(5)

Israeli0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.0%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

+14%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 married28.2%(3,964)

Married54%(7,597)

Widowed3.8%(530)

Divorced14%(1,969)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(3,065)

Married54%(7,687)

Widowed9.7%(1,375)

Divorced14.8%(2,099)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.5%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.9%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% 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)26.9%(666)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.7%(735)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.1%(747)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(60)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,478 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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