COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sequatchie County

Tennessee · 8,863 residents · 266 sq mi

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Sequatchie County is a county of 8,863 people in Tennessee. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $39,300. 22.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 23% less than in Tennessee as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,863

−22%vs 2000

vs 11,370 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

266 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(572)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(571)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(731)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(730)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(599)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(1,384)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(1,259)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.1%(1,161)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(770)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(580)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(433)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(73)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,223

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,959 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,377

−43%vs 2000

vs $16,468 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.9%

+6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,300

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$288

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $382 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.6%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.4% in 2000

22.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(11,143)

Black0.2%(19)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(93)

Asian0.1%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.9%(8,857)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American2.4%(398)

Guatemalan2.2%(368)

Mexican1.7%(278)

Puerto Rican0.4%(66)

Honduran0.1%(19)

Spaniard0.1%(19)

Panamanian0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(100)

Filipino0.1%(24)

Japanese0.1%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(26)

Ancestry

English15.4%(2,589)

American15%(2,529)

Irish8.7%(1,468)

German6.8%(1,148)

Scottish2.5%(412)

Italian1.9%(315)

French1.6%(263)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(255)

Polish0.7%(126)

French Canadian0.6%(104)

Dutch0.6%(101)

Arab0.4%(66)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Egyptian0.4%(66)

Palestinian0.4%(66)

Hungarian0.4%(62)

Welsh0.3%(46)

Norwegian0.2%(40)

Swedish0.2%(27)

Swiss0.2%(27)

Portuguese0.1%(24)

Canadian0.1%(9)

Slovene0.1%(9)

Austrian0%(8)

Lithuanian0%(8)

Finnish0%(6)

Danish0%(4)

Greek0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.6%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.4%

−15.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.9 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 22.6 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 married33.9%(2,394)

Married50.4%(3,555)

Widowed4%(282)

Divorced11.7%(822)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(1,521)

Married53.9%(3,821)

Widowed14.2%(1,009)

Divorced10.4%(738)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2013

from 12.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.8%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 56.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% 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)18.8%(217)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.2%(164)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.7%(551)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,156 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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