Cagle, TN Demographics

Population 860 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Cagle

Household size in Cagle

Household size, people per household
PeriodCagleChattanooga areaTennesseeU.S.
2006–103.012.482.532.68
2010–142.722.532.572.73
2015–192.732.502.572.71
2020–242.782.502.532.65
Change−0.23+0.02+0.00−0.03
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Households in Cagle average 2.78 people, a bit above the national 2.65, so families with children are somewhat more common here. Household size has dropped from 3.01 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Cagle

Median age, years
PeriodCagleChattanooga areaTennesseeU.S.
2006–1049.739.638.337.7
2010–1442.640.539.238.6
2015–1944.941.339.939.6
2020–2441.241.239.940.1
Change−8.5+1.6+1.6+2.3
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Half of the people in Cagle are younger than 41.2 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Cagle

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodCagleChattanooga areaTennesseeU.S.
2006–1012.0%11.2%12.2%12.3%
2010–1418.1%11.2%12.0%12.3%
2015–196.4%9.8%11.6%11.6%
2020–2421.4%11.1%11.8%11.6%
Change+9.3 pts−0.1 pts−0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head just over one in five households in Cagle (21.4%), well above the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Cagle

Renters in Cagle

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodCagleChattanooga areaTennesseeU.S.
2006–108.1%30.9%30.4%33.3%
2010–1418.5%32.2%32.9%35.6%
2015–1920.9%32.9%33.7%36.0%
2020–248.6%31.8%33.1%34.8%
Change+0.5 pts+1.0 pts+2.6 pts+1.5 pts
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Cagle is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 8.6% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 41.5% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Cagle

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodCagleChattanooga areaTennesseeU.S.
2006–1027.2%11.3%11.5%11.4%
2010–1417.1%11.8%11.8%11.4%
2015–1915.1%11.6%11.8%11.1%
2020–2414.9%9.9%10.1%9.6%
Change−12.3 pts−1.4 pts−1.4 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Cagle: 14.9% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Cagle

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodCagleChattanooga areaTennesseeU.S.
2006–101991197719811974
2010–141994197819821975
2015–192001198019831977
2020–242002198319861980
Change+11+6+6+6
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Much of the housing in Cagle is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 2002, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Cagle

Rent, per month
PeriodCagleChattanooga areaTennesseeU.S.
2006–10$717$731$761$965
2010–14$829$803$837$1,040
2015–19$658$876$961$1,213
2020–24$683$1,184$1,286$1,571
Change−$34+$454+$526+$606
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A typical rental in Cagle costs $683 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 17.3% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Cagle

Bachelor's degrees in Cagle

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodCagleChattanooga areaTennesseeU.S.
2006–108.4%22.9%23.9%28.4%
2010–1415.7%24.3%25.3%29.6%
2015–1912.4%27.2%27.9%32.1%
2020–2423.3%31.6%31.4%35.6%
Change+14.8 pts+8.7 pts+7.5 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Cagle have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 23.3%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Cagle

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodCagleChattanooga areaTennesseeU.S.
2006–1069.6%82.5%83.3%84.9%
2010–1485.5%84.9%85.4%86.1%
2015–1985.7%87.4%87.6%87.7%
2020–2484.9%89.5%89.9%89.3%
Change+15.2 pts+7.0 pts+6.6 pts+4.3 pts
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Just over one in seven adults in Cagle never finished high school, more than nationally: 84.9% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Cagle

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodCagleChattanooga areaTennesseeU.S.
2006–1015.9%9.1%8.6%8.1%
2010–1410.4%9.3%9.6%9.4%
2015–1910.8%4.9%5.4%5.6%
2020–242.1%4.7%4.8%5.4%
Change−13.8 pts−4.4 pts−3.8 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Cagle has been strong: just 2.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Cagle compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Cagle2.7841.221.4%8.6%14.9%2002$68323.3%84.9%2.1%
Hitchcox2.6738.911.8%7.1%18.1%1984$75017.5%85.6%0.9%
Mount Airy2.6943.59.1%17.2%11.5%1994$81319.5%83.0%3.2%
Dunlap2.6644.810.8%25.0%10.8%1991$82319.8%82.5%7.1%
Palmer2.8248.87.7%8.4%17.0%1983$5799.8%84.6%6.6%
Dill2.5839.69.2%2.9%19.1%1998$82922.8%85.6%3.0%
Pailo3.1239.51.7%15.0%11.9%1994$1,05618.7%87.3%0.5%
Tarlton2.4247.14.7%14.5%20.5%1983$7806.3%81.7%5.8%
Collins2.8751.05.9%6.2%19.8%1978$51611.4%87.8%6.9%
Daus2.7342.812.8%24.3%8.9%1996$83020.2%82.0%4.6%
Lusk3.1239.51.7%15.0%11.9%1994$1,05618.7%87.3%0.5%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Cagle. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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