Population 161 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Gilchrist
Household size in Gilchrist
| Period | Gilchrist | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.72 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.94 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.90 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.37 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Gilchrist is a place of big households: 2.90 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.53 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Gilchrist
| Period | Gilchrist | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 51.6 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.0 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.7 | 39.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.4 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | −8.2 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
Gilchrist skews older than the country: its median age is 43.4, against 40.1 nationally.
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 Gilchrist
| Period | Gilchrist | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.5% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.4% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 24.0% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | +12.5 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly a quarter of households in Gilchrist (24.0%), 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 Gilchrist
Renters in Gilchrist
| Period | Gilchrist | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 32.1% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 23.2% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.0% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 27.5% | 33.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −4.6 pts | +2.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a quarter of households in Gilchrist rent their homes (27.5%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. About six in ten owners (59.0%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
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 Gilchrist
| Period | Gilchrist | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.2% | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 1.8% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.8% | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 15.2% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +7.1 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 15.2% of the housing in Gilchrist, 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 Gilchrist
| Period | Gilchrist | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1973 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1985 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1977 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +6 | +6 |
The typical home in Gilchrist was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Tennessee as a whole, where the median home dates to 1986.
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 Gilchrist
| Period | Gilchrist | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $500 | $761 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $623 | $837 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $559 | $961 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $919 | $1,286 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$419 | +$526 | +$606 |
The median renter in Gilchrist pays $919 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 35.7% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
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 Gilchrist
Bachelor's degrees in Gilchrist
| Period | Gilchrist | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.0% | 23.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.2% | 25.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.5% | 27.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 6.3% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | −1.7 pts | +7.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Gilchrist have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 6.3%, 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 Gilchrist
| Period | Gilchrist | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 75.3% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 80.9% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 77.0% | 87.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 71.3% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | −4.0 pts | +6.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly three in ten adults in Gilchrist never finished high school, well above the national share: only 71.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Gilchrist
| Period | Gilchrist | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.2% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 22.2% | 9.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.6% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.1% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.1 pts | −3.8 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Gilchrist runs well above the national rate: 12.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 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).
Gilchrist compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilchrist | 2.90 | 43.4 | 24.0% | 27.5% | 15.2% | 1977 | $919 | 6.3% | 71.3% | 12.1% |
| Adamsville | 2.77 | 39.1 | 15.0% | 21.7% | 18.9% | 1984 | $713 | 11.9% | 87.9% | 5.9% |
| Stantonville | 2.73 | 44.0 | 10.2% | 14.5% | 17.7% | 1982 | $745 | 14.0% | 83.6% | 2.5% |
| Old Lawton | 2.36 | 48.8 | 8.9% | 20.7% | 12.6% | 1981 | $699 | 18.9% | 86.3% | 7.8% |
| West Shiloh | 2.54 | 47.8 | 6.0% | 12.7% | 16.5% | 1980 | $764 | 12.4% | 81.2% | 2.3% |
| Crump | 2.40 | 45.6 | 5.5% | 15.1% | 16.8% | 1989 | $839 | 15.5% | 78.5% | 1.2% |
| Bethlehem | 2.36 | 54.2 | 5.5% | 9.6% | 19.4% | 1993 | $727 | 13.0% | 90.3% | 3.0% |
| Leapwood | 2.71 | 36.8 | 14.6% | 19.4% | 20.8% | 1984 | $908 | 7.7% | 93.8% | 10.8% |
| Selmer | 2.39 | 44.2 | 9.1% | 25.6% | 18.3% | 1982 | $671 | 15.4% | 88.0% | 5.4% |
| Morris Chapel | 2.38 | 65.7 | 8.5% | 5.5% | 20.0% | 1992 | $810 | 21.7% | 84.2% | 0.5% |
| Walkertown | 2.93 | 40.0 | 8.8% | 18.3% | 22.5% | 1982 | $823 | 13.1% | 82.3% | 8.3% |
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 Gilchrist. 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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