Population 222 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Gillises Mills
Household size in Gillises Mills
| Period | Gillises Mills | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.59 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.63 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.81 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.41 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.19 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
The average household in Gillises Mills has 2.41 people, under the U.S. average of 2.65. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.59, 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 Gillises Mills
| Period | Gillises Mills | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.2 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.5 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.6 | 39.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.9 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.7 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
Gillises Mills skews older than the country: its median age is 42.9, 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 Gillises Mills
| Period | Gillises Mills | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.5% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.6% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.8 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in twelve households in Gillises Mills (8.6%), below 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 Gillises Mills
Renters in Gillises Mills
| Period | Gillises Mills | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.4% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.3% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.3% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 13.5% | 33.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.9 pts | +2.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
Gillises Mills is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 13.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Just over six in ten owners (63.1%) 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 Gillises Mills
| Period | Gillises Mills | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.1% | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.7% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 23.8% | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.3% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +2.3 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 16.3% of the housing in Gillises Mills, 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 Gillises Mills
| Period | Gillises Mills | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1981 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1986 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1990 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1990 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +6 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Gillises Mills is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1990, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. Tennessee as a whole looks much the same.
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 Gillises Mills
| Period | Gillises Mills | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $541 | $761 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $442 | $837 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $659 | $961 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $733 | $1,286 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$192 | +$526 | +$606 |
The median renter in Gillises Mills pays $733 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 23.6% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Gillises Mills
Bachelor's degrees in Gillises Mills
| Period | Gillises Mills | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.6% | 23.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.2% | 25.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.7% | 27.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.0% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.4 pts | +7.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Gillises Mills have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 11.0%, 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 Gillises Mills
| Period | Gillises Mills | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 70.2% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 74.5% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 81.5% | 87.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.3% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +16.2 pts | +6.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in seven adults in Gillises Mills never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.3% 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 Gillises Mills
| Period | Gillises Mills | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.1% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 14.6% | 9.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.2% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.3% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.8 pts | −3.8 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in Gillises Mills than nationally: unemployment was 6.3%, 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).
Gillises Mills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillises Mills | 2.41 | 42.9 | 8.6% | 13.5% | 16.3% | 1990 | $733 | 11.0% | 86.3% | 6.3% |
| Olivehill | 2.41 | 43.2 | 7.0% | 14.4% | 26.0% | 1988 | $938 | 17.0% | 86.1% | 10.5% |
| Crossroads | 2.36 | 43.5 | 7.1% | 20.1% | 12.8% | 1992 | $800 | 9.3% | 88.3% | 6.3% |
| Lutts | 2.40 | 48.5 | 7.2% | 7.3% | 18.6% | 1987 | $625 | 13.2% | 84.9% | 4.0% |
| Lowryville | 2.65 | 41.3 | 5.5% | 13.6% | 27.2% | 1987 | $772 | 13.6% | 86.5% | 1.2% |
| Walnut Grove | 2.58 | 42.5 | 5.4% | 15.4% | 24.2% | 1988 | $774 | 12.8% | 87.0% | 1.9% |
| Savannah | 2.56 | 40.4 | 13.9% | 31.3% | 16.7% | 1981 | $765 | 13.4% | 83.1% | 5.3% |
| Collinwood | 2.38 | 45.7 | 11.2% | 20.2% | 15.1% | 1976 | $559 | 10.0% | 84.8% | 2.3% |
| Nixon | 2.90 | 40.4 | 8.4% | 9.6% | 24.1% | 1986 | $857 | 10.4% | 78.3% | 11.8% |
| Cerro Gordo | 2.43 | 63.6 | 5.9% | 6.3% | 22.1% | 1987 | $839 | 20.3% | 78.2% | 1.4% |
| Cypress Inn | 2.58 | 39.5 | 15.8% | 7.1% | 13.4% | 1987 | $628 | 13.6% | 84.5% | 1.9% |
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 Gillises Mills. 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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