Population 527 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Riddles Store
Household size in Riddles Store
| Period | Riddles Store | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.49 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.69 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.55 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.06 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
The average household in Riddles Store has 2.55 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. The picture is much the same across Tennessee.
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 Riddles Store
| Period | Riddles Store | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.0 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.2 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.7 | 39.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.5 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | −3.4 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Riddles Store is 37.5 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. The median age has dropped from 41.0 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Riddles Store
| Period | Riddles Store | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.4% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.5% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 20.1% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | +12.8 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Riddles Store: 20.1% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
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 Riddles Store
Renters in Riddles Store
| Period | Riddles Store | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.0% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 25.6% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.8% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 37.3% | 33.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +15.3 pts | +2.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly four in ten households in Riddles Store rent their homes (37.3%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in Tennessee overall (33.1%). Just over half of owners (52.8%) 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 Riddles Store
| Period | Riddles Store | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.8% | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.9% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.2% | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.4% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −8.4 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Riddles Store as nationally: 8.4%, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in Tennessee overall (10.1%).
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 Riddles Store
| Period | Riddles Store | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1987 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1990 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1987 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1994 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +6 | +6 |
Riddles Store has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1994, versus 1980 nationally.
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 Riddles Store
| Period | Riddles Store | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $555 | $761 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $723 | $837 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $822 | $961 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $715 | $1,286 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$160 | +$526 | +$606 |
The median renter in Riddles Store pays $715 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 21.4% 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 Riddles Store
Bachelor's degrees in Riddles Store
| Period | Riddles Store | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.0% | 23.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.0% | 25.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.3% | 27.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | −2.3 pts | +7.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Riddles Store have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 10.7%, 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 Riddles Store
| Period | Riddles Store | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 75.9% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.0% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 83.8% | 87.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.7% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.8 pts | +6.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in eight adults in Riddles Store never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.7% 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 Riddles Store
| Period | Riddles Store | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.1% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.9% | 9.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.2% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −12.2 pts | −3.8 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Riddles Store has been strong: just 1.0% 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).
Riddles Store 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riddles Store | 2.55 | 37.5 | 20.1% | 37.3% | 8.4% | 1994 | $715 | 10.7% | 86.7% | 1.0% |
| Niota | 2.58 | 43.9 | 11.5% | 16.2% | 13.6% | 1996 | $792 | 16.1% | 88.0% | 1.4% |
| Union Grove | 2.42 | 45.2 | 8.6% | 26.6% | 11.7% | 1985 | $1,135 | 24.8% | 92.0% | 4.4% |
| Erie | 2.74 | 45.0 | 8.2% | 9.5% | 12.7% | 1996 | $771 | 16.0% | 87.4% | 0.2% |
| Northpoint | 2.07 | 43.3 | 24.4% | 50.2% | 4.3% | 1990 | $631 | 15.0% | 83.7% | 2.6% |
| Sweetwater | 2.39 | 41.4 | 14.4% | 32.6% | 6.4% | 1988 | $656 | 15.5% | 85.0% | 3.3% |
| Murray Store | 2.44 | 49.0 | 6.5% | 15.6% | 17.7% | 2002 | $806 | 11.9% | 88.2% | 2.7% |
| Philadelphia | 2.80 | 44.6 | 10.2% | 17.4% | 13.9% | 1991 | $796 | 12.8% | 81.7% | 5.9% |
| Tellico Hills | 2.11 | 51.6 | 0.4% | 11.5% | 15.3% | 1993 | $1,053 | 30.6% | 90.4% | 1.7% |
| Tranquillity | 2.48 | 45.5 | 9.1% | 17.7% | 9.7% | 1996 | $806 | 18.7% | 87.9% | 8.1% |
| Gudger | 2.36 | 42.7 | 11.5% | 19.6% | 7.7% | 1994 | $653 | 14.4% | 87.6% | 8.9% |
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 Riddles Store. 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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