Population 3,953 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Tusculum
Household size in Tusculum
| Period | Tusculum | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.15 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.19 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.28 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.31 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.16 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Tusculum are small: just 2.31 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.15, 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 Tusculum
| Period | Tusculum | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 46.6 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.7 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.7 | 39.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.8 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | −5.8 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
At 40.8, the median age in Tusculum is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's.
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 Tusculum
| Period | Tusculum | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.1% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.2% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 3.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | +4.5 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Tusculum (10.5%), a little 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 Tusculum
Renters in Tusculum
| Period | Tusculum | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.1% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.7% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.3% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 15.1% | 33.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −5.0 pts | +2.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
Tusculum is largely a place of homeowners: only 15.1% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About half of owners (50.7%) 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 Tusculum
| Period | Tusculum | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.4% | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.9% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.3% | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 6.3% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.9 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is on the low side in Tusculum: 6.3% of homes sit empty, against 9.6% nationally, which points to steady demand for housing.
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 Tusculum
| Period | Tusculum | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1980 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1987 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1985 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1987 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Tusculum is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1987, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across Tennessee.
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 Tusculum
| Period | Tusculum | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $712 | $761 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $668 | $837 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $758 | $961 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $840 | $1,286 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$128 | +$526 | +$606 |
The median renter in Tusculum pays $840 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 20.5% 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 Tusculum
Bachelor's degrees in Tusculum
| Period | Tusculum | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.3% | 23.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 25.2% | 25.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 27.0% | 27.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 36.6% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +16.3 pts | +7.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are about as common in Tusculum as nationally: 36.6% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. The share is higher than in Tennessee as a whole (31.4%).
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 Tusculum
| Period | Tusculum | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 75.7% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.8% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 84.3% | 87.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 93.0% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +17.3 pts | +6.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over nine in ten adults in Tusculum have finished high school (93.0%), above the national rate of 89.3%.
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 Tusculum
| Period | Tusculum | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.0% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.3% | 9.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.9% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.3% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.7 pts | −3.8 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Tusculum has been low: just 3.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current 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).
Tusculum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusculum | 2.31 | 40.8 | 10.5% | 15.1% | 6.3% | 1987 | $840 | 36.6% | 93.0% | 3.3% |
| Afton | 2.64 | 43.1 | 7.7% | 23.2% | 13.0% | 1988 | $733 | 14.1% | 91.2% | 4.7% |
| Rockwood Hill | 1.88 | 59.3 | 2.5% | 20.0% | 13.7% | 1983 | $825 | 25.7% | 93.7% | 11.9% |
| Greeneville | 2.48 | 43.5 | 9.8% | 27.1% | 14.1% | 1980 | $789 | 21.7% | 89.5% | 6.9% |
| Chuckey | 2.59 | 44.7 | 6.9% | 14.8% | 12.3% | 1985 | $743 | 15.9% | 88.1% | 4.5% |
| Greystone | 2.51 | 41.5 | 10.8% | 9.1% | 12.9% | 1985 | $606 | 15.1% | 86.0% | 3.8% |
| Camp Creek | 2.38 | 52.5 | 5.4% | 16.0% | 22.0% | 1985 | $611 | 15.3% | 85.6% | 2.4% |
| Brittontown | 2.76 | 39.9 | 5.4% | 19.4% | 16.2% | 1994 | $787 | 11.5% | 89.6% | 2.7% |
| Limestone | 2.43 | 49.5 | 5.6% | 12.2% | 8.6% | 1986 | $845 | 14.1% | 84.3% | 2.8% |
| Union Temple | 3.08 | 46.2 | 8.8% | 25.7% | 19.3% | 1983 | $926 | 17.2% | 93.4% | 0.0% |
| Dulaney | 2.24 | 52.8 | 2.1% | 4.0% | 21.9% | 1992 | $812 | 26.6% | 91.5% | 4.9% |
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 Tusculum. 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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