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Cannon County, TN

Demographic and economic profile of Cannon County, TN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Cannon County is a small rural county of 14,661 residents that has grown 4.9% over five years, with a workforce characterized by limited educational attainment—only 16.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and a low unemployment rate of 2.4%, though labor force participation stands at just 55.6%. Median worker earnings of $41,623 and a median household income of $59,443 reflect a modest-cost labor market, reinforced by a median home value of $227,600 and median gross rent of $781 per month. A homeownership rate of 78.4% and a poverty rate of 16.5% round out a picture of a predominantly owner-occupied, lower-income rural community with a mean commute time of 35.4 minutes suggesting workers largely access jobs outside the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

14,661

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,443

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.9% since 2018

Cannon County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,832 (93.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone337 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races333 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race152 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone138 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone26 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish233
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic100
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)35
  4. 4.Arabic6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

717

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,292

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,745

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,566
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,112
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)793
  4. 4.Construction (Group)503
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)471

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,422
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,332
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,324
  4. 4.Service Occupations780
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations564

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.80×)1,154
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.76×)180
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.71×)519
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)757
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.06×)397

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$227,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$781/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999799 (17.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999590 (13.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999522 (11.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999449 (9.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999367 (8.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999360 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,623

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

35.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,094 (81.4%)
  • Worked At Home599 (9.6%)
  • Carpooled470 (7.5%)
  • Public Transit61 (1.0%)
  • Walked31 (0.5%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.