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Pickett County, TN

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

AI Overview

Pickett County is a small rural county in Tennessee with a population of 5,062 and a labor force participation rate of just 43.7%, reflecting a heavily older workforce with a median age of 51.6 years. Only 17.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $35,339, keeping labor costs low alongside a median home value of $162,200 and median gross rent of $755 per month. The county carries a 25.8% poverty rate and a slight population decline of 0.5% over five years, with an unemployment rate of 3.5% and an 83.4% homeownership rate pointing to a stable but modestly contracting resident base.

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

Population

5,062

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,030

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

51.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

Pickett County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,837 (95.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races92 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race83 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone55 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone7 (0.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone5 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish220
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

491

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,813

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,784

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

25.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)440
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance417
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)149
  4. 4.Construction (Group)143
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities127

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations772
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations348
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations303
  4. 4.Service Occupations242
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations237

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.42×)430
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.77×)185
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.46×)123
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)445
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.91×)113

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$162,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$755/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999258 (14.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999229 (12.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999222 (12.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999161 (8.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999114 (6.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999109 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

43.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,339

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,491 (79.4%)
  • Carpooled194 (10.3%)
  • Worked At Home157 (8.4%)
  • Walked29 (1.5%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle2 (0.1%)

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.