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Rhea County, TN


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Dayton, TN
Designated Market Area: Chattanooga, TN-AL-GA-NC
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Government, Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 33,730   ( 1,921 from 2010 , 860 from 2020)
Land area: 315.5 square miles
Population density: 106.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:30,141 89.36% 2.9%
Black:6641.97% 9.0%
Indian:1380.41% 9.5%
Asian:2170.64% 52.8%
2+ races:6111.81% 46.5%
Hispanic:1,9595.81% 65.0%
Total non-White:3,58910.64% 43.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:837 12.7
Deaths:1,17717.9
Net Migration: 1,15417.6
Net Immigration: 90.1
Change in White population:838 2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:1,083 3.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
31,809
29,30392.12%
6091.91%
1260.40%
1420.45%
4171.31%
1,1873.73%
2,5067.88%

2000
28,400
26,88094.65%
5641.99%
1070.38%
910.32%
2700.95%
4741.67%
1,5205.35%

1990
24,344
23,47296.42%
5282.17%
720.30%
890.37%
n/a
1830.75%
8723.58%

1980
24,235
23,23195.86%
6942.86%
790.33%
610.25%
n/a
1600.66%
1,0044.14%

1970
17,202
16,53296.11%
6433.74%
120.07%
150.09%
n/a
00.00%
670 3.89%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,782 13.3
3,06410.8
2,2878.1
2560.9
2,423 8.5
986 3.5
1990's
NumberRate
3,553 14.6
2,73611.2
3,36413.8
330.1
3,408 14.0
648 2.7
1980's
NumberRate
3,372 13.9
2,293 9.5
-968 -4.0
n/a
241 1.0
-132 -0.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
5,222 30.4
n/a
6,699 38.9
334 1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Rhea County, TN
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.9
7,259 21.5%
26,471 78.5%
6,259 18.6%
12,744
2.53
9,312 73.1%
6,541 70.2%
934 10.0%
3,432 26.9%

2010
NumberPercent
39.8
7,456 23.4%
24,353 76.6%
4,996 15.7%
12,276
2.52
8,680 70.7%
6,459 74.4%
820 9.4%
3,596 29.3%

2000
NumberPercent
37.5
6,738 23.7%
21,662 76.3%
3,884 13.7%
11,179
2.47
8,124 72.7%
6,539 80.5%
748 9.2%
3,055 27.3%

1990
NumberPercent
34.6
6,188 25.4%
18,156 74.6%
3,460 14.2%
9,128
2.59
6,976 76.4%
5,717 82.0%
581 8.3%
2,152 23.6%

1980
NumberPercent
29.3
7,336 30.3%
16,899 69.7%
2,721 11.2%
8,242
2.87
6,640 80.6%
5,653 85.1%
424 6.4%
1,602 19.4%

2022 Housing Data for Rhea County, TN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units15,175 
Median Value$155,800 
Occupied12,74484.0%
Vacant2,43116.0%
Owned9,36573.5%
Rented3,37926.5%
Median Rent$780 
Single-Family Units10,44368.8%
    Detached10,32368.0%
    Attached1200.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units3722.5%
Mobile Homes3,20721.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rhea County, TN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006805.3%
$10,000 to $14,9996805.3%
$15,000 to $19,9995684.5%
$20,000 to $24,9995414.2%
$25,000 to $29,9997005.5%
$30,000 to $34,9995934.7%
$35,000 to $39,9994503.5%
$40,000 to $44,9997656.0%
$45,000 to $49,9994563.6%
$50,000 to $59,9991,61712.7%
$60,000 to $74,9991,1328.9%
$75,000 to $99,9991,87614.7%
$100,000 to $124,9991,0438.2%
$125,000 to $149,9995384.2%
$150,000 to $199,9996815.3%
$200,000 or more4243.3%
Median Household Income55,568 
Per Capita Income26,678 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state87 
Compared to U.S.71 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,1228.8%
Public Assistance1841.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,20817.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed11,41358.7%
Unemployed1,0575.4%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force12,47064.2%
Not in Labor Force6,95735.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 41.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector5,3393,81858.3%
Non-Profit31540044.1%
Self-Employed71934767.4%
Local Government56762347.6%
State Government24612865.8%
Federal Government4589782.5%
Total Private + Self6,0584,16559.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,5861,24856.0%
Total7,6445,41358.5%
Pct. Govt.16.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,48611.4%
Sales and Office Occupations2,54119.5%
Professional, Technical1,67712.8%
Service Occupations2,03615.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1040.8%
All others5,31740.7%
White Collar 43.7%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing3,40626.1%
Retail trade1,48311.4%
Health care and social assistance1,39610.7%
Construction1,2029.2%
Educational services9557.3%
Accommodation and food services7405.7%
Transportation and warehousing6134.7%
Other services5234.0%
Public administration4993.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4673.6%
Finance and insurance4203.2%
Utilities4043.1%
Professional, scientific, technical2632.0%
Wholesale trade1761.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1481.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1361.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing880.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation720.6%
Information630.5%
Management30.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rhea County, TN

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,3133.98%
Puerto Rican1700.51%
Cuban90.03%
Dominican40.01%
Total Central American2050.62%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan900.27%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan910.28%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran240.07%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American870.26%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian170.05%
Ecuadorian660.20%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan40.01%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic300.09%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1730.52%
Indian1030.31%
Korean360.11%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English29,80295.7%
Spanish1,1613.7%
Other Indo-European1240.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic170.1%
Korean160.1%
German, other Germanic140.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun110.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish4,08412.4%
English3,97712.0%
German3,66611.1%
American3,30310.0%
Scottish8282.5%
Italian7662.3%
Scotch-Irish6592.0%
Dutch5691.7%
French4971.5%
European4531.4%
Welsh3691.1%
British2350.7%
Scandinavian1980.6%
Polish1630.5%
Swiss1330.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen32,40598.1%
Not a citizen6261.9%
Native32,17697.4%
Foreign-born8552.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rhea County, TN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,088 4.8%2,723 11.9%9,241 40.5%5,884 25.8%2,666 11.7%1,241 5.4%
  Average years of education: 12.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,088 4.8%
9-12 Years 2,723 11.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 9,241 40.5%
Some College 5,884 25.8%
Bach. Degree 2,666 11.7%
Grad Degree 1,241 5.4%
Average years of education: 12.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Rhea County, TN

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 11,158 10,349 809 7.3% 5.3%
1991 11,079 9,805 1,274 11.5% 6.6%
1992 10,508 9,431 1,077 10.2% 6.5%
1993 11,070 9,950 1,120 10.1% 5.8%
1994 11,909 10,911 998 8.4% 4.8%
1995 12,147 11,040 1,107 9.1% 5.2%
1996 12,542 11,224 1,318 10.5% 5.2%
1997 11,883 10,717 1,166 9.8% 5.3%
1998 11,861 10,933 928 7.8% 4.3%
1999 12,335 11,629 706 5.7% 4.0%
2000 13,313 12,698 615 4.6% 3.9%
2001 12,823 12,123 700 5.5% 4.5%
2002 13,023 12,287 736 5.7% 5.1%
2003 13,191 12,420 771 5.8% 5.5%
2004 13,289 12,452 837 6.3% 5.3%
2005 13,112 12,230 882 6.7% 5.5%
2006 13,308 12,462 846 6.4% 5.3%
2007 13,085 12,332 753 5.8% 4.6%
2008 13,469 12,409 1,060 7.9% 6.5%
2009 13,364 11,611 1,753 13.1% 10.1%
2010 13,580 11,879 1,701 12.5% 9.8%
2011 13,825 12,245 1,580 11.4% 9.1%
2012 13,489 12,085 1,404 10.4% 8.0%
2013 13,399 11,972 1,427 10.7% 7.8%
2014 13,301 12,176 1,125 8.5% 6.6%
2015 13,118 12,155 963 7.3% 5.6%
2016 13,485 12,523 962 7.1% 4.7%
2017 13,203 12,348 855 6.5% 3.7%
2018 13,099 12,367 732 5.6% 3.5%
2019 13,354 12,599 755 5.7% 3.4%
2020 13,011 11,732 1,279 9.8% 7.5%
2021 13,539 12,855 684 5.1% 4.5%
2022 13,880 13,290 590 4.3% 3.4%
2023 13,367 12,764 603 4.5% 3.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com