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Tennessee (TN)Cookeville931

White County, TN

Cookeville metro * 30.1K residents

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30.1K

Population

$52.2K

Median income

per household

$207.2K

Home value

13.2%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $52.2K (bottom quartile vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $207.2K.
  • Poverty rate: 13.2%.

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

0 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$52.2K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$207.2K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

13.2%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

33.8%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

22.6%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

19.5%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

4.0×

Within typical 3-5x range

Household income mix

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

Income distribution
Income bracketShare of households
< $50k46.3%
$50–100k33.9%
$100–200k16.7%
$200k+3.2%
< $50k
46.3%
$50–100k
33.9%
$100–200k
16.7%
$200k+
3.2%

Housing tenure

Housing tenure

Owner-occupied vs renter-occupied housing (ACS).

Housing tenure
TenurePercent
Owners76.9%
Renters23.1%
76.9%
Owners
Owners
76.9%
Renters
23.1%
See Cookeville metro economy→See TN state economy→

Health

0 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

39.7%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

15.6%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

22.1%

U.S.

12.8%

See Cookeville metro health data→See TN state health data→

Connectivity

Connectivity snapshot

Broadband and wireless availability

1 of 3 metrics better than U.S..

Comparison

1/3 above U.S.

Best available speed

1,000Mbps

Gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

94.2%

U.S.

94.5%

Gigabit ready

89.0%

U.S.

65.2%

5G available

31.1%

U.S.

77.4%

See Cookeville metro connectivity→See TN state connectivity→

Map

White County, TN

Population

30.1K

Area

376.7 sq mi

Density

79.8/sq mi

Neighbors

Cumberland County, TNDeKalb County, TNPutnam County, TNVan Buren County, TNWarren County, TN

Rankings

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2026-04
Broadband
2025-12-summary
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-06-11

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC Broadband Data Collection (fixed broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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