Tennessee · Census place 05860
Big Sandy town, TN
Quick answer
Big Sandy town has 589 residents, ranking #362 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $43,036, the median home is worth $62,300 and median gross rent runs $692 a month.
- Population
- 589Big Sandy town residents
- Median household income
- $43,036Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $62,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $692Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Big Sandy town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Big Sandy town median would spend about 19.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.3% of residents and 49% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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