Tennessee · Census place 16920
Cookeville city, TN
Quick answer
Cookeville city has 35,544 residents, ranking #24 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $48,501, the median home is worth $263,800 and median gross rent runs $885 a month.
- Population
- 35,544Cookeville city residents
- Median household income
- $48,501Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $263,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $885Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cookeville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cookeville city median would spend about 21.9% 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 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.9% of residents and 41.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Mount Juliet city 40,828
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- Oak Ridge city 32,088
- Morristown city 30,983
- Bristol city 27,490
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