Tennessee · Census place 21420
Dowelltown town, TN
Quick answer
Dowelltown town has 382 residents, ranking #407 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $37,917, the median home is worth $155,100 and median gross rent runs $716 a month.
- Population
- 382Dowelltown town residents
- Median household income
- $37,917Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $155,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $716Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dowelltown town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dowelltown town median would spend about 22.7% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 38.2% of residents and 66% 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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