Tennessee · Census place 38800
Karns CDP, TN
Quick answer
Karns CDP has 3,835 residents, ranking #137 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $101,161, the median home is worth $284,700 and median gross rent runs $1,793 a month.
- Population
- 3,835Karns CDP residents
- Median household income
- $101,161Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $284,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,793Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Karns CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Karns CDP median would spend about 21.3% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.6% of residents and 76.5% 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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