Tennessee · Census place 40180
La Follette city, TN
Quick answer
La Follette city has 7,308 residents, ranking #84 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $34,678, the median home is worth $106,000 and median gross rent runs $690 a month.
- Population
- 7,308La Follette city residents
- Median household income
- $34,678Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $106,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $690Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 40%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in La Follette city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the La Follette city median would spend about 23.9% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.7% of residents and 40% 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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