Tennessee · Census place 53140
New Tazewell, TN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of New Tazewell, Tennessee (New Tazewell, TN — Census place “New Tazewell town”) is 2,779 residents, ranking #170 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $55,254, the median home is worth $162,500 and median gross rent runs $690 a month. Looking for the New Tazewell Tennessee ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve New Tazewell, TN: 37825.
- Population
- 2,779New Tazewell town residents
- Median household income
- $55,254Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $162,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $690Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.7%Owner-occupied households
New Tazewell ZIP codes (Tennessee)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps New Tazewell.
The New Tazewell TN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in New Tazewell town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the New Tazewell town median would spend about 15% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.7% of residents and 41.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
New Tazewell town, TN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
New Tazewell town is a small town in Tennessee, with 2,779 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #170 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 66% of them. The median age here is 44.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in New Tazewell town earn a median of $55,254 a year, 29.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 16.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in New Tazewell town is valued at $162,500, 46.4% below the national figure and 15% below the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $690 a month, 50.9% below the national figure, or roughly $8,280 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 41.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Tennessee.
- Sale Creek CDP 2,775
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- Monterey town 2,751
- Coalfield CDP 2,782
- Woodbury town 2,747
- Colonial Heights CDP 2,783
- Westmoreland town 2,735
- Blaine city 2,797
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of New Tazewell town?
- New Tazewell town has 2,779 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #170 of 504 in Tennessee.
- What is the median household income in New Tazewell town?
- Median household income in New Tazewell town is $55,254 a year, 29.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in New Tazewell town?
- Median gross rent is $690 a month and the median home value is $162,500, so rent absorbs about 15% of median household income.
- Is New Tazewell town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so New Tazewell town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this New Tazewell town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.