Tennessee · Census place 57080
Parsons city, TN
Quick answer
Parsons city has 2,578 residents, ranking #179 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $32,129, the median home is worth $107,400 and median gross rent runs $731 a month.
- Population
- 2,578Parsons city residents
- Median household income
- $32,129Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $107,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $731Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Parsons city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Parsons city median would spend about 27.3% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.6% of residents and 55.5% 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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