
Tennessee · Census place 60500
Powells Crossroads, TN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Powells Crossroads, Tennessee (Powells Crossroads, TN — Census place “Powells Crossroads town”) is 1,454 residents, ranking #262 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $65,804, the median home is worth $173,000 and median gross rent runs $1,089 a month. Looking for the Powells Crossroads Tennessee ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Powells Crossroads, TN: 37397.
- Population
- 1,454Powells Crossroads town residents
- Median household income
- $65,804Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $173,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,089Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.8%Owner-occupied households
Powells Crossroads ZIP codes (Tennessee)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Powells Crossroads.
The Powells Crossroads 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 Powells Crossroads town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Powells Crossroads town median would spend about 19.9% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.7% of residents and 88.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Powells Crossroads town, TN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Powells Crossroads town is a small town in Tennessee, with 1,454 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #262 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 48% of them. The median age here is 44 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 Powells Crossroads town earn a median of $65,804 a year, 16.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% above the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 4.7% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Powells Crossroads town is valued at $173,000, 43% below the national figure and 9% below the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,089 a month, 22.5% below the national figure, or roughly $13,068 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.9% 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 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 88.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
- Red Boiling Springs city 1,394
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- Gordonsville town 1,385
- Norris city 1,472
- Linden town 1,385
- Kenton town 1,487
- Huntland town 1,381
- Spencer city 1,494
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Powells Crossroads town?
- Powells Crossroads town has 1,454 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #262 of 504 in Tennessee.
- What is the median household income in Powells Crossroads town?
- Median household income in Powells Crossroads town is $65,804 a year, 16.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Powells Crossroads town?
- Median gross rent is $1,089 a month and the median home value is $173,000, so rent absorbs about 19.9% of median household income.
- Is Powells Crossroads town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Powells Crossroads town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Powells Crossroads 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.