Tennessee · Census place 72380
Surgoinsville town, TN
Quick answer
Surgoinsville town has 2,246 residents, ranking #197 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $47,500, the median home is worth $170,000 and median gross rent runs $1,013 a month.
- Population
- 2,246Surgoinsville town residents
- Median household income
- $47,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $170,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,013Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Surgoinsville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Surgoinsville town median would spend about 25.6% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.3% of residents and 83.2% 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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