What is the population of White Bluff town?

White Bluff town has 3,961 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #135 of 504 in Tennessee.

What is the median household income in White Bluff town?

Median household income in White Bluff town is $68,109 a year, 13.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in White Bluff town?

Median gross rent is $933 a month and the median home value is $271,500, so rent absorbs about 16.4% of median household income.

Is White Bluff town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so White Bluff town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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White Bluff, TN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of White Bluff, Tennessee (White Bluff, TN — Census place “White Bluff town”) is 3,961 residents, ranking #135 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $68,109, the median home is worth $271,500 and median gross rent runs $933 a month. Looking for the White Bluff Tennessee ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve White Bluff, TN: 37187.

Population: 3,961White Bluff town residents
Median household income: $68,109Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $271,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $933Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 41.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 67.8%Owner-occupied households

White Bluff ZIP codes (Tennessee)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps White Bluff.

The White Bluff TN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

37187

What the numbers mean in White Bluff town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the White Bluff town median would spend about 16.4% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.1% of residents and 67.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

White Bluff town, TN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

White Bluff town is a small town in Tennessee, with 3,961 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #135 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 73% of them. The median age here is 41.6 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 White Bluff town earn a median of $68,109 a year, 13.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 22% above the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 10.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in White Bluff town is valued at $271,500, 10.5% below the national figure and 42% above the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $933 a month, 33.6% below the national figure, or roughly $11,196 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.4% 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 4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 67.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. 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.

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of White Bluff town?: White Bluff town has 3,961 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #135 of 504 in Tennessee.
What is the median household income in White Bluff town?: Median household income in White Bluff town is $68,109 a year, 13.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in White Bluff town?: Median gross rent is $933 a month and the median home value is $271,500, so rent absorbs about 16.4% of median household income.
Is White Bluff town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so White Bluff town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this White Bluff 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.