The University of Tennessee Southern's Living Circumstances

Giles County School District Overview

The University of Tennessee Southern located in Giles County School District area. A total of 11,904 households are located in Giles County School District area. Among them, 3,247 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.91 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 7,388 and 6,001 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.49% (425) of residents are non-citizens and 2.27% (647) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Giles County School District, Tennessee
Household	11,904
Population	28,468
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,247 (27.28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,388
Total Students	6,001
Pre-Kindergarten	314
Kindergarten	250
Grade 1-8	2,749
Grade 9-12	1,409
College/Graduate School	1,279
Veterans	23,158
Non-citizen	425
Non-English Home Language	647
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

23,902 residents are over the age of 16 and 13,462 people are in labor force. Among them, 13,448 people are in civilian labor force and 14 are in armed labor force. 12,680 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Giles County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,406	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,409	83.90%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,070	8.62%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	128	1.03%
Other method	368	2.97%
Worked from home	431	3.47%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,680	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,467	27.34%
Service	1,968	15.52%
Sales and office	2,697	21.27%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,246	9.83%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,302	26.04%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,680	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	421	3.32%
Construction	848	6.69%
Manufacturing	3,269	25.78%
Wholesale trade	288	2.27%
Retail trade	1,251	9.87%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	622	4.91%
Information	110	0.87%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	597	4.71%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	818	6.45%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,467	19.46%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	886	6.99%
Other services, except public administration	420	3.31%
Public administration	683	5.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,680	-
Private wage and salary workers	9,936	78.36%
Government workers	1,807	14.25%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	917	7.23%
Unpaid family workers	20	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $62,057 for the 11,904 households in Giles County School District area, Tennessee. The average income of a single worker is $31,355. 26,174 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.70%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,904	-
Less than $10,000	775	6.51%
$10,000 - $14,999	684	5.75%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,518	12.75%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,338	11.24%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,679	14.10%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,506	21.05%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,367	11.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,416	11.90%
$150,000 - $199,999	461	3.87%
More than $200,000	160	1.34%
Median Household Income	$49,614	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$62,057	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,807	-
Less than $10,000	329	4.21%
$10,000 - $14,999	139	1.78%
$15,000 - $24,999	664	8.51%
$25,000 - $34,999	651	8.34%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,118	14.32%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,841	23.58%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,224	15.68%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,312	16.81%
$150,000 - $199,999	385	4.93%
More than $200,000	144	1.84%

Median Family Income	$61,696	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$74,972	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,355	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,559	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,559	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	28,857	-
With health insurance coverage	26,174	90.70%
Public coverage	12,050	41.76%
Private health insurance	19,092	66.16%
Without health insurance coverage	2,683	9.30%

Housing

There are 14,095 housing units in Giles County School District area, Tennessee with 11,904 units (84.46%) occupied. 8,285 houses (69.60%) are occupied by owner and 3,619 houses (30.40%) are rented. The average housing value is $129,700 and the average rental cost is $660. 312 houses (2.21%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,067 houses (14.66%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,095	-
Occupied	11,904	84.46%
Owner Occupied	8,285	69.60%
Renter Occupied	3,619	30.40%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,178	72.21%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	101	0.72%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,378	9.78%
Mobile Homes	2,416	17.14%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	22	0.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,095	-
Built 2014 or later	312	2.21%
Built 2010 - 2013	361	2.56%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,921	13.63%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,622	18.60%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,066	14.66%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,345	16.64%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,528	10.84%
Built 1950 - 1959	873	6.19%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,067	14.66%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,095	-
1 room	254	1.80%
2 rooms	314	2.23%
3 rooms	1,097	7.78%
4 rooms	2,301	16.32%
5 rooms	3,237	22.97%
6 rooms	2,928	20.77%
7 rooms	1,763	12.51%
8 rooms	964	6.84%
9 rooms or more	1,237	8.78%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,095	-
no bedroom	299	2.12%
1 bedroom	963	6.83%
2 bedrooms	3,404	24.15%
3 bedrooms	7,587	53.83%
4 bedrooms	1,581	11.22%
5 bedrooms or more	261	1.85%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,285	-
Less than $50,000	790	9.54%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,363	28.52%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,664	20.08%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,369	16.52%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,117	13.48%
$300,000 - $499,999	671	8.10%
$500,000 - $999,999	223	2.69%
$1,000,000 or more	88	1.06%
Median House Value	$129,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,109	-
Less than $500	577	18.56%
$500 - $999	2,206	70.96%
$1,000 - $1,499	300	9.65%
$1,500 - $1,999	26	0.84%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$660	-

Demographic

A total of 29,285 people lives in Giles County School District area, Tennessee with 14,316 male and 14,969 female. The males to female ratio is 48.89 to 51.11. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	29,285	-
Male	14,316	48.89%
Female	14,969	51.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	29,285	-
Under 5 years	1,693	5.78%
5 - 9 years	1,493	5.10%
10 - 14 years	1,870	6.39%
15 - 19 years	1,802	6.15%
20 - 24 years	1,694	5.78%
25 - 34 years	3,275	11.18%
35 - 44 years	3,054	10.43%
45 - 54 years	4,214	14.39%
55 - 59 years	2,279	7.78%
60 - 64 years	2,101	7.17%
65 - 74 years	3,398	11.60%
75 - 84 years	1,795	6.13%
85 years and older	617	2.11%
Median Age	43.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	29,285	-
One Race	28,498	97.31%
White	25,222	86.13%
Black or African American	2,871	9.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native	92	0.31%
Asian	65	0.22%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	248	0.85%

Two or more races	787	2.69%
White and Black or African American	530	1.81%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	182	0.62%
White and Asian	17	0.06%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	8	0.03%