Whitesburg ZIP Codes — Hamblen County, TN

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,096	29.3%
18 and over	2,645	70.7%
65 and over	608	16.3%
Median age	38.7 years

Group	Count	%
White	3,712	98.7%
Hispanic or Latino	20	0.5%
Two or more races	20	0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	9	0.2%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	10.2%
$15k–$25k	8.7%
$25k–$35k	23.7%
$35k–$50k	19.5%
$50k–$75k	14.4%
$75k–$100k	7.4%
$100k–$150k	7.8%
$150k–$200k	6.5%
$200k+	1.8%
Median income	$44,002

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$150,800
Median rent / month	$744
Owner occupied	85.2%
Renter occupied	14.8%
Vacant	7.1%
Single-family detached	68.2%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	25.0%
Median rooms	5.4
Avg household size (owned)	2.45

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	7.5%
2000–2009	25.8%
1990–1999	22.2%
1980–1989	7.3%
1970–1979	10.9%
1960–1969	18.7%
1950–1959	2.9%
1940–1949	1.6%
1939 or earlier	3.0%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	6.7%
2 bedrooms	13.3%
3 bedrooms	68.7%
4 bedrooms	11.2%
5+ bedrooms	0.0%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	1.2%
1 vehicle	27.0%
2 vehicles	39.8%
3 or more	32.0%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	0.6%
Electricity	94.9%
Propane / LP gas	4.5%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	714	47.5%
Cohabiting couple	14	0.9%
Male householder, no spouse	383	25.5%
Female householder, no spouse	392	26.1%
Households with children under 18	491	32.7%
Households with seniors (65+)	550	36.6%
Average household size	2.49

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	39.3%	13.1%
Married	47.2%	53.7%
Separated	1.7%	0.0%
Widowed	3.6%	12.6%
Divorced	8.1%	20.6%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	87.5%
Bachelor's or higher	19.3%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	13	1.1%
Kindergarten	52	4.5%
Elementary school	706	60.7%
High school	311	26.7%
College / grad school	81	7.0%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	35.9%
Service	10.8%
Sales & office	11.1%
Natural resources & construction	11.0%
Production & transportation	31.2%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	71.0%
Government	21.9%
Self-employed	7.1%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	85.8%
Carpool	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.0%
Other means	2.3%
Avg commute (minutes)	21.3

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	37.0%
Retirement income	28.9%
Supplemental Security	11.0%
Cash public assistance	5.9%
Food stamps / SNAP	16.0%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	39.0%
High cholesterol	36.3%
Heart disease	7.5%
Stroke	3.6%
Asthma	10.8%
Arthritis	30.9%
Kidney disease	3.1%
Pulmonary disease	9.9%
Cancer	6.9%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	14.5%
No physical activity	26.7%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	34.6%
Fair or poor health	18.1%
Poor mental health	17.6%
Poor physical health	12.6%
No health insurance	17.2%
Visited doctor (checkup)	74.3%
Visited dentist	53.2%
Cholesterol screening	89.4%
Teeth loss	19.4%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	141	5.4%

Disability	%
Any disability	24.6%
Under 18	4.2%
18–64 years	24.2%
65 and over	62.8%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	56.5%
Public insurance	47.7%
Uninsured under 19	6.8%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	3,642	97.4%
Spanish	0	0.0%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	3,741	100.0%
Born in same state	3,735	99.8%
Born in different state	2,851	76.2%
Foreign born	6	0.2%
Naturalized citizen	0	0.0%
Not a US citizen	0	0.0%