Whitwell ZIP Codes — Sequatchie County, TN

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,934	19.0%
18 and over	8,246	81.0%
65 and over	1,921	18.9%
Median age	45.1 years

Group	Count	%
White	9,780	95.2%
Two or more races	240	2.3%
Black or African American	125	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	91	0.9%
Asian	20	0.2%
Other race	15	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	3.0%
$10k–$15k	4.4%
$15k–$25k	9.9%
$25k–$35k	13.1%
$35k–$50k	13.5%
$50k–$75k	19.2%
$75k–$100k	16.2%
$100k–$150k	11.8%
$150k–$200k	8.5%
$200k+	0.4%
Median income	$59,366

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$145,900
Median rent / month	$804
Owner occupied	73.2%
Renter occupied	26.8%
Vacant	14.3%
Single-family detached	74.2%
Large apartment buildings	0.7%
Mobile homes	21.6%
Median rooms	5.3
Avg household size (owned)	2.54

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	6.9%
2000–2009	11.1%
1990–1999	22.2%
1980–1989	23.1%
1970–1979	17.8%
1960–1969	6.9%
1950–1959	3.9%
1940–1949	1.0%
1939 or earlier	7.2%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.6%
1 bedroom	6.7%
2 bedrooms	28.4%
3 bedrooms	50.7%
4 bedrooms	10.4%
5+ bedrooms	2.2%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	5.8%
1 vehicle	17.3%
2 vehicles	29.7%
3 or more	47.3%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	14.2%
Electricity	67.0%
Propane / LP gas	13.6%
Wood	5.0%
No fuel used	0.1%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	2,177	53.4%
Cohabiting couple	424	10.4%
Male householder, no spouse	842	20.6%
Female householder, no spouse	635	15.6%
Households with children under 18	1,381	33.9%
Households with seniors (65+)	1,341	32.9%
Average household size	2.50

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	31.4%	21.8%
Married	52.0%	56.5%
Separated	1.1%	1.8%
Widowed	4.4%	12.2%
Divorced	11.1%	7.8%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	78.9%
Bachelor's or higher	12.5%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	61	3.4%
Kindergarten	111	6.2%
Elementary school	795	44.6%
High school	526	29.5%
College / grad school	291	16.3%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	21.1%
Service	19.5%
Sales & office	17.3%
Natural resources & construction	14.2%
Production & transportation	27.9%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	74.4%
Government	19.5%
Self-employed	6.1%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	80.3%
Carpool	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.7%
Other means	2.4%
Avg commute (minutes)	36.8

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	38.5%
Retirement income	24.3%
Supplemental Security	10.3%
Cash public assistance	3.8%
Food stamps / SNAP	13.9%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	38.9%
High cholesterol	37.1%
Heart disease	7.7%
Stroke	3.6%
Asthma	10.7%
Arthritis	30.9%
Kidney disease	3.1%
Pulmonary disease	10.1%
Cancer	7.0%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	14.5%
No physical activity	27.2%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	34.9%
Fair or poor health	18.2%
Poor mental health	17.9%
Poor physical health	13.0%
No health insurance	17.3%
Visited doctor (checkup)	73.6%
Visited dentist	52.8%
Cholesterol screening	89.5%
Teeth loss	19.8%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	615	7.5%

Disability	%
Any disability	23.6%
Under 18	3.2%
18–64 years	23.2%
65 and over	45.5%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	63.2%
Public insurance	43.4%
Uninsured under 19	2.7%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	9,598	94.3%
Spanish	20	0.2%
Other Indo-European	20	0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	10,118	99.4%
Born in same state	10,085	99.1%
Born in different state	7,421	72.9%
Foreign born	33	0.3%
Naturalized citizen	62	0.6%
Not a US citizen	12	19.4%