What percentage of people rent in Tennessee Ridge, TN?

Name: Renters and owners in Tennessee Ridge, TN, 2020–2024
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13.2% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Tennessee Ridge, TN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 92 renting households against 605 that own their home.

In Tennessee Ridge, the share of households that rent went from 22.2% in 2015–2019 to 13.2% in 2020–2024 (−9.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.2% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 92 (±45)
Median renter income: $56,324 (±$9,712)

Who rents and who owns in Tennessee Ridge

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tennessee Ridge	Houston County	Tennessee	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.2% (±6.0 points)	19.0% (±3.9 points)	33.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	92 (±45)	638 (±137)	933,708 (±7,883)	45,017,354
Owning households	605 (±100)	2,715 (±140)	1,890,569 (±10,295)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,324 (±$9,712)	$53,917 (±$5,872)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,550 (±$12,880)	$64,402 (±$10,666)	$85,153 (±$545)	$100,009

In Tennessee Ridge, the renter share is not measurably different from Houston County (19.0%).

It is also lower than in Tennessee (33.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 342 of 405.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Tennessee Ridge has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	22.2% (±7.5 points)	13.2% (±6.0 points)	−9.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$696 (±$151)	$935 (±$118)	+34.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,792 (±$5,310)	$74,271 (±$15,257)	+82.1%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Tennessee Ridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tennessee Ridge
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tennessee Ridge	—	13.2% (±6.0 points)	—
Erin	3.7 mi	46.4% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Cumberland City	8.3 mi	40.9% (±15.5 points)	Higher
Dover	12 mi	28.3% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Waverly	16 mi	30.8% (±9.8 points)	Higher
McEwen	16 mi	32.1% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Slayden	17 mi	23.0% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Big Sandy	19 mi	41.4% (±13.4 points)	Higher
Vanleer	19 mi	28.2% (±11.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Erin, TN (46.4%), Cumberland City, TN (40.9%), Dover, TN (28.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Tennessee Ridge

How many renters are there in Tennessee Ridge?

Tennessee Ridge has an estimated 92 (±45) renting households, 13.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tennessee Ridge?

In Tennessee Ridge, the share of households that rent went from 22.2% in 2015–2019 to 13.2% in 2020–2024 (−9.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Tennessee Ridge?

A renting household in Tennessee Ridge has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tennessee Ridge?

The median renting household in Tennessee Ridge, TN has an income of $56,324 (±$9,712) a year, against $78,550 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Tennessee Ridge town, Tennessee (place:73460, in state:47).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.