Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Hartsville/Trousdale County - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
Hartsville/Trousdale County ranks in the 40th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.
40th
percentile, household income
62nd
percentile, home value
70th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN
11,805 people live in Hartsville/Trousdale County, Tennessee - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Hartsville/Trousdale County brings in $63,190 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 9.8%. Home values in Hartsville/Trousdale County run a median of $284,100, and the median resident age is 34.6 years. About 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 52.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Living costs in Tennessee run below the national norm: the state registers 91.9 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,730 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $218 across Tennessee, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 6.1 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).
Population
11,805 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Tennessee
Median Household Income
$63,190/yr
Poverty 9.8%
Cost of Living Index (state)
91.9 (US=100)
Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Tennessee average
How does Hartsville/Trousdale County compare to other US cities?
Where Hartsville/Trousdale County sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income40% higher than other cities
Home value62% pricier than other cities
Median rent70% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Hartsville/Trousdale County's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Tennessee, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
40th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Hartsville/Trousdale County's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$284,10038th percentilemore affordable than 38% of 15,600 US cities
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Income distribution context
Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN. Diagonal = perfect equality.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)10.1%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)9.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)52.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
11,805
Median Income
$63,190
Median Home Value
$284,100
Median Age
34.6
Poverty Rate
9.8%
Labor force participation
52.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
10.1%
Population Change
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Hartsville/Trousdale County's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
83.0%
Carpool
12.2%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
4.7%
Based on 5,034 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for Tennessee - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$120
avg/month
Natural Gas
$58
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$40
avg/month
Total Utilities
$218
estimated/month
Estimates reflect Tennessee state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Cost of living is a Tennessee state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Hartsville/Trousdale County sits in
What do people ask about Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN?
What is the population of Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN?+
Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN has a population of 11,805 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN?+
The median household income in Hartsville/Trousdale County is $63,190 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the cost of living in Hartsville/Trousdale County?+
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Hartsville/Trousdale County; the closest available measure is the Tennessee state average, a cost of living index of 91.9 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Tennessee vary by metro area.
What is the median home value in Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN?+
The median home value in Hartsville/Trousdale County is $284,100, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
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