Gadsden Demographics

PopulationGadsden town, TennesseeTennessee
Total Population5535,689,283
Male47.6%48.7%
Female52.4%51.3%
18 years and over75.2%75.4%
65 years and over14.6%12.4%
Married Persons59.3%56.2%
Single Persons40.7%43.8%
Median Age38.835.9
Average Family Size3.042.99
Ethnicity
White83.9%81.2%
Black or African American14.8%16.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%0.7%
Asian0.0%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.0%0.1%
Other1.1%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)1.1%2.2%
Housing CharacteristicsGadsden town, TennesseeTennessee
Total Housing Units2302,439,443
Median Home Cost$53,300$93,000
Number of Households2162,232,905
Persons per Household2.562.48
Economic CharacteristicsGadsden town, TennesseeTennessee
Median Household Income$38,750$36,360
Per Capita Income$13,506$19,393
In Labor Force53.8%63.5%
Families below poverty level11.0%10.3%
Education CharacteristicsGadsden town, TennesseeTennessee
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment80650,037
High School Enrollment39309,224
College or Graduate School21287,550
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate36.7%31.6%
Associates Degree3.6%4.7%
Bachelor's Degree6.2%12.8%
Graduate or Professional Degree4.1%6.8%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census