Bluff City, TN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bluff City	Tennessee	National
Income per capita	$38,460	$39,391	$44,883
Median household income	$64,472	$70,292	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$82,161	$88,122	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$56,574	$42,945	$52,080
Median earnings male	$49,993	$47,853	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,026	$35,679	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.4%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bluff City is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Bluff City is 21% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bluff City is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bluff City is 35% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,977 $64,472 $128,944

City

$46,856 $70,292 $140,584

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Bluff City median earnings by income bracket

Bluff City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.7%	8.7%
Manufacturing sector	21.9%	21.9%
Financial & insurance services	2.6%	2.6%
Wholesale & retail services	19.3%	19.3%
Public administration	1.6%	1.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.3%	4.3%
Education, health & social services	9.8%	9.8%
Other	29.3%	29.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oak Grove CDP (Sumner County), TN	221	$99,517	22.4%
Walnut Hill, TN	2,594	$96,827	19.1%
Colonial Heights, TN	2,981	$96,492	18.6%
Jonesborough, TN	5,684	$89,753	10.4%
Blountville, TN	3,513	$85,162	4.7%
Bluff City, TN	2,140	$64,472	20.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fredonia, KS	2,140	$72,682	10.6%
Logan Lake, BC	2,140	n/a
Fruitvale, BC	2,140	n/a
Roosevelt Gardens, FL	2,139	$61,299	24.6%
Warrenton, GA	2,139	$42,577	47.7%
Bluff City, TN	2,140	$64,472	20.7%

Source: The Bluff City, TN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.