Tellico Plains, TN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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46%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

43%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Tellico Plains	Tennessee	National
Income per capita	$24,157	$39,391	$44,883
Median household income	$46,630	$70,292	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$68,079	$88,122	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$22,123	$42,945	$52,080
Median earnings male	$50,445	$47,853	$54,343
Median earnings female	$23,802	$35,679	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.8%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	41.3%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Tellico Plains is 46% lower than the national average
The median household income in Tellico Plains is 43% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Tellico Plains is 59% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Tellico Plains is 173% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,083 $46,630 $93,260

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Tellico Plains median earnings by income bracket

Tellico Plains employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.6%	6.6%
Manufacturing sector	39.8%	39.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.6%	14.6%
Public administration	4.9%	4.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.9%	11.9%
Education, health & social services	12.8%	12.8%
Other	9.3%	9.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Madisonville, TN	5,104	$68,358	16.0%
Englewood, TN	1,544	$60,681	25.4%
Etowah, TN	3,600	$53,792	33.9%
Niota, TN	863	$50,436	38.0%
Tellico Plains, TN	1,293	$46,630	42.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Athena, OR	1,293	$91,609	12.6%
Benton, TN	1,293	$54,814	32.6%
Munday, TX	1,293	$81,959	0.8%
New London, TX	1,293	$66,957	17.7%
Westfield, WI	1,293	$68,190	16.2%
Tellico Plains, TN	1,293	$46,630	42.7%

Source: The Tellico Plains, 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.