Putnam County, Tennessee Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Putnam County is 3rd in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Putnam County is 5th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Putnam County is 6th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Putnam County is 8th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Income below poverty line

Putnam County is 8th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Race - Asian

Putnam County is 12th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Foreign born residents

Putnam County is 13th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Putnam County is 13th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Putnam County is 14th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Retail sales

Putnam County is 15th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Current population (2012)	73,229	18th	6,456,243	313,914,040
Size in square miles	401.1	58th	41,234.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	180.3	18th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Residents younger than 5	5.9%	34th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.4%	63rd	23.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.4%	66th	14.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.7%	33rd	83.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.9%	13th	23.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Race - White	94.2%	48th	79.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.2%	63rd	17.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	3rd	0.4%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.3%	8th	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	29th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	45th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	13th	4.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	89.5%	59th	75.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Female residents	50.5%	70th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.5%	12th	4.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Housing units	32,324	18th	2,829,025	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	21.4%	6th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	27,856	19th	2,457,997	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.4%	90th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$131,600	23rd	$137,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	60th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	262	16th	20,147	829,658

Income Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Income per capita	$19,292	52nd	$24,197	$27,915
Income per household	$34,305	67th	$43,989	$52,762
Income below poverty line	24.9%	8th	16.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,706	16th	129,489	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	27,666	17th	2,300,542	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	7,332	16th	545,348	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,193,021	14th	$77,547,291	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$17,059	5th	$12,563	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$138,047	15th	$10,626,759	$613,795,732