Atoka, Tennessee demographics

Atoka, TN demographics: median age 39.1; 35.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Atoka town, Tennessee · Incorporated town · GEOID 4702340. The survey estimates a population of 10,385 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Atoka is 39.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.6 years. There are 3,770 households (±297). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.1 ±2.6	38.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Under 18	2,371 ±408	22.8% ±3.9 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	1,988 ±367	19.1% ±3.5 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	4,754 ±585	45.8% ±5.6 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	1,272 ±312	12.2% ±3.0 pp	17.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Male	5,245 ±298	50.5% ±2.9 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	5,140 ±298	49.5% ±2.9 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
White alone	8,149 ±435	78.5% ±4.2 pp	72.4%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,226 ±365	11.8% ±3.5 pp	15.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	39 ±57 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	145 ±97 · low precision	1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	89 ±87 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	737 ±281	7.1% ±2.7 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,061 ±240	96.9% ±2.3 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	324 ±237 · low precision	3.1% ±2.3 pp · low precision	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,770
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,342 ±308	62.1% ±6.5 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	125 ±102 · low precision	3.3% ±2.7 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	424 ±175	11.2% ±4.6 pp	12.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	825 ±250	21.9% ±6.4 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	54 ±54 · low precision	1.4% ±1.4 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,770
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,532 ±218	40.6% ±4.8 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,238 ±377	59.4% ±8.8 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,770
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	825 ±250	21.9% ±6.4 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,209 ±318	32.1% ±8.1 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	768 ±274	20.4% ±7.1 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	469 ±176	12.4% ±4.6 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	445 ±140	11.8% ±3.6 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	42 ±52 · low precision	1.1% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	12 ±31 · low precision	0.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Native	10,272 ±62	98.9% ±0.6 pp	93.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	113 ±59 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	6.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
English only	9,706 ±210	97.6% ±1.1 pp	91.4%	77.7%
Spanish	106 ±86 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	5.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	8 ±13 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	26 ±44 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	32 ±50 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	17 ±31 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	50 ±62 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,299
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	358 ±180 · low precision	4.9% ±2.5 pp · low precision	10.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,066 ±421	28.3% ±5.6 pp	31.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,302 ±308	17.8% ±4.1 pp	19.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,002 ±279	13.7% ±3.8 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,822 ±451	25.0% ±6.1 pp	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	749 ±256	10.3% ±3.5 pp	11.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,325
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Same house	9,137 ±549	88.5% ±5.3 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	608 ±470 · low precision	5.9% ±4.6 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	283 ±213 · low precision	2.7% ±2.1 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	297 ±242 · low precision	2.9% ±2.3 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.3% of Atoka residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.0% in Tennessee and 8.4% nationally. 95.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Atoka	Tennessee	U.S.	Compared with Tennessee
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.3% ±2.3 pp	10.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.5% ±3.4 pp	89.2%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	15.7% ±3.7 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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