Morristown, Tennessee demographics

Morristown, TN demographics: median age 36.3; 15.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Morristown city, Tennessee · Incorporated city · GEOID 4750280. The survey estimates a population of 31,527 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Morristown is 36.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.5 years. There are 12,282 households (±396). 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	36.3 ±2.5	38.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 31,527
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Under 18	8,337 ±773	26.4% ±2.5 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	7,188 ±687	22.8% ±2.2 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	10,818 ±933	34.3% ±3.0 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	5,184 ±573	16.4% ±1.8 pp	17.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 31,527
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Male	15,388 ±487	48.8% ±1.5 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	16,139 ±486	51.2% ±1.5 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: 31,527
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
White alone	21,645 ±928	68.7% ±2.9 pp	72.4%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,485 ±402	4.7% ±1.3 pp	15.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	225 ±248 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	233 ±136 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	376 ±384 · low precision	1.2% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,162 ±908	10.0% ±2.9 pp	2.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,401 ±1,055	14.0% ±3.3 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 31,527
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,975 ±632	76.0% ±2.0 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7,552 ±634	24.0% ±2.0 pp	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: 12,282
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,740 ±509	38.6% ±4.0 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	808 ±303	6.6% ±2.5 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,926 ±450	15.7% ±3.6 pp	12.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,828 ±583	31.2% ±4.6 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	980 ±258	8.0% ±2.1 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,282
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,392 ±485	35.8% ±3.8 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,890 ±624	64.2% ±4.6 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,282
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,828 ±583	31.2% ±4.6 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,490 ±457	28.4% ±3.6 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,994 ±430	16.2% ±3.5 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,826 ±442	14.9% ±3.6 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	641 ±230	5.2% ±1.9 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	280 ±138	2.3% ±1.1 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	223 ±144 · low precision	1.8% ±1.2 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: 31,527
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Native	27,621 ±655	87.6% ±2.1 pp	93.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,906 ±651	12.4% ±2.1 pp	6.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 29,282
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
English only	22,768 ±724	77.8% ±2.3 pp	91.4%	77.7%
Spanish	5,789 ±722	19.8% ±2.5 pp	5.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	60 ±85 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	57 ±104 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	41 ±48 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	36 ±50 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	47 ±69 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	407 ±323 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	77 ±108 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 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: 20,259
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,978 ±576	14.7% ±2.8 pp	10.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,253 ±748	40.7% ±3.5 pp	31.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,228 ±682	20.9% ±3.3 pp	19.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,766 ±437	8.7% ±2.1 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,663 ±374	8.2% ±1.8 pp	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,371 ±328	6.8% ±1.6 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: 31,075
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Same house	28,492 ±688	91.7% ±2.1 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	983 ±399	3.2% ±1.3 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,033 ±447	3.3% ±1.4 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	387 ±254 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	180 ±135 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 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

16.3% of Morristown residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.0% in Tennessee and 8.4% nationally. 87.4% 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	Morristown	Tennessee	U.S.	Compared with Tennessee
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	16.3% ±2.1 pp	10.0%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.4% ±3.0 pp	89.2%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.8% ±1.4 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Morristown . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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