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Towns with the most children in Tennessee

Ranked by the share of residents under 18, a sign of family neighborhoods. 183 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Monterey 35.7% Median age 27.0 2 Arlington 31.4% Median age 36.7 3 Karns 30.8% Median age 33.6
#TownUnder 18Median ageMedian income
1 Monterey2,768 people 35.7% 27.0 $45,922
2 Arlington15,205 people 31.4% 36.7 $135,105
3 Karns4,115 people 30.8% 33.6 $100,043
4 Pigeon Forge6,375 people 30.5% 32.5 $53,261
5 Medina5,407 people 30% 34.9 $107,807
6 Lafayette5,727 people 29.8% 32.3 $51,736
7 Christiana Christiana4,777 people 29.8% 40.3 $100,683
8 Tazewell2,902 people 29.4% 34.8 $41,836
9 Map of Spring Hill Spring Hill55,765 people 28.9% 36.1 $112,013
10 La Vergne40,243 people 28.6% 33.6 $81,313
11 Shelbyville24,661 people 28.4% 31.8 $55,073
12 Oneida3,819 people 28.4% 37.3 $48,622
13 Map of Milan Milan8,244 people 28.3% 36.4 $43,886
14 Fayetteville Fayetteville7,057 people 28.3% 34.4 $49,223
15 Munford6,588 people 28.2% 32.1 $89,531
16 Nolensville Nolensville15,074 people 27.4% 37.3 $177,148
17 Map of Lakeland Lakeland14,192 people 27.4% 41.0 $116,250
18 Signal Mountain8,860 people 27.4% 44.3 $141,008
19 Loudon6,432 people 27.3% 36.9 $53,650
20 Huntingdon4,441 people 27.2% 34.9 $51,969
21 Map of Springfield Springfield19,255 people 27.1% 34.5 $59,465
22 Manchester12,944 people 27% 32.6 $57,500
23 Fairview10,009 people 26.9% 32.7 $91,131
24 Map of Thompson's Station Thompson's Station8,294 people 26.9% 38.5 $132,647
25 Collierville51,515 people 26.8% 41.0 $138,598
26 Brentwood45,556 people 26.8% 44.9 $182,088
27 Germantown Germantown40,673 people 26.8% 44.3 $149,920
28 Portland Portland13,449 people 26.8% 34.8 $72,647
29 Map of Brighton Brighton2,889 people 26.8% 34.4 $80,882
30 Hopewell2,634 people 26.8% 39.2 $87,842
31 Coalfield2,754 people 26.7% 41.2 $90,104
32 Clarksville176,456 people 26.6% 31.0 $69,303
33 Map of Somerville Somerville3,466 people 26.6% 38.0 $44,310
34 Mount Juliet42,073 people 26.4% 39.3 $107,068
35 Morristown31,527 people 26.4% 36.3 $47,917
36 Map of Belle Meade Belle Meade2,708 people 26.4% 43.1 $250,001
37 Ripley7,658 people 26.3% 33.3 $37,432
38 Woodbury2,774 people 26.3% 35.0 $58,466
39 Maynardville2,528 people 26.2% 32.6 $46,106
40 Savannah7,412 people 25.8% 35.3 $39,712
41 Greenbrier6,971 people 25.8% 36.8 $85,174
42 Columbia45,441 people 25.6% 35.5 $63,719
43 Covington8,587 people 25.5% 40.3 $42,254
44 Newbern3,289 people 25.5% 34.0 $58,455
45 Memphis618,980 people 25.2% 34.2 $51,736
46 Smithville5,288 people 25.2% 42.2 $33,192
47 Mascot3,277 people 25.1% 41.8 $60,250
48 Smyrna Smyrna56,692 people 25% 34.1 $81,926
49 Union City10,982 people 25% 37.4 $50,870
50 Map of Etowah Etowah3,658 people 25% 42.6 $39,291
51 Lexington Lexington7,962 people 24.9% 36.9 $49,057
52 Dyersburg15,979 people 24.8% 41.5 $52,064
53 White House White House14,631 people 24.8% 34.8 $90,019
54 Wildwood Lake3,495 people 24.7% 43.0 $62,722
55 Shackle Island4,404 people 24.5% 46.1 $130,125
56 Jackson Jackson68,435 people 24.4% 35.5 $53,032
57 Map of Gatlinburg Gatlinburg3,663 people 24.3% 42.0 $53,475
58 Blaine3,213 people 24.3% 37.0 $77,092
59 Decherd2,976 people 24.3% 38.6 $37,575
60 Brownsville9,622 people 24.2% 40.4 $43,494
61 Lewisburg12,861 people 23.8% 35.7 $48,341
62 Millington11,289 people 23.8% 37.6 $49,979
63 Tullahoma21,103 people 23.6% 38.3 $60,979
64 Seymour16,216 people 23.6% 42.2 $82,855
65 Sweetwater Sweetwater6,532 people 23.5% 40.8 $45,451
66 Bolivar5,144 people 23.5% 34.5 $39,028
67 Franklin Franklin87,133 people 23.4% 38.6 $119,528
68 Bartlett56,876 people 23.4% 41.2 $102,070
69 Maryville32,392 people 23.4% 40.8 $81,963
70 Strawberry Plains Strawberry Plains2,669 people 23.4% 38.7 $75,027
71 Murfreesboro161,445 people 23.3% 31.6 $80,108
72 Oak Ridge32,693 people 23.3% 39.3 $72,311
73 Green Hill6,866 people 23.2% 45.5 $91,818
74 Rogersville4,647 people 23.2% 37.5 $47,500
75 Oak Hill Oak Hill4,617 people 23.2% 46.4 $215,530
76 Map of Lebanon Lebanon44,788 people 23.1% 35.0 $72,848
77 Dickson16,424 people 23.1% 33.8 $69,678
78 Paris Paris10,338 people 23% 38.5 $41,012
79 Henderson6,411 people 23% 28.1 $45,938
80 Ashland City5,424 people 23% 37.6 $79,231
81 Jasper Jasper3,612 people 23% 37.6 $73,013
82 Atoka10,385 people 22.8% 39.1 $89,663
83 Map of Millersville Millersville5,836 people 22.8% 40.8 $71,789
84 Camden3,678 people 22.8% 40.4 $55,029
85 McMinnville McMinnville13,844 people 22.6% 37.0 $47,179
86 Kingston Springs2,791 people 22.6% 44.2 $103,250
87 Hendersonville63,091 people 22.5% 40.3 $97,200
88 Map of Lenoir City Lenoir City11,110 people 22.5% 40.0 $67,259
89 Map of Farragut Farragut24,634 people 22.4% 45.6 $142,093
90 South Cleveland7,452 people 22.4% 42.0 $66,601
91 Pleasant View Pleasant View5,276 people 22.4% 40.0 $109,213
92 Apison4,271 people 22.4% 45.6 $129,307
93 Alcoa12,222 people 22.2% 35.6 $65,714
94 Powell13,739 people 22.1% 37.5 $82,434
95 Church Hill Church Hill7,139 people 22.1% 44.6 $65,526
96 Map of Kingston Kingston6,224 people 21.9% 44.7 $71,675
97 Livingston Livingston3,999 people 21.9% 38.5 $39,567
98 Oliver Springs3,281 people 21.9% 40.7 $51,183
99 Forest Hills4,683 people 21.7% 49.2 $250,001
100 Gallatin48,532 people 21.6% 36.6 $77,518
101 Map of Coopertown Coopertown4,640 people 21.4% 43.5 $118,241
102 Estill Springs Estill Springs2,695 people 21.4% 46.9 $59,205
103 Clinton Clinton10,239 people 21.3% 43.3 $68,882
104 Newport6,881 people 21.3% 43.9 $31,250
105 Sale Creek Sale Creek2,955 people 21.2% 50.8 $53,932
106 Map of Westmoreland Westmoreland2,845 people 21.2% 40.9 $59,405
107 Athens14,471 people 21.1% 39.0 $53,929
108 White Pine2,565 people 21.1% 41.7 $55,313
109 Chattanooga Chattanooga185,783 people 21% 36.3 $64,523
110 Parsons Parsons2,686 people 21% 45.0 $36,154
111 Cleveland48,829 people 20.9% 36.4 $58,559
112 Trenton Trenton4,151 people 20.9% 38.9 $58,750
113 Oakland Oakland9,979 people 20.8% 40.3 $97,798
114 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government715,388 people 20.7% 34.6 $77,853
115 Eagleton Village5,598 people 20.7% 40.9 $71,875
116 Kingsport56,262 people 20.6% 43.0 $52,490
117 La Follette La Follette7,273 people 20.6% 38.2 $37,581
118 Greeneville Greeneville15,646 people 20.5% 42.2 $49,889
119 Goodlettsville17,597 people 20.4% 38.5 $70,758
120 Bristol27,636 people 20.2% 41.1 $58,162
121 East Ridge East Ridge22,070 people 20.1% 37.6 $62,247
122 Lawrenceburg11,844 people 19.9% 41.3 $42,343
123 Rockwood5,566 people 19.9% 47.2 $47,791
124 Middle Valley12,187 people 19.8% 45.4 $95,000
125 Dunlap5,678 people 19.8% 41.2 $45,589
126 Centerville3,535 people 19.8% 43.4 $59,167
127 Sevierville18,397 people 19.6% 39.6 $52,421
128 Winchester9,799 people 19.6% 45.2 $62,782
129 Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government6,674 people 19.6% 46.2 $66,469
130 Harriman Harriman6,090 people 19.6% 39.9 $44,653
131 Dayton7,625 people 19.5% 40.3 $49,719
132 Selmer4,488 people 19.4% 39.6 $51,591
133 Mosheim2,511 people 19.4% 43.6 $48,986
134 Mountain City2,542 people 19.3% 52.2 $38,818
135 Pulaski Pulaski8,285 people 19.2% 37.2 $48,538
136 Harrison8,011 people 19.2% 44.6 $89,395
137 Map of Soddy-Daisy Soddy-Daisy13,231 people 19% 45.6 $75,113
138 Crossville Crossville12,428 people 19% 39.4 $48,802
139 Jefferson City8,579 people 19% 33.7 $60,638
140 Humboldt7,787 people 19% 42.8 $52,917
141 Elizabethton14,374 people 18.9% 40.9 $46,975
142 South Pittsburg South Pittsburg3,013 people 18.9% 49.5 $57,865
143 Map of McKenzie McKenzie5,631 people 18.8% 32.9 $37,236
144 Cookeville36,088 people 18.7% 29.8 $51,375
145 Bloomingdale9,292 people 18.6% 42.0 $52,317
146 Johnson City72,222 people 18.4% 35.4 $57,254
147 Mount Pleasant4,837 people 18.4% 44.4 $50,108
148 Madisonville5,241 people 18.3% 41.9 $39,878
149 Jonesborough6,232 people 18.2% 42.6 $74,015
150 Oak Grove4,626 people 18.2% 47.0 $72,143
151 Hohenwald3,884 people 18.2% 43.8 $51,440
152 Park City2,813 people 18% 50.2 $95,417
153 New Tazewell2,799 people 17.9% 44.2 $53,567
154 Knoxville Knoxville195,185 people 17.8% 33.5 $54,039
155 Erwin5,988 people 17.6% 44.3 $47,487
156 Map of Mount Carmel Mount Carmel5,472 people 17.2% 47.2 $68,866
157 Dandridge3,538 people 17% 44.4 $53,507
158 Halls10,272 people 16.9% 51.6 $90,933
159 Hartsville/Trousdale County Hartsville/Trousdale County11,957 people 16.6% 35.0 $72,747
160 Martin10,915 people 15.8% 24.5 $43,381
161 Sparta4,939 people 15.6% 46.8 $50,080
162 Unicoi3,806 people 15.2% 49.7 $42,424
163 Bean Station3,016 people 14.6% 48.3 $44,785
164 Map of Harrogate Harrogate4,368 people 14.5% 37.9 $65,586
165 Colonial Heights3,258 people 14.2% 49.8 $80,148
166 Louisville4,383 people 14.1% 51.0 $89,744
167 Lake Tansi4,437 people 14% 60.1 $57,991
168 Dresden Dresden2,943 people 14% 48.0 $51,000
169 White Bluff4,080 people 13.9% 42.7 $69,483
170 Red Bank12,010 people 13.7% 37.9 $63,983
171 Jacksboro2,650 people 12.9% 43.2 $68,750
172 Tusculum Tusculum3,337 people 12.7% 33.9 $70,694
173 Spurgeon4,071 people 12% 44.6 $64,250
174 Piperton2,569 people 11.2% 57.9 $130,100
175 Blountville3,309 people 11% 50.1 $54,754
176 Map of Collegedale Collegedale11,330 people 10.8% 36.4 $70,246
177 Waverly4,302 people 9.9% 46.0 $43,773
178 Clifton2,660 people 9.7% 44.1 $43,571
179 Tiptonville3,572 people 9.5% 41.7 $23,027
180 Sewanee2,936 people 5.7% 21.5 $136,111
181 Fairfield Glade Fairfield Glade9,487 people 4.6% 71.1 $71,682
182 Whiteville4,530 people 4.6% 39.0 $42,105
183 Tellico Village7,414 people 3.2% 70.8 $106,875

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of residents under 18, a sign of family neighborhoods. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Tennessee as a whole is 22.2%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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