Cookeville.
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Tennessee·Putnam County
12 tracts·26K people·$305K median·727/mi²
White 78 · Hispanic 12 · Multiracial 4 · Black 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Living alone 36 · Married couple 36 · Other 28
Health 29 · Retail 23 · Professional 17 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 11 · Public admin 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Sales · office 20 · Service 20 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 10 · Walk 5 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Cookeville is $305,400 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Cookeville has 36,088 residents across 6 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 29.8; the population is 78.2% White, 12.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Multiracial, 3.4% Black, 1.9% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 34.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.5% (Census ACS).
Capshaw Elementary (73%), Prescott South Elementary (60%) and Park View School (50%) lead the elementary schools; Avery Trace Middle School (51%) and Prescott South Middle School (38%) lead the middle schools; Cookeville High School is the high school with reported scores (39%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $917/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Cookeville is $51,375 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Cookeville, median rent is $917/month and the median home value is $305,400 (Census ACS).
Cookeville reported 2.3 violent crimes and 20.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 72 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cookeville are lightning (94), cold wave (86) and tornado (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Cookeville, 5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).