Demographics of Bradley County, Tennessee

Bradley County, Tennessee had 115,465 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +6,633 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bradley County, in four figures

115,465
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.1%
Change since July 2020: +6,633 people.; 39.5 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,552 ±$1,805
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bradley County, Tennessee's population grew 6.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bradley County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bradley County, Tennessee's population grew 6.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bradley County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	108,832	100.0	100.0
2021	109,783	100.9	100.2
2022	110,790	101.8	100.7
2023	112,196	103.1	101.6
2024	114,114	104.9	102.5
2025	115,465	106.1	103.1

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Population of Bradley County, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	108,832	+212	−38	0	+237
2021	109,783	+951	−380	+49	+1,252
2022	110,790	+1,007	−326	+282	+1,057
2023	112,196	+1,406	−134	+493	+1,041
2024	114,114	+1,918	−120	+842	+1,185
2025	115,465	+1,351	−112	+264	+1,200

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.5 ±0.5: for men 38.7 ±0.5 and for women 40.2 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bradley County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	6,268 ±107	5.6% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,026 ±837	16.2% ±0.8	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	10,463 ±597	9.4% ±0.5	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	27,693 ±793	24.9% ±0.7	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	29,370 ±888	26.4% ±0.8	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	19,245 ±887	17.3% ±0.8	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,552 ±$1,805, and income per person $33,571 ±$1,011, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bradley County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	7,270 ±680	17.1% ±1.6	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,828 ±830	20.7% ±1.9	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,524 ±733	17.7% ±1.7	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,464 ±656	15.2% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,539 ±665	17.7% ±1.5	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,421 ±400	5.7% ±0.9	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,550 ±379	6.0% ±0.9	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bradley County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	13,701 ±1,334	12.7% ±1.2	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,880 ±654	16.3% ±2.6	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,978 ±866	12.1% ±1.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,843 ±443	10.7% ±1.6	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bradley County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bradley County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	45,949 ±58	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.7% ±1.0	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.3% ±1.0	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.3% ±1.7	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.7% ±1.8	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$261,900 ±$8,392	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,030 ±$32	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bradley County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,320 ±0	8.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	90,175 ±693	81.2% ±0.6	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,598 ±403	4.1% ±0.4	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,275 ±158	1.1% ±0.1	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	69 to 231	0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 65	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	809 ±390	0.7% ±0.4	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,714 ±832	4.2% ±0.7	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bradley County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	62,360 ±1,687	56.1% ±1.5	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	40,874 ±1,595	36.8% ±1.4	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,286 ±314	1.2% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,545 ±784	5.9% ±0.7	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,243 ±735	2.9% ±0.7	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,302 ±540	3.0% ±0.5	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bradley County among the counties of Tennessee

14th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Bradley County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wilson County	175,033	+17.7%
Sullivan County	163,759	+3.5%
Blount County	143,820	+6.0%
Washington County	141,199	+6.0%
Maury County	118,131	+16.0%
Bradley County	115,465	+6.1%
Sevier County	101,342	+2.5%
Madison County	100,790	+2.0%
Putnam County	86,612	+8.1%
Anderson County	82,066	+6.1%
Robertson County	80,175	+9.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026