Baxter, Tennessee - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,536
Male Share of the Population	49.3%
Female Share of the Population	50.7%
Senior Citizens	16.2%
Employed Population 16+	581
Age of the Population	33

Families

% of people married	52.5%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	12.4%
Median Earnings25+	$27,500
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$22,639
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,969

Wealth

Median Family Income	$41,053
% Above Poverty Level	70.7%
% Below Poverty Level	29.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.7%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	27.8%
Median Gross Rent	$577
Median House Value	$117,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	17.7%
Irish	7.6%
German	5%
English	3.5%
Italian	3.1%
French Except Basque	0.8%
Danishn	0.8%
Scottish	0.8%
Polish	0.6%
US/American	0.5%
Canadian	0.3%
Dutch	0.3%
Maltese	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.1%
Finnish	0.1%
Norwegian	0.1%
Portuguese	0.1%
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Baxter Almanac

Category	Value
County	Putnam County
Standard Zip Codes	38544
Phone Area Codes	931
Time Zone
Approximate Latitude	36.15
Approximate Longitude	-85.63

Baxter Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	COOKEVILLE
Distance	8.8 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 46 F
Apr Temp	43 to 69 F
Jul Temp	65 to 88 F
Oct Temp	44 to 71 F
Annual Precip	57.8 inches

Station	CARTHAGE
Distance	18.4 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 46 F
Apr Temp	44 to 69 F
Jul Temp	67 to 88 F
Oct Temp	45 to 72 F
Annual Precip	53.4 inches

Station	LIVINGSTON RADIO WLIV
Distance	23.5 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 46 F
Apr Temp	42 to 69 F
Jul Temp	65 to 88 F
Oct Temp	43 to 71 F
Annual Precip	52.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Algood	4,065	$39,698
Cookeville	32,894	$53,112
Gainesboro	921	$41,250
Gordonsville	1,703	$56,694
Smithville	4,699	$45,329
Sparta	4,940	$43,613

Baxter Public Schools

Baxter Elementary
125 Elmore Town Rd
ZIP: 38501
(931) 858-3110
Primary
Total Enrollment 543

Cornerstone Middle
371 First Avenue, South
ZIP: 38544
(931) 858-3112
Middle
Total Enrollment 666

Upperman High School
6950 Nashville Hw
ZIP: 38544
(931) 858-3112
High
Total Enrollment 768

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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