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35.26° N · 84.56° W · GEOID 4720080

Delano

McMinn County, Tennessee · part of the Athens, TN metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income

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The short answer

Delano is home to 838 people. Median household income is $61,470 a year and median rent is $729 a month, 14.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $163,500, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$729
47% below the median place
Median household income
$61,470
23% below the median place
Median home value
$163,500
49% below the median place
Unemployment
4.9%
1% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Delano

  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 99 Tennessee places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 106 Tennessee places.
  • Household income has grown 13.1% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 112 Tennessee places.
  • The median resident is 49.3 years old, older than in 90% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 112 Tennessee places.
  • Median rent is $729 a month, lower than in 95% of places its size.
01

Moving to Delano

McMinn County gains about 23.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,499
Moved out2,468
Net+1,031

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Meigs County, TN213185+28
Polk County, TN9968+31

Within Tennessee, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TennesseeOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$53K
Leavers$47K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of McMinn County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into McMinn County report $53,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $46,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$29,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $729 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,207 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $163,500.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Geneva, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people5
23.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out5
$46,945
33% below the median place
Income of households moving in5
$53,266
25% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureDelanoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.6%33% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.5%24% above
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure23.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$53,26625% below
Income of households moving out5County figure$46,94533% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Delano14.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$29,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.2%
30% below the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
30% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$52,300
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Property tax paid (median)1
$742
77% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
51% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureDelanoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$72947% below
Rent to income114.2%30% below
Property tax rate10.5%51% below
Home price to income12.7x30% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$99538% below
Property tax paid (median)1$74277% below
Median home value1$163,50049% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure5.5%71% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure76.7%49% above
Homeownership183.0%25% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,20736% below
Vacant homes1County figure12.1%71% above
Median year built119750% below
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$39,403
2% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureDelanoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$61,47023% below
Income per person1$39,4032% below
Unemployment1County figure4.9%1% below
Average annual pay4County figure$53,99618% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure6.0%62% above
Jobs4County figure17,07289% below
Poverty rate1County figure13.0%20% above
Mean commute1County figure25 min1% below
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 75.6%, 18% below the median place.

High school or higher1
75.6%
18% below the median place
Median age1
49.3
26% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
88.0%
5% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureDelanoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18386646th largest
Median age149.326% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure18.6%42% below
High school or higher175.6%18% below
Household size12.66% above
Born abroad1County figure2.3%74% below
No health insurance1County figure9.1%42% above
Homes with broadband188.0%5% below
05

Life in Delano

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Trew General Merchandise Store listed 1976

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.9 −28%
Shops32.4 +7%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.4 −41%
Doctors' offices and clinics14.0 −31%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k6
14.9
28% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6
2.4
41% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6
14.0
31% below the median place
All 8 schools and local life measures
MeasureDelanoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools8County figure1344% above
Public school students8County figure7,13146% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure14.928% below
Shops per 10k6County figure32.47% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure2.441% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure14.031% below
Child care centers per 10k6County figure1.822% below
National Register listings7192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 35.9, 60% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Delano. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk10
35.9
60% below the median place
Annual precipitation9
56.3 in
29% above the median place
Natural hazard risk10
60.2
35% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureDelanoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high9County figure89°F2% above
January average low9County figure29°F17% above
Average temperature9County figure59°F8% above
Annual precipitation9County figure56.3 in29% above
Natural hazard risk10County figure60.235% below
Hurricane risk10County figure50.429% below
Tornado risk10County figure71.312% below
Wildfire risk10County figure49.220% below
Heat wave risk10County figure35.960% below
Median air quality index11County figure3714% below
Good air days11County figure78.2%14% above
08

Delano in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$121,250 (2024)$158,500$134,000 to $187,500+4.6%
Median home value$163,500 (2024)$221,000$160,000 to $304,000+5.1%

The median home would be worth 1.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Delano

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Geneva, OH$808$53,557Compare
International Falls, MN$645$57,662Compare
Kingsland, TX$892$57,268Compare
New Kensington, PA$751$49,063Compare
New Kensington, PAKingsland, TXInternational Falls, MNGeneva, OHDelano, TNDelanoGenevaInternational FallsKingslandNew KensingtonDelanoGenevaInternational FallsKingslandNew Kensington

Common questions

Is Delano a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 99 Tennessee places. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 106 Tennessee places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Delano expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $163,500.

What salary do you need to live in Delano?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $29,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Delano?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Geneva, OH, International Falls, MN, Kingsland, TX and New Kensington, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  8. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  9. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  10. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  11. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Delano with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Delano itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/delano-tennessee

Citytistics. “Delano, Tennessee.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/delano-tennessee/

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