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35.76° N · 83.39° W · GEOID 4758940

Pittman Center

Sevier County, Tennessee · part of the Sevierville, TN metro

Limited data population under 5,000

TennesseePittman Center, TNPittman CenterPittman Center

The short answer

Pittman Center is home to 583 people. Median household income is $78,125 a year and median rent is $855 a month, 13.1% 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 $432,000, about 5.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$855
37% below the median place
Median household income
$78,125
3% below the median place
Median home value
$432,000
35% above the median place
Unemployment
3.3%
32% 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 Pittman Center

  • 60% of homes stand vacant, more than in 99% of the 1,415 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 84 Tennessee places.
  • The median rent takes only 13.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 92% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 112 Tennessee places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 9.3% a year while rent rose 3.5%, so pay gained on rent more than in 91% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 5.5 years of the median household's income, more than in 87% of places its size.
01

Moving to Pittman Center

Sevier County gains about 0.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,472
Moved out5,433
Net+39

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Knox County, TN852930−78
Cocke County, TN229355−126
Grainger County, TN77

Within Tennessee, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TennesseeOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$57K
Leavers$52K

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

Who moves here
5.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Sevier County report $56,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $52,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$34,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $855 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,396 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $432,000.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 6.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Live Oak, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out6
$52,005
26% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$56,823
19% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.8%
40% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePittman CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.4%6% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.8%40% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure0.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$56,82319% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$52,00526% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 59.9%, above the median place (median 7.1%).

Pittman Center13.1%
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
$34,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.1%
36% below the median place
Home price to income
5.5x
46% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$67,700
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
59.9%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Property tax rate1
0.3%
63% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,464
55% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasurePittman CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$85537% below
Rent to income113.1%36% below
Property tax rate10.3%63% below
Home price to income15.5x46% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,21325% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,46455% below
Median home value1$432,00035% above
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure4.8%49% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure73.6%43% above
Homeownership171.4%7% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure40.5%20% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,39625% below
Vacant homes159.9%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built119810% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$35,136
12% below the median place
Median household income1
$78,125
3% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePittman CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$78,1253% below
Income per person1$35,13612% below
Unemployment1County figure3.3%32% below
Average annual pay4County figure$45,15132% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs4County figure53,21465% below
Poverty rate1County figure13.5%25% above
Mean commute1County figure27 min7% above
Works from home1County figure6.9%45% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 21.8%, 241% above the median place.

No health insurance1
21.8%
241% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
97.7%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
21.3%
34% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.2% +3%
Median age36.0 −8%
Household size2.7 +10%
All 9 people measures
MeasurePittman CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15836646th largest
Population change since 202051.3%15% above
Median age136.08% below
Bachelor's or higher121.3%34% below
High school or higher195.2%3% above
Household size12.710% above
Born abroad1County figure7.5%14% below
No health insurance121.8%241% above
Homes with broadband197.7%6% above
05

Life in Pittman Center

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Pittman Community Center Home Economics Building listed 1996

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars40.7 +96%
Shops73.3 2.4×
Arts, recreation and fitness13.6 3.3×
Doctors' offices and clinics13.2 −35%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

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

Shops per 10k7
73.3
142% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
40.7
96% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
13.6
232% above the median place
All 8 schools and local life measures
MeasurePittman CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure33267% above
Public school students9County figure14,408194% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure40.796% above
Shops per 10k7County figure73.3142% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure13.6232% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure13.235% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.917% below
National Register listings8192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 96.7%, 41% above 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 Pittman Center. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days12
96.7%
41% above the median place
Heat wave risk11
36.2
60% below the median place
Annual precipitation10
57.4 in
31% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasurePittman CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure85°F2% below
January average low10County figure28°F9% above
Average temperature10County figure57°F3% above
Annual precipitation10County figure57.4 in31% above
Natural hazard risk11County figure77.416% below
Hurricane risk11County figure56.520% below
Tornado risk11County figure70.913% below
Wildfire risk11County figure78.729% above
Heat wave risk11County figure36.260% below
Median air quality index12County figure407% below
Good air days12County figure96.7%41% above
08

Pittman Center in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 13% now.

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 rent$855/mo (2024)$1,090/mo$890 to $1,320/mo+4.1%
Median household income$78,125 (2024)$102,000$86,000 to $120,500+4.5%
Median home value$432,000 (2024)$634,000$460,000 to $873,000+6.6%
Population462 (2025)470450 to 490+0.3%

The median home would be worth 6.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.5 now.

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

09

Places like Pittman Center

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

PlaceRentIncome
Live Oak, CA$1,014$73,571Compare
Evanston, WY$805$76,516Compare
Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN$853$72,747Compare
Fruitland, ID$798$65,457Compare
Fruitland, IDHartsville/Trousdale County, TNEvanston, WYLive Oak, CAPittman Center, TNPittman CenterLive OakEvanstonHartsville/Trousdale CountyFruitlandPittman CenterLive OakEvanstonHartsville/Trousdale CountyFruitland

Common questions

Is Pittman Center a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 60% of homes stand vacant, more than in 99% of the 1,415 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 84 Tennessee places. The median rent takes only 13.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 92% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 112 Tennessee places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Pittman Center expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.1% 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 $432,000.

What salary do you need to live in Pittman Center?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $34,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Pittman Center?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Live Oak, CA, Evanston, WY, Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN and Fruitland, ID.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  6. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 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
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. 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 Pittman Center with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Pittman Center itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/pittman-center-tennessee

Citytistics. “Pittman Center, Tennessee.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/pittman-center-tennessee/

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