Moving to Atwood, Tennessee
Population: 1,000. Estimated population in July 2024: 982 (-1.8% change)
Males: 475 (47.5%), Females: 525 (52.5%)
Carroll County
Zip code: 38220
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $30,000
Median house value: $57,200
Population by Race
Races in Atwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.4%)
- Black (15.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (31.3%), Irish (13.1%), German (6.0%), English (5.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%), French (1.1%).
Elevation: 448 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Atwood
- High school or higher: 71.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Atwood town
- Never married: 15.4%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 12.0%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -86 (-7.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Atwood:
- MILAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MILAN, TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE-MCKENZIE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MC KENZIE, TN)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUNTINGDON (about 18 miles; HUNTINGDON, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Atwood:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 32 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 74 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 94 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: NQA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Atwood:
- GIBSON COUNTY (about 13 miles; TRENTON, TN; Abbreviation: TGC)
- CARROLL COUNTY (about 17 miles; HUNTINGDON, TN; Abbreviation: HZD)
- HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 19 miles; HUMBOLDT, TN; Abbreviation: M53)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Atwood:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 22 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
- AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 99 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
Schools
Public high school in Atwood:
- WEST CARROLL JR / SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 561; Location: 760 HWY 77; Grades: 07 – 12)