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Financial Literacy in Maryville, TN

With a population of roughly 32,373, Maryville, Tennessee is among the larger communities in Tennessee, ranking 26th of 342 by population. The population has grown 1.1% since 2020, from 32,012 to 32,373. The median age is 41.7.

37% of Maryville residents 25 and older have completed a bachelor's degree or more. That runs 20.3 points above the Tennessee average of 16.7%. Put the other way round: of the 21,739 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, roughly 13,696 — 63% — are building their financial lives without a four-year degree behind them.

The typical household here earns $79,340 a year. That is $24,929 above the Tennessee median. About 8.1% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $310,600 — about 3.9× the median household income, a ratio that makes the arithmetic of a mortgage worth understanding before signing one.

Maryville by the numbers

MeasureValue
Population (2024)32,373
Change since 2020+1.1%
Median household income$79,340
Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree37%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma93.7%
Median age41.7
Poverty rate8.1%
Unemployment rate2.9%
Median home value$310,600
Land area17.839 sq mi
Population density1,815 / sq mi

What Tennessee teaches — and to whom

Tennessee already requires 1 semester of personal finance for a high school diploma, a rule in force since the graduating class of 2013. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Maryville, is most of the people reading this.

LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used.

Where to start in Maryville

Start with the money that moves every month

For most households in Maryville, the fastest gain is not an investing strategy — it is seeing the recurring outflows clearly, knowing what a credit score actually responds to, and understanding which line items on a payslip are negotiable.

Questions people ask about Maryville

Do high school students in Maryville, Tennessee have to take a personal finance class?

Yes. Tennessee requires 1 semester to graduate, in force since the class of 2013.

How many adults in Maryville, Tennessee have a college degree?

37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 63% are managing their finances without one.

What is the median household income in Maryville, Tennessee?

$79,340, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.

Where can adults in Maryville, Tennessee learn personal finance?

Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.

Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.

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Population and demographic figures: U.S. Census Bureau — 2024 Gazetteer, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates, and the American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Graduation-requirement status: NGPF Live U.S. Dashboard, read 2026-09-14. Figures marked as unavailable are suppressed by the Census Bureau for small populations.