DEMOGRAPHICS

Rare Convergence of Multiple Generations Shocks Tri-Cities Housing Market

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By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities housing market isn’t being driven by a single generation. It’s being shaped by a rare convergence of multiple generations and a surge of new residents pulling demand toward different price tiers and housing types. This… Read More ›

Locals, Newcomers And Their Separate Housing Demands

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By DON FENLEY One of the most misunderstood aspects of today’s housing demand is the assumption that it all comes from population growth or the lack of it. The Tri-Cities is in a negative natural population situation. That means the… Read More ›

Tri-Cities Needs Newcomers To Prevent Decline

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By DON FENLEY Census-based data for early 2026 confirms that the Tri-Cities region has entered a migration-dependent demographic cycle. With deaths consistently outpacing births across the region’s major hubs, the area must maintain a specific break-even migration pace simply to… Read More ›

Wealth Landscape: Millionaires Reshaping Tri-Cities

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By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities region is home to more than 10,000 millionaire households. That’s a growing force driving housing demand, real estate investment, and local economic development. The region has quietly built one of the most distinctive wealth profiles… Read More ›

Boomers to Zoomers: Demographic Turn Reshaping Tri-Cities

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A quiet demographic revolution is underway in Northeast Tennessee. While the national spotlight focuses on the slow but steady generational shift between Millennials and Gen Z, our region is experiencing a faster, more profound change. A significant influx of younger… Read More ›

Young adults dominate Washington County’s new residents

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Washington County continues to see a steady stream of new households from across the country. It’s not the flood it was during the early pandemic,  but household growth remains consistent and above pre-pandemic norms. The continued growth of 600 –… Read More ›

Boomers still in the Tri-Cities driver’s seat

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There was a brief period when Millennials outnumbered local Baby Boomers, but no more. Blame it on the demographics of new residents, the fact that life expectancy has increased, and adding some of the older Gen. Z folks to the… Read More ›

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