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Gates is a Census town of 619 people across 0.71 square miles of land, in Lauderdale County. Median household income is $51,146, 39.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gates
What Gates is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.71 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land878 plus or minus 268
- County holding the largest share of its areaLauderdale County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gates
How many people live in Gates
- Population619 plus or minus 189
- Median age35.5 plus or minus 11.9
- Population under 18141 plus or minus 69
- Share under 1822.8 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Population 65 and over96 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Households247 plus or minus 74
- Family households214 plus or minus 71
- Share of households that are families86.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gates
Income and work in Gates
- Median household income$51,146 plus or minus $17,262
- Per capita income$20,648 plus or minus $4,882
- Civilian labor force261 plus or minus 126
- Employed181 plus or minus 72
- Unemployed80 plus or minus 87
- Unemployment rate30.7 percent plus or minus 29.9
- Adults 25 and over376 plus or minus 102
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gates
- Housing units273 plus or minus 78
- Occupied units247 plus or minus 74
- Vacant units26 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate9.5 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied98 plus or minus 46
- Renter occupied149 plus or minus 61
- Ownership rate39.7 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,300 plus or minus $25,264
- Median gross rent, monthly$629 plus or minus $374
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.8 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Single family units185 plus or minus 57
- Share single family67.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more68 plus or minus 68
- Share in buildings of two or more24.9 percent plus or minus 23.8
- Mobile homes20 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Gates gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute171 plus or minus 70
- Commuting under 15 minutes12 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting under 15 minutes7.0 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more93 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.4 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Drove alone84.4 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gates
Flood risk in Gates
- NFIP communityTown of Gates
- NFIP community number470258
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/07
The Town of Gates participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470258 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lauderdale County, not Gates
Lauderdale County context, not Gates figures
- Establishments in Lauderdale County296
- Covered employment, Lauderdale County6,312
- Average annual pay, Lauderdale County$48,715
- Housing units permitted, Lauderdale County21
Every figure in this section is published for Lauderdale County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gates.
All Lauderdale County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Gates questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gates, Tennessee?
619, in 247 households. Gates town covers 0.71 square miles of land, which is 878 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gates in?
Lauderdale County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Gates?
$51,146. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,300. Median gross rent is $629 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Gates in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gates appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gates, town of, community 470258, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Gates figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lauderdale County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Gates.
Is zoning published for Gates?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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