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Spurgeon, Tennessee.

A community in Washington County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Washington County’s.

Living in Spurgeon, Washington County, Tennessee

Spurgeon, in Washington County, had 3,978 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $64,250 a year and half less, against $62,809 across Washington County; 22% of its people live below the poverty line. 69% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 31% are rented. Unemployment in Washington County was 3.5% in August 2026, and the county had 0.7% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.

People 3,978 in the 2020 census
Household income $64,250 the median, give or take $11,983 · Washington County: $62,809
Unemployment 3.5% Washington County, August 2026; 3.4% a year before
Homes 69% lived in by their owners; 31% rented
  • 1,738households
  • 22%of adults have a degree
  • 22%below the poverty line
  • 20 mintypical commute
  • 22%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care20%
  • Manufacturing12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment12%
  • Banks, insurance and property11%
  • Professional and business services9%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Washington County had 63,282 jobs in 2025, 0.7% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 46° and 26°; warmest in July, 86° and 65° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 46° 26° F M A M J J 86° 65° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 46° and 26°; warmest in July, 86° and 65° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 46° 26° F M A M J J 86° 65° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 46° and lows near 26°; warmest in July, with highs near 86° and lows near 65°. About 9 inches of snow and 44 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Bristol Tri City Airport weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Spurgeon

  1. Phillips Concrete ConstructionConcrete finishing37
  2. Steve Huff Plumbing, Heating & AirPlumbers33
  3. Moody Sprinkler CoFire sprinkler system installation29
  4. Kingsport Martin TransportBulk liquids trucking, long-distance23

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 4 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 122 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. LightningRelatively high
  2. Strong windRelatively high
  3. Inland floodingRelatively moderate
  4. Cold wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Spurgeon’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Washington County.