BlancheTN
A town of 156, settled in 1870.
Is Blanche a good place to live?
Blanche’s age of the median resident is 59.3 years, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 40 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Blanche has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
156 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Blanche: who provides what
Blanche is unincorporated, so Lincoln County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Blanche.
The schools Blanche’s kids attend
The Lincoln County school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. 366 students attend Blanche’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanche SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 366 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Blanche’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Blanche: 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line, below both Tennessee’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). For half of commuters, work is under 25 miles away. The top destinations are Huntsville (31%), Nashville (14%) and Fayetteville (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Blanche is
In Blanche, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress. Of 31 CDC measures, Blanche beats the Tennessee average on 5 and trails it on 1. 19% of adults in Blanche report frequent mental distress; 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Blanche | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Blanche | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 16.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Blanche: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Blanche, 36% come from inland flooding and 28% from tornadoes. Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Blanche
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Blanche; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Blanche residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
100% of working residents leave Blanche for work
Where Blanche’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blanche
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
Blanche is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. It is in the southwest part of the county and is bordered to the southeast by Taft. Tennessee State Route 110 passes through Blanche, leading southwest 7 miles (11 km) to Ardmore and northeast 18 miles (29 km) to Fayetteville, the Lincoln county seat. The east side of Blanche drains to Pinnel Creek, and the west side drains Kelly Creek; both creeks flow north to the Elk River, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Tennessee River. The south part of the CDP drains to Limestone Creek, which flows south to the Tennessee Rive…
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- Elevation
- 906 ft
Questions about Blanche
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blanche, TN a good place to live?
Blanche has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.