DelanoTN
The town, settled in 1926, counts 838 residents.
Is Delano a good place to live?
6.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Delano, below both the Tennessee town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Delano has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Delano’s workers commute out
Among residents in Delano, 8.5% live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 20 miles. The top destinations are Athens (17%), Cleveland (17%) and Chattanooga (10%).
| Delano | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.5% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Delano: inland flooding
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Delano after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2012. On expected storm and flood damage, Delano sits above 78% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 60% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Delano
Summer afternoons peak near 89° in July, and January nights bottom out around 30°; snowfall runs to about 1 inches a winter. Expect mild winters and warm summers in Delano, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Delano is worth about $271K, on Zillow’s estimate
Typical home values rose 8.9% in the year to September 2026. The share of households in Delano who own their home: 83%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Delano is
This Tennessee town beats the Tennessee average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Delano. Two figures for adults locally: 44% have obesity, 18% report frequent physical distress.
| Delano | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 29% | 23% |
| What stands out | Delano | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.7% | 13.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 0.8% of Delano
Parks and preserves in Delano: one, of 17 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cherokee National Forest | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Delano
Moving to Delano: who provides what
Delano is unincorporated, so McMinn 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.
100% of working residents leave Delano for work
Where Delano’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Delano
About 1 of every 100 Delano residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
Questions about Delano
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