SlaydenTN
A town of 186, settled in 1894.
Is Slayden a good place to live?
Slayden’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, against 25 minutes in Tennessee’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 178 Tennessee towns, just 10 have a higher median age than Slayden. Slayden has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
186 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Slayden: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Slayden, and how to reach them.
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 Slayden.
Most working residents commute out of Slayden
Most working residents leave Slayden for work: only 0% work in town. 19% of Slayden residents live below the poverty line, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Dickson (25%), Clarksville (14%) and Nashville (14%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Slayden has mild winters and hot summers
Slayden has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 28° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Tennessee overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Slayden has grown 8.1% since 2020, to 186 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Tennessee.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 41% and 64% women
The Census survey reached too few of Slayden’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.8 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Slayden | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.9% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.8% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 29.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 20.4% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.1% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.3% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.8% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.6% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.9% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Slayden
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Slayden is
Slayden beats the Tennessee average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 45% of adults have high blood pressure in Slayden.
| Slayden | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Slayden | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 76.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.1% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Slayden
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Slayden; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Slayden residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
100% of working residents leave Slayden for work
Where Slayden’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Slayden
Town in Tennessee, United States
Slayden is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Slayden had a population of 170.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 735 ft
- ZIP code
- 37165
- Area code
- 615
Questions about Slayden
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Slayden, TN a good place to live?
Slayden has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.