2020 census As of the
2020 United States census, there were 1,282 people, 573 households, and 369 families residing in the town.
2010 census As of the
2010 United States census, there were 1,387 people living in the city. 97.4% were
White, 0.6%
Black or African American, 0.3%
Native American, 0.1%
Asian and 1.7%
of two or more races. 0.3% were
Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
2000 census As of the
census There were 527 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were
married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.77. In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $13,281, and the median income for a family was $20,208. Males had a median income of $20,500 versus $15,461 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $13,173. About 32.9% of families and 36.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 46.9% of those under age 18 and 28.4% of those age 65 or over. In 2010, Sneedville had the
10th-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000. ==Arts and culture==