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Houston County, TN

Demographic and economic profile of Houston County, TN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Houston County is a small, rural Tennessee county of 8,293 residents with a workforce defined by modest educational attainment—only 13.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and relatively low labor costs, with median worker earnings of $36,632 and median gross rent of just $685/month. Labor force participation is low at 52.6% and unemployment sits at 6.7%, reflecting a limited local labor pool, while a mean commute of 41.0 minutes suggests many workers draw employment from outside the county. The county has seen modest population growth of 1.4% over five years, with high homeownership at 81.2% and a median home value of $150,100 pointing to affordable, stable residential conditions.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

8,293

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,576

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.4% since 2018

Houston County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,703 (92.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races320 (3.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone214 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race63 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone22 (0.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone14 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish55
  2. 2.Korean7
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic6
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)4
  5. 5.Arabic2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

659

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,338

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,169

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)674
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance574
  3. 3.Construction (Group)572
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)355
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services267

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations885
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations780
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations727
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations645
  5. 5.Service Occupations485

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.49×)185
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 2.27×)522
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.97×)651
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.36×)212
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.32×)207

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$150,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$685/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999344 (12.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999334 (12.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999240 (8.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999233 (8.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999215 (7.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999195 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,632

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

37.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,738 (80.6%)
  • Carpooled430 (12.7%)
  • Worked At Home175 (5.2%)
  • Other25 (0.7%)
  • Walked22 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit7 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.