Dyer is home to 2,217 people in Tennessee. The median age is 29.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $113,500. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $771 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,766, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dyer
What changed most since 1990
Median age40.6 → 29.9(−10.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants79.0% → 66.2%(−12.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.9% → 15.9%(+7.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Dyer's population equals 4.4% of Gibson County's. Its number of veterans equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.3% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.3%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era53.5%(23)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 43 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dyer, decade by decade
Dyer population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,190
$53,056
$83,282
8.9%
31.4
2000
2,406
$51,462
$97,641
6.7%
40.4
2010
2,341
$50,454
$98,398
11.5%
45.7
2020
2,308
$43,278
$111,265
15.3%
49.1
2024
2,217
$54,766
$113,500
15.9%
64.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
