COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dyer vs Dyersburg
PLACE A
Dyer, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Dyer is 85% smaller than Dyersburg. Dyer earns more, with a median household income $2,702 higher.
DYERDYERSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population2,33315,906−85% vs Dyersburg
Population density815918−104
Population growth-1.4%-5.7%+4.3 pts
Median age29.941.5−11.6
Male43.3%46.5%−3.3 pts
Female56.7%53.5%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born1.0%2.9%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.9%65.2%+0.7 pts
Black20.0%27.8%−7.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%3.1%+0.5 pts
Asian2.2%0.6%+1.5 pts
Other8.3%3.2%+5.1 pts
Median household income$54,766$52,064+$2,702
Per capita income$25,482$43,974−$18,492
Poverty rate16.7%21.6%−4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.630−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%21.9%−6.0 pts
Graduate degree7.4%7.2%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%7.4%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation55.6%56.4%−0.7 pts
Median home value$113,500$168,300−$54,800
Median gross rent$771$782−$11
Owner-occupied66.2%48.2%+18.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%10.7%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households27.5%47.1%−19.6 pts
Average commute26.316.8+9.5
Worked from home0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.1%10.1%Even
Population, 1990 – 2025