COMPARING TWO PLACES
Obion vs Dyersburg
PLACE A
Obion, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Obion is 94% smaller than Dyersburg. Dyersburg earns more, with a median household income $13,897 higher. Dyersburg has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -11%).
OBIONDYERSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population95815,906−94% vs Dyersburg
Population density743918−176
Population growth-11.4%-5.7%−5.7 pts
Median age38.941.5−2.6
Male55.5%46.5%+8.9 pts
Female44.5%53.5%−8.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.5%65.2%+23.3 pts
Black1.2%27.8%−26.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%3.1%−1.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other8.2%3.2%+5.0 pts
Median household income$38,167$52,064−$13,897
Per capita income$27,110$43,974−$16,864
Poverty rate35.4%21.6%+13.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4690.630−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%21.9%−13.5 pts
Graduate degree3.9%7.2%−3.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.5%7.4%−6.9 pts
Labor force participation62.1%56.4%+5.7 pts
Median home value$97,900$168,300−$70,400
Median gross rent$968$782+$186
Owner-occupied53.8%48.2%+5.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.1%10.7%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%47.1%−0.8 pts
Average commute26.916.8+10.1
Worked from home3.3%4.1%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.8%10.1%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025