COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Houston County

Tennessee · 7,018 residents · 200 sq mi

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With 7,018 people, Houston County is a county in Tennessee. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $36,100. The median age is 37.7, about 5 years above the US median. Median rent is $264 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,018

−13%vs 2000

vs 8,088 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

200 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(424)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(472)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(466)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(533)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(401)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(950)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(930)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(827)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(769)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(690)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(390)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(166)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,112

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,968 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,060

−42%vs 2000

vs $15,614 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.7%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,100

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$264

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $394 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.7%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

21.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(7,611)

Black3.3%(266)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(101)

Asian0.1%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(6,721)

Black4%(279)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(58)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.2%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(143)

Puerto Rican1.1%(93)

South American0.3%(21)

Peruvian0.3%(21)

Central American0.1%(10)

Panamanian0.1%(8)

Cuban0%(2)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(15)

Korean0.1%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(14)

Ancestry

American14.7%(1,231)

Irish11.9%(996)

English11.4%(950)

German7.2%(604)

Polish2.2%(184)

Scottish1.7%(141)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(123)

Dutch1.4%(115)

Italian1.2%(101)

French1.1%(90)

Norwegian0.7%(55)

Welsh0.5%(45)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.3%(29)

Lithuanian0.3%(27)

Subsaharan African0.3%(27)

Romanian0.3%(23)

Czech0.3%(22)

Swedish0.2%(17)

British0.2%(15)

Portuguese0.1%(11)

Russian0.1%(10)

Arab0.1%(8)

French Canadian0.1%(7)

West Indian0%(4)

Haitian0%(4)

Danish0%(3)

Lebanese0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.8%

−17.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.8 min

−4%vs 2000

vs 26.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25%(852)

Married58.9%(2,008)

Widowed3%(104)

Divorced13.1%(448)

Women 15+

Never married21%(740)

Married49.1%(1,733)

Widowed12.4%(438)

Divorced17.5%(616)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.6%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.7%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.8%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.6%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)28.4%(187)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.9%(243)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.4%(174)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.6%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.3%(15)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 659 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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