COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Humphreys County

Tennessee · 17,929 residents · 531 sq mi

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Humphreys County is a county of 17,929 people in Tennessee. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. At a median age of 39.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $75,700. Median rent is $398 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.0

US median: 35.2

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,929

+14%since 1990

from 15,795 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.0

+7%since 1990

from 36.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

531 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56%(1,072)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.7%(1,207)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,244)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.5%(1,171)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.3%(954)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.5%(2,246)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415%(2,689)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.4%(2,576)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.8%(2,115)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.5%(1,528)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.8%(865)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.5%(262)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,786

+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $22,256 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,757

+67%since 1990

from $10,614 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

10.8%

−3.6 ptssince 1990

from 14.4% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$75,700

+30%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $44,100 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$398

+5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $288 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

77.9%

+0.6 ptssince 1990

from 77.3% in 1990

22.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(15,206)

Black3%(475)

Hispanic / Latino0%(4)

Asian0.5%(72)

2000

White, non-Hispanic95%(17,030)

Black2.9%(522)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(148)

Asian0.3%(46)

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%(322)

South American0.4%(68)

Puerto Rican0.3%(49)

Peruvian0.2%(48)

Spaniard0.2%(41)

Dominican0.1%(26)

Argentine0.1%(20)

Central American0.1%(11)

Honduran0.1%(11)

Cuban0%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(27)

Filipino0.1%(22)

Japanese0%(8)

Ancestry

American21.3%(4,096)

English14.4%(2,766)

Irish11.9%(2,292)

German5.6%(1,067)

Scottish2.6%(495)

Polish1.2%(226)

Italian1.2%(221)

French1.1%(215)

Scotch-Irish1%(199)

Belgian0.9%(172)

Hungarian0.9%(165)

Dutch0.7%(132)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(99)

Norwegian0.5%(98)

Arab0.4%(77)

Syrian0.3%(63)

Welsh0.3%(59)

Turkish0.2%(42)

Russian0.2%(40)

Czech0.1%(21)

Swiss0.1%(21)

Portuguese0.1%(20)

Slovak0.1%(20)

Danish0.1%(17)

Ukrainian0.1%(16)

Lebanese0.1%(14)

Austrian0.1%(11)

Romanian0.1%(11)

West Indian0%(7)

Haitian0%(7)

British0%(6)

French Canadian0%(4)

Greek0%(3)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

+0.1 ptssince 1990

from 9.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

72.0%

+8.4 ptssince 1990

from 63.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+0.9 ptssince 1990

from 2.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

−9%since 1990

from 23.6 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married21.7%(1,515)

Married64.9%(4,538)

Widowed2.8%(194)

Divorced10.7%(748)

Women 15+

Never married13.7%(1,017)

Married62.1%(4,612)

Widowed12.9%(960)

Divorced11.3%(838)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.6%

−1.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.8%

−8.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.7%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.1%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% 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)20.3%(267)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(359)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34%(448)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(63)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,317 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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