COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lewis County

Tennessee · 9,247 residents · 282 sq mi

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Lewis County is home to 9,247 people in Tennessee. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $38,500. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 30% less than in Tennessee as a whole. Renters pay $222 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,247

−19%vs 2000

vs 11,367 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

282 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(621)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(788)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(631)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(719)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(582)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(1,338)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(1,185)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(1,101)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(886)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(775)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(540)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(81)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,362

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,444 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,180

−44%vs 2000

vs $14,664 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.0%

+7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,500

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$222

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $357 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.8%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

24.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(10,940)

Black1.4%(164)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(136)

Asian0.2%(21)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(9,107)

Black0.9%(81)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(35)

Asian0.4%(38)

Other0.2%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1%(127)

Dominican0.5%(68)

Mexican0.5%(67)

Central American0.4%(48)

Salvadoran0.4%(48)

Cuban0.3%(41)

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(27)

Japanese0.2%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.2%(32)

Samoan0.2%(21)

Ancestry

American20%(2,597)

English13.6%(1,764)

German8.7%(1,128)

Irish7.9%(1,024)

Scotch-Irish2.3%(293)

French1.1%(147)

Dutch1.1%(143)

Italian1.1%(137)

Scottish1.1%(137)

Russian0.7%(94)

Welsh0.5%(60)

Polish0.3%(43)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.3%(33)

British0.2%(30)

Croatian0.2%(26)

Hungarian0.2%(26)

Norwegian0.2%(26)

French Canadian0.2%(24)

Arab0.1%(12)

Lebanese0.1%(12)

Subsaharan African0.1%(10)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.0%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.5%

−18.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 21.9 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 married24.1%(1,321)

Married56.8%(3,110)

Widowed4.5%(247)

Divorced14.5%(793)

Women 15+

Never married16.9%(893)

Married53.7%(2,832)

Widowed15.7%(828)

Divorced13.7%(720)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.3%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 16.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.5%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.6%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 32.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.0%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.6%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.5% 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)18.3%(148)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13%(105)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.2%(180)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.1%(90)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 809 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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