COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Stewart County

Tennessee · 9,479 residents · 460 sq mi

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Stewart County is home to 9,479 people in Tennessee. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 39.4, about 6 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $43,900. Renters pay $244 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,479

−23%vs 2000

vs 12,370 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

+2%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

460 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(484)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(605)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(616)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(668)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(556)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(1,294)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(1,337)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.3%(1,170)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(1,100)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(949)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(597)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(103)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,802

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,316 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,935

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,302 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.6%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,900

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$244

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $420 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.4%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.2% in 2000

17.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(11,701)

Black1.3%(155)

Hispanic / Latino1%(124)

Asian1.5%(180)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(9,279)

Black1.1%(102)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(49)

Asian0.2%(19)

Other0.8%(79)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(267)

Puerto Rican0.4%(62)

South American0.1%(21)

Peruvian0.1%(21)

Asian origin

Korean0.7%(104)

Pakistani0%(7)

Ancestry

English14.2%(1,989)

American13.8%(1,930)

German9.1%(1,270)

Irish8.6%(1,205)

Scotch-Irish3.1%(436)

French1.9%(265)

Scottish1.5%(217)

Italian1.2%(165)

Polish1.1%(155)

British0.7%(102)

Dutch0.6%(90)

Hungarian0.5%(68)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.3%(47)

Jamaican0.3%(47)

Turkish0.3%(44)

Welsh0.3%(44)

Subsaharan African0.3%(41)

Canadian0.3%(36)

Danish0.2%(31)

Croatian0.2%(29)

Norwegian0.1%(20)

Ukrainian0.1%(18)

Slovak0.1%(17)

Austrian0.1%(15)

Portuguese0.1%(11)

Belgian0.1%(9)

Swedish0.1%(8)

Australian0%(5)

French Canadian0%(4)

Russian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.9%

−15.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.4 min

−9%vs 2000

vs 30.0 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 married29.4%(1,720)

Married52.5%(3,071)

Widowed5%(291)

Divorced13.1%(765)

Women 15+

Never married19.2%(1,112)

Married52.7%(3,051)

Widowed13.6%(788)

Divorced14.5%(841)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2013

from 11.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.7%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.2%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.5%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% 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)42%(592)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)43.3%(610)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.1%(326)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,410 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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