MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Lewisburg Micro

Lewisburg, TN · 1 counties · 21,539 residents · 375 sq mi

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Lewisburg is a metro area of 21,539 people. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $47,600. There are 5,228 fewer people here than in 2000. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $317 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,539

−20%vs 2000

vs 26,767 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

57 / sq mi

−20%vs 2000

vs 71 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.9

−4%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

375 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,380)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(1,373)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,764)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,574)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(1,361)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(3,338)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(3,187)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(2,339)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(1,954)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(1,897)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(1,039)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(333)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,855

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,457 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,248

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,749 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.1%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,600

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$317

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $444 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.8%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

29.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.1%(23,595)

Black7.8%(2,076)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(767)

Asian0.3%(82)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.7%(19,527)

Black8.9%(1,907)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(105)

Asian0.1%(15)

Other0.4%(90)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6%(2,173)

Central American0.5%(186)

Salvadoran0.5%(165)

Cuban0.4%(160)

South American0.1%(22)

Ecuadorian0.1%(22)

Nicaraguan0.1%(21)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(101)

Vietnamese0.2%(73)

Laotian0.1%(50)

Korean0.1%(22)

Filipino0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(20)

Ancestry

American23.4%(8,442)

English13.1%(4,740)

Irish8.3%(3,001)

German7.3%(2,631)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(783)

Scottish1.8%(640)

Italian1.6%(593)

Norwegian1.2%(439)

Polish1.1%(380)

French0.8%(291)

Dutch0.6%(214)

Subsaharan African0.6%(205)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian0.5%(177)

Swiss0.2%(83)

Greek0.2%(80)

Swedish0.2%(75)

Welsh0.2%(64)

West Indian0.2%(63)

Portuguese0.1%(52)

Canadian0.1%(43)

Arab0.1%(37)

Lebanese0.1%(37)

British0.1%(35)

Croatian0.1%(34)

Haitian0.1%(27)

Danish0.1%(26)

Armenian0.1%(23)

Czech0.1%(22)

Austrian0%(18)

Brazilian0%(18)

French Canadian0%(9)

Jamaican0%(4)

Ukrainian0%(3)

Slovak0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.0%

−13.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 19.0 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 married30.8%(4,363)

Married55.7%(7,890)

Widowed2%(290)

Divorced11.5%(1,634)

Women 15+

Never married24.1%(3,616)

Married52.9%(7,925)

Widowed9.7%(1,450)

Divorced13.3%(1,986)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.4%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.1%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 68.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.8%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% 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)27.2%(562)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.6%(715)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31%(640)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.9%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,064 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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