Houston County, Tennessee Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Houston County is 10th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Race - Two or More

Houston County, Tennessee Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Houston County Rank Tennessee US
Current population (2012) 8,413 87th 6,456,243 313,914,040
Size in square miles 200.3 88th 41,234.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 42.1 75th 153.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Houston County Rank Tennessee US
Residents younger than 5 5.6% 53rd 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.0% 32nd 23.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 18.5% 22nd 14.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Houston County Rank Tennessee US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 81.3% 28th 83.2% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 9.6% 79th 23.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Houston County Rank Tennessee US
Race - White 94.7% 43rd 79.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.9% 51st 17.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 88th 0.4% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.3% 63rd 1.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 94th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.8% 10th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.9% 64th 4.8% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 92.9% 38th 75.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Houston County Rank Tennessee US
Female residents 50.2% 80th 51.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.1% 67th 4.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Houston County Rank Tennessee US
Housing units 4,200 89th 2,829,025 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 6.0% 66th 18.1% 25.9%
Households 3,451 88th 2,457,997 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 71.7% 70th 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $88,200 76th $137,200 $186,200
People per household 2.4 80th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 2 77th 20,147 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Houston County Rank Tennessee US
Income per capita $18,973 58th $24,197 $27,915
Income per household $34,942 64th $43,989 $52,762
Income below poverty line 18.4% 48th 16.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Houston County Rank Tennessee US
Non-farm private establishments 102 87th 129,489 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 1,109 86th 2,300,542 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 810 87th 545,348 27,092,908
Retail sales $33,434 86th $77,547,291 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $4,152 80th $12,563 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $2,725 87th $10,626,759 $613,795,732

Other Counties in Tennessee

Anderson County, Tennessee Bedford County, Tennessee Benton County, Tennessee Bledsoe County, Tennessee Blount County, Tennessee Bradley County, Tennessee Campbell County, Tennessee Cannon County, Tennessee Carroll County, Tennessee Carter County, Tennessee Cheatham County, Tennessee Chester County, Tennessee Claiborne County, Tennessee Clay County, Tennessee Cocke County, Tennessee Coffee County, Tennessee Crockett County, Tennessee Cumberland County, Tennessee Davidson County, Tennessee Decatur County, Tennessee DeKalb County, Tennessee Dickson County, Tennessee Dyer County, Tennessee Fayette County, Tennessee Fentress County, Tennessee Franklin County, Tennessee Gibson County, Tennessee Giles County, Tennessee Grainger County, Tennessee Greene County, Tennessee Grundy County, Tennessee Hamblen County, Tennessee Hamilton County, Tennessee Hancock County, Tennessee Hardeman County, Tennessee Hardin County, Tennessee Hawkins County, Tennessee Haywood County, Tennessee Henderson County, Tennessee Henry County, Tennessee Hickman County, Tennessee Houston County, Tennessee Humphreys County, Tennessee Jackson County, Tennessee Jefferson County, Tennessee Johnson County, Tennessee Knox County, Tennessee Lake County, Tennessee Lauderdale County, Tennessee Lawrence County, Tennessee Lewis County, Tennessee Lincoln County, Tennessee Loudon County, Tennessee Macon County, Tennessee Madison County, Tennessee Marion County, Tennessee Marshall County, Tennessee Maury County, Tennessee McMinn County, Tennessee McNairy County, Tennessee Meigs County, Tennessee Monroe County, Tennessee Montgomery County, Tennessee Moore County, Tennessee Morgan County, Tennessee Obion County, Tennessee Overton County, Tennessee Perry County, Tennessee Pickett County, Tennessee Polk County, Tennessee Putnam County, Tennessee Rhea County, Tennessee Roane County, Tennessee Robertson County, Tennessee Rutherford County, Tennessee Scott County, Tennessee Sequatchie County, Tennessee Sevier County, Tennessee Shelby County, Tennessee Smith County, Tennessee Stewart County, Tennessee Sullivan County, Tennessee Sumner County, Tennessee Tipton County, Tennessee Trousdale County, Tennessee Unicoi County, Tennessee Union County, Tennessee Van Buren County, Tennessee Warren County, Tennessee Washington County, Tennessee Wayne County, Tennessee Weakley County, Tennessee White County, Tennessee Williamson County, Tennessee Wilson County, Tennessee

© 2025 www.biggestuscities.com, All Rights Reserved • Privacy Policy • Last updated: Jan 2, 2025