Houston County, Tennessee

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Houston County, Tennessee is among the highest in the country for average commute time (50th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Houston County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,353	7,066,383	334,922,499	2624th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,576	$69,595	$80,734	2117th of 3,221
Median Age	43.0	38.9	38.9	1219th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.6%	31.1%	35.7%	2978th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$172,700	$286,700	$332,700	1753rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$735	$1,189	$1,413	2558th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.1%	13.8%	12.5%	2198th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	4.7%	5.2%	1988th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	41.7	171.4	n/a	1705th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	6.1%	14.1%	2532nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.5	n/a	n/a	2763rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.0%	66.9%	65.2%	486th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	37.6	25.7	26.4	50th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.2%	12.9%	15.1%	2630th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.9%	n/a	n/a	586th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.5%	46.8%	46.9%	1362nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.6%	n/a	n/a	2361st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Houston County, Tennessee

Statistic	Houston County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.7	46.4	61.4

Age in Houston County, Tennessee

Statistic	Houston County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	43.0	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.8%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.5%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Houston County, Tennessee

Statistic	Houston County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	3,353	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	69.3%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.9%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.8%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.0%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	22.9%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Houston County, Tennessee

Statistic	Houston County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,793	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.4%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	23.3%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.0%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.1%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.7%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.4%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Houston County, Tennessee

Statistic	Houston County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	3,954	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.9%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.5%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.2%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.0%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.8%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$929	$1,442	n/a

Education in Houston County, Tennessee

Statistic	Houston County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	10.8%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.9%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.6%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.6%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.0%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Houston County, Tennessee

Statistic	Houston County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.4%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.6%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	15.7%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	23.6%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.7%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Houston County, Tennessee

Statistic	Houston County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.6%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.6%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	6.1%	16.7%

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