Lewis County, Tennessee

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Lewis County, Tennessee is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lewis County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,992	7,066,383	334,922,499	2284th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,285	$69,595	$80,734	2392nd of 3,221
Median Age	41.9	38.9	38.9	1544th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	10.3%	31.1%	35.7%	3173rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$173,400	$286,700	$332,700	1732nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$708	$1,189	$1,413	2712th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.7%	13.8%	12.5%	978th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	4.7%	5.2%	2131st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	46.1	171.4	n/a	1621st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	6.1%	14.1%	3117th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.7	n/a	n/a	2737th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.9%	66.9%	65.2%	378th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.6	25.7	26.4	199th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.4%	12.9%	15.1%	2292nd of 3,222
Uninsured	14.5%	n/a	n/a	804th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.9%	46.8%	46.9%	1695th of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.5%	n/a	n/a	2938th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lewis County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lewis County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	16.1	46.4	61.4

Age in Lewis County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lewis County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	41.9	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.1%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.6%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Lewis County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lewis County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	5,387	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.2%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.0%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.2%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	20.6%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lewis County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lewis County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,518	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.1%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.5%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.3%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.0%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.7%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.5%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.7%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Lewis County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lewis County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	5,804	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.1%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.6%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.2%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.1%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.9%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$824	$1,442	n/a

Education in Lewis County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lewis County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	13.2%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.6%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.9%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.7%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.5%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lewis County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lewis County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.2%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.6%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.2%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.2%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	22.8%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Lewis County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lewis County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.5%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.5%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.2%	6.1%	16.7%

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