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Humphreys County

Tennessee · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
19,214
Median household income
$60,616
People below poverty
14.8%
Median home value
$193,400

Income

The median income of households in Humphreys County, Tennessee was $60,616. An estimated 5.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2.7
$15,000 to $24,999 10.1
$25,000 to $34,999 8.7
$35,000 to $49,999 14.8
$50,000 to $74,999 15.4
$75,000 to $99,999 15.8
$100,000 to $149,999 15.3
$150,000 to $199,999 6.5
$200,000 or more 5.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59276
Female 39451

An estimated 67.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 42.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,022. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.5
Social Security 42.7
Retirement income 33.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8
Cash public assistance income 2.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.9

In 2020-2024, 11.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 44.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 47.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024, 88.4% had health insurance coverage and 11.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.1% and public coverage was 44.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.8%.


In 2020-2024, Humphreys County, Tennessee had a total population of 19,214 - 9,645 (50.2%) females and 9,569 (49.8%) males. The median age was 43.3 years. An estimated 21.1% of the population was under 18 years, 28.6% was 19 to 44 years, 27.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 512 541
5 to 9 434 380
10 to 14 833 628
15 to 19 623 489
20 to 24 541 535
25 to 29 549 597
30 to 34 567 561
35 to 39 318 543
40 to 44 745 550
45 to 49 635 601
50 to 54 653 658
55 to 59 799 589
60 to 64 546 797
65 to 69 746 677
70 to 74 380 500
75 to 79 323 424
80 to 84 185 261
85 and over 180 314

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 90% were White; 1.8% were Black or African American; 24.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.9% of the people in Humphreys County, Tennessee were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 89.7% of the people in Humphreys County, Tennessee were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,241 households in Humphreys County, Tennessee. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.5% of the households in Humphreys County, Tennessee while cohabiting couple households made up 4.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.6% of all households, while 20.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.1% of all households.

In Humphreys County, Tennessee, 26.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.5
Cohabiting Couples 4.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.5% of males and 46.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 23.1 19.7
Now married, except separated 54.5 46.6
Separated 2.3 2.2
Widowed 5 13.8
Divorced 15.2 17.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Humphreys County, Tennessee, 593 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 47.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.2% of the people living in Humphreys County, Tennessee were U.S. natives. 69.1% of the Humphreys County, Tennessee population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.8% of Humphreys County, Tennessee residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 37.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 57.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Humphreys County, Tennessee come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Humphreys County, Tennessee.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 54.6
Asia 14.8
Europe 18.4
Africa 0
Northern America 12.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024, 2.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.2% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.1 % of the people at least one year old living in Humphreys County, Tennessee were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.1
Different house, same county 3.9
Different county, same state 2.7
Different state 3.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Humphreys County, Tennessee was 3,889 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 64 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,071. College or graduate school enrollment was 754.

Educational Attainment of People in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.6
High school diploma or equivalency 40.9
Some college, no degree 20.1
Associate's degree 10.7
Bachelor's degree 11
Graduate or professional degree 4.7

Disability

In Humphreys County, Tennessee, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.9% of people under 18 years old, to 16.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Humphreys County, Tennessee, 50.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 45.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,903 73.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,230 15.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 882 11

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Humphreys County, Tennessee worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.6
Construction 9.4
Manufacturing 22.1
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 8.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.8
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 3.4
Public administration 3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,486 31
Service occupations 1,254 15.6
Sales and office occupations 1,393 17.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,167 14.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,719 21.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.3% of Humphreys County, Tennessee workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 34.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.6
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 6.3

In 2020-2024, Humphreys County, Tennessee had a total of 8,892 housing units. Of these housing units, 74.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 8.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 16.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 74.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.7
Mobile homes 16.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.7

8.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Humphreys County, Tennessee was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 64.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Humphreys County, Tennessee had 7,241 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,651 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.3% while renters occupied 21.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.61 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.56.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.8% and another 34% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Humphreys County, Tennessee:

House Heating Fuel Used in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 53
Electricity 44.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 1.8
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Humphreys County, Tennessee was $193,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 43.3 % had a mortgage. 56.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,246 and for owners without a mortgage it was $418.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Humphreys County, Tennessee was $862. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.