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38024

Dyersburg, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
25,952
Median household income
$57,061
People below poverty
16.2%
Median home value
$175,600

Income

The median income of households in 38024 was $57,061. An estimated 6.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 38024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.7
$10,000 to $14,999 4.4
$15,000 to $24,999 11.3
$25,000 to $34,999 6.8
$35,000 to $49,999 12.9
$50,000 to $74,999 22.2
$75,000 to $99,999 11.1
$100,000 to $149,999 13.2
$150,000 to $199,999 5.3
$200,000 or more 6.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 38024 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59785
Female 40881

An estimated 75% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,461. 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 38024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75
Social Security 34.4
Retirement income 21
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.1
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 38024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.6

In 2020-2024, 15.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 38024 in 2020-2024, 89.6% had health insurance coverage and 10.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.8% and public coverage was 45.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.9%.


In 2020-2024, 38024 had a total population of 25,952 - 13,534 (52.2%) females and 12,418 (47.8%) males. The median age was 41.6 years. An estimated 22.6% of the population was under 18 years, 29.9% was 19 to 44 years, 26.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 38024 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 592 803
5 to 9 1073 825
10 to 14 809 727
15 to 19 662 849
20 to 24 935 784
25 to 29 663 999
30 to 34 770 575
35 to 39 633 760
40 to 44 661 972
45 to 49 827 901
50 to 54 975 690
55 to 59 867 878
60 to 64 804 860
65 to 69 788 841
70 to 74 635 867
75 to 79 267 585
80 to 84 326 317
85 and over 131 301

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 74.3% were White; 19.1% were Black or African American; 17.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 3.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.4% of the people in 38024 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 73.6% of the people in 38024 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,646 households in 38024. The average household size was 2.39 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.4% of the households in 38024 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 36% of all households, while 19% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.7% of all households.

In 38024, 31.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 38024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.4
Cohabiting Couples 5.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
36

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 45.6% of males and 40.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.9 26.7
Now married, except separated 45.6 40.2
Separated 2.8 2.8
Widowed 4.6 11.5
Divorced 15.1 18.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 38024, 849 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 54.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.5% of the people living in 38024 were U.S. natives. 74.6% of the 38024 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.5% of 38024 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 35.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 82 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 38024 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 38024.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 38024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 65.8
Asia 21.2
Europe 1.5
Africa 11.5
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 38024 in 2020-2024, 2.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2% of people at least five years old; 1.3% 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 38024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2
Other Indo-European languages 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 38024 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 38024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.5
Different house, same county 6.9
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 38024 was 5,754 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 340 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,381. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,033.

Educational Attainment of People in 38024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.8
High school diploma or equivalency 42
Some college, no degree 20.5
Associate's degree 6.4
Bachelor's degree 12.7
Graduate or professional degree 7.6

Disability

In 38024, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 12.2% of people under 18 years old, to 15.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 42.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 38024, 56.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,181 79.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,626 14
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 762 6.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 38024 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 38024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.1
Construction 6.2
Manufacturing 22.5
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 17.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.2
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 38024 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,597 31
Service occupations 1,435 12.4
Sales and office occupations 2,620 22.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,573 13.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,385 20.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 88.6% of 38024 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 38024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 88.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.1
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 4.5

In 2020-2024, 38024 had a total of 11,765 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.4% 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"). 16.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 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 38024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 16.7
Mobile homes 6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 11.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 38024 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 69.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 38024 had 10,646 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,119 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 59.1% while renters occupied 40.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.43 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.33.

3.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.1% and another 15.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 38024:

House Heating Fuel Used in 38024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 49.8
Electricity 49.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 38024 was $175,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 52.1 % had a mortgage. 47.9% 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 $1,215 and for owners without a mortgage it was $507.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 38024 was $776. 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.