Dyersburg vs Lenox

A side-by-side comparison of Dyersburg and Lenox: population, income, housing, and more.

Dyersburg and Lenox are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dyersburg has the higher population (16,075 vs 322 in Lenox). Lenox has the higher median household income ($76,164 vs $51,846 in Dyersburg). Since 2019, Dyersburg's population has grown faster (-2.4% vs -37.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Dyersburg	Lenox
Population	16,075	322
Median age	41.4 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,846	$76,164
Median home value	$170,900	—
Median gross rent	$759	—
Housing units	7,452	81
Homeownership rate	49.1%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dyersburg	Lenox
Population	16,476 → 16,075 (-2.4%)	513 → 322 (-37.2%)
Median household income	$38,614 → $51,846 (+34.3%)	$91,146 → $76,164 (-16.4%)
Median home value	$105,800 → $170,900 (+61.5%)	$188,000 → $232,200 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $759 (+14.3%)	—

Dyersburg

Population

16,47616,075

Median household income

$38,614$51,846

Median home value

$105,800$170,900

Median gross rent

$664$759

Lenox

Population

513322

Median household income

$91,146$76,164

Median home value

$188,000$232,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dyersburg	Lenox
Under 5	5.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.7%	33.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	20.5%
45 to 54	13.3%	23.0%
55 to 64	12.3%	16.8%
65 to 74	11.9%	0.0%
75 and over	7.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dyersburg	Lenox
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	27.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dyersburg	Lenox
No high school diploma	10.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.4%	7.2%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dyersburg	Lenox
Drove alone	85.3%	74.3%
Carpooled	9.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	25.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dyersburg	Lenox
1-unit, detached	73.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dyersburg	Lenox
Poverty rate	23.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.32	3.98
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1972	1952