Luray vs Sardis

A side-by-side comparison of Luray and Sardis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sardis has the higher population (463 vs 132 in Luray). Since 2019, Luray's population has grown faster (+85.9% vs +26.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Luray	Sardis
Population	132	463
Median age	50.5 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$40,536
Median home value	—	$112,800
Median gross rent	—	$613
Housing units	60	259
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.4%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Luray	Sardis
Population	71 → 132 (+85.9%)	366 → 463 (+26.5%)
Median household income	—	$43,438 → $40,536 (-6.7%)
Median home value	$159,100 → $165,500 (+4.0%)	$92,100 → $112,800 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $613 (-1.9%)

Luray

Population

71132

Median home value

$159,100$165,500

Sardis

Population

366463

Median household income

$43,438$40,536

Median home value

$92,100$112,800

Median gross rent

$625$613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Luray	Sardis
Under 5	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 17	10.6%	19.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.2%
35 to 44	9.8%	7.3%
45 to 54	68.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	19.9%
75 and over	0.0%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Luray	Sardis
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Luray	Sardis
No high school diploma	0.0%	17.6%
High school graduate	50.8%	53.2%
Some college or associate's	12.7%	17.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	36.4%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Luray	Sardis
Drove alone	100.0%	59.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	35.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Luray	Sardis
1-unit, detached	100.0%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	30.5%

Poverty & households

	Luray	Sardis
Poverty rate	0.0%	24.2%
Average household size	2.20	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	—	36
Median year structure built	—	1984