Obion vs South Fulton

A side-by-side comparison of Obion and South Fulton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Fulton has the higher population (2,106 vs 1,088 in Obion). South Fulton has the higher median household income ($51,875 vs $49,018 in Obion). Obion has the higher median home value ($91,300 vs $87,400 in South Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	Obion	South Fulton
Population	1,088	2,106
Median age	44.5 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,018	$51,875
Median home value	$91,300	$87,400
Median gross rent	$870	$752
Housing units	615	1,113
Homeownership rate	53.8%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Obion	South Fulton
Population	1,339 → 1,088 (-18.7%)	2,305 → 2,106 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$38,824 → $49,018 (+26.3%)	$35,396 → $51,875 (+46.6%)
Median home value	$68,500 → $91,300 (+33.3%)	$73,000 → $87,400 (+19.7%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $870 (+30.6%)	$655 → $752 (+14.8%)

Obion

Population

1,3391,088

Median household income

$38,824$49,018

Median home value

$68,500$91,300

Median gross rent

$666$870

South Fulton

Population

2,3052,106

Median household income

$35,396$51,875

Median home value

$73,000$87,400

Median gross rent

$655$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Obion	South Fulton
Under 5	3.5%	13.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	13.4%
18 to 24	11.1%	9.1%
25 to 34	9.9%	9.0%
35 to 44	8.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.5%
55 to 64	16.7%	9.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	10.2%
75 and over	8.1%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Obion	South Fulton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	68.9%
Black or African American	5.1%	18.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Obion	South Fulton
No high school diploma	14.4%	8.3%
High school graduate	53.4%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Obion	South Fulton
Drove alone	84.9%	87.5%
Carpooled	6.0%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	2.7%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Obion	South Fulton
1-unit, detached	82.8%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Obion	South Fulton
Poverty rate	26.5%	26.3%
Average household size	2.11	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1975	1969