Cannon County vs Stewart County

A side-by-side comparison of Cannon County and Stewart County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cannon County and Stewart County are counties in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cannon County has the higher population (14,661 vs 13,859 in Stewart County). Stewart County has the higher median household income ($62,052 vs $58,092 in Cannon County). Cannon County has the higher median home value ($227,600 vs $182,700 in Stewart County).

Population, income & housing

	Cannon County	Stewart County
Population	14,661	13,859
Median age	40.8 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,092	$62,052
Median home value	$227,600	$182,700
Median gross rent	$781	$837
Housing units	6,384	6,698
Homeownership rate	77.2%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cannon County	Stewart County
Population	14,178 → 14,661 (+3.4%)	13,427 → 13,859 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$55,330 → $58,092 (+5.0%)	$45,809 → $62,052 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$164,600 → $227,600 (+38.3%)	$123,100 → $182,700 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $781 (+23.0%)	$644 → $837 (+30.0%)

Cannon County

Population

14,17814,661

Median household income

$55,330$58,092

Median home value

$164,600$227,600

Median gross rent

$635$781

Stewart County

Population

13,42713,859

Median household income

$45,809$62,052

Median home value

$123,100$182,700

Median gross rent

$644$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cannon County	Stewart County
Under 5	5.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.8%	6.9%
25 to 34	13.6%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.9%	15.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	12.9%
75 and over	7.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cannon County	Stewart County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	90.7%
Black or African American	2.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cannon County	Stewart County
No high school diploma	15.8%	10.1%
High school graduate	41.5%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cannon County	Stewart County
Drove alone	83.5%	79.0%
Carpooled	8.2%	12.2%
Public transit	0.2%	1.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cannon County	Stewart County
1-unit, detached	79.5%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Cannon County	Stewart County
Poverty rate	16.5%	12.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	34	38
Median year structure built	1989	1989