DeKalb County vs Humphreys County

A side-by-side comparison of DeKalb County and Humphreys County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

DeKalb County has the higher population (20,551 vs 19,074 in Humphreys County). Humphreys County has the higher median household income ($59,333 vs $48,484 in DeKalb County). DeKalb County has the higher median home value ($206,600 vs $186,900 in Humphreys County).

Population, income & housing

	DeKalb County	Humphreys County
Population	20,551	19,074
Median age	42.2 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,484	$59,333
Median home value	$206,600	$186,900
Median gross rent	$773	$830
Housing units	10,033	8,868
Homeownership rate	68.9%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeKalb County	Humphreys County
Population	19,847 → 20,551 (+3.5%)	18,435 → 19,074 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$45,511 → $48,484 (+6.5%)	$45,667 → $59,333 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$148,600 → $206,600 (+39.0%)	$113,800 → $186,900 (+64.2%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $773 (+20.0%)	$670 → $830 (+23.9%)

DeKalb County

Population

19,84720,551

Median household income

$45,511$48,484

Median home value

$148,600$206,600

Median gross rent

$644$773

Humphreys County

Population

18,43519,074

Median household income

$45,667$59,333

Median home value

$113,800$186,900

Median gross rent

$670$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeKalb County	Humphreys County
Under 5	7.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.7%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.3%
55 to 64	15.1%	14.5%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.7%
75 and over	7.2%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeKalb County	Humphreys County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	90.2%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeKalb County	Humphreys County
No high school diploma	17.3%	12.3%
High school graduate	39.4%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeKalb County	Humphreys County
Drove alone	80.7%	81.9%
Carpooled	10.4%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	3.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeKalb County	Humphreys County
1-unit, detached	75.5%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	DeKalb County	Humphreys County
Poverty rate	21.4%	13.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	29	35
Median year structure built	1984	1978