Fentress County vs Humphreys County

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

Fentress 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.

Humphreys County has the higher population (19,074 vs 18,948 in Fentress County). Humphreys County has the higher median household income ($59,333 vs $50,865 in Fentress County). Humphreys County has the higher median home value ($186,900 vs $151,800 in Fentress County).

Population, income & housing

	Fentress County	Humphreys County
Population	18,948	19,074
Median age	47.0 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,865	$59,333
Median home value	$151,800	$186,900
Median gross rent	$614	$830
Housing units	9,228	8,868
Homeownership rate	80.6%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fentress County	Humphreys County
Population	18,213 → 18,948 (+4.0%)	18,435 → 19,074 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$36,520 → $50,865 (+39.3%)	$45,667 → $59,333 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$110,400 → $151,800 (+37.5%)	$113,800 → $186,900 (+64.2%)
Median gross rent	$526 → $614 (+16.7%)	$670 → $830 (+23.9%)

Fentress County

Population

18,21318,948

Median household income

$36,520$50,865

Median home value

$110,400$151,800

Median gross rent

$526$614

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)

	Fentress County	Humphreys County
Under 5	5.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.4%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.3%
55 to 64	15.5%	14.5%
65 to 74	14.1%	11.7%
75 and over	9.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fentress County	Humphreys County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fentress County	Humphreys County
No high school diploma	16.8%	12.3%
High school graduate	42.2%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fentress County	Humphreys County
Drove alone	83.9%	81.9%
Carpooled	7.1%	12.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	3.6%
Other means	2.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fentress County	Humphreys County
1-unit, detached	73.9%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Fentress County	Humphreys County
Poverty rate	20.9%	13.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	25	35
Median year structure built	1988	1978