Humphreys County vs Union County

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

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

Union County has the higher population (20,141 vs 19,074 in Humphreys County). Union County has the higher median household income ($61,858 vs $59,333 in Humphreys County). Humphreys County has the higher median home value ($186,900 vs $186,300 in Union County).

Population, income & housing

	Humphreys County	Union County
Population	19,074	20,141
Median age	43.7 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,333	$61,858
Median home value	$186,900	$186,300
Median gross rent	$830	$849
Housing units	8,868	9,719
Homeownership rate	79.5%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humphreys County	Union County
Population	18,435 → 19,074 (+3.5%)	19,488 → 20,141 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$45,667 → $59,333 (+29.9%)	$44,671 → $61,858 (+38.5%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $186,900 (+64.2%)	$124,700 → $186,300 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $830 (+23.9%)	$685 → $849 (+23.9%)

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

Union County

Population

19,48820,141

Median household income

$44,671$61,858

Median home value

$124,700$186,300

Median gross rent

$685$849

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humphreys County	Union County
Under 5	5.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.2%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.6%
75 and over	8.9%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humphreys County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	94.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humphreys County	Union County
No high school diploma	12.3%	16.7%
High school graduate	42.2%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humphreys County	Union County
Drove alone	81.9%	78.3%
Carpooled	12.5%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	11.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humphreys County	Union County
1-unit, detached	75.8%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	23.3%

Poverty & households

	Humphreys County	Union County
Poverty rate	13.7%	13.9%
Average household size	2.73	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	35	34
Median year structure built	1978	1993