Lewis County vs Trousdale County

A side-by-side comparison of Lewis County and Trousdale County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lewis County has the higher population (12,784 vs 11,805 in Trousdale County). Trousdale County has the higher median household income ($63,190 vs $49,477 in Lewis County). Trousdale County has the higher median home value ($284,100 vs $157,800 in Lewis County).

Population, income & housing

	Lewis County	Trousdale County
Population	12,784	11,805
Median age	42.2 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,477	$63,190
Median home value	$157,800	$284,100
Median gross rent	$735	$805
Housing units	5,746	3,866
Homeownership rate	80.5%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewis County	Trousdale County
Population	12,027 → 12,784 (+6.3%)	10,231 → 11,805 (+15.4%)
Median household income	$37,277 → $49,477 (+32.7%)	$56,321 → $63,190 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$95,600 → $157,800 (+65.1%)	$155,700 → $284,100 (+82.5%)
Median gross rent	$580 → $735 (+26.7%)	$787 → $805 (+2.3%)

Lewis County

Population

12,02712,784

Median household income

$37,277$49,477

Median home value

$95,600$157,800

Median gross rent

$580$735

Trousdale County

Population

10,23111,805

Median household income

$56,321$63,190

Median home value

$155,700$284,100

Median gross rent

$787$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewis County	Trousdale County
Under 5	5.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.5%	11.2%
18 to 24	8.5%	11.6%
25 to 34	12.3%	22.7%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.3%
65 to 74	12.5%	8.0%
75 and over	8.0%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewis County	Trousdale County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	80.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewis County	Trousdale County
No high school diploma	14.6%	15.0%
High school graduate	39.8%	52.2%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewis County	Trousdale County
Drove alone	83.5%	83.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	4.7%
Other means	2.7%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewis County	Trousdale County
1-unit, detached	70.6%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.5%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	26.6%	20.7%

Poverty & households

	Lewis County	Trousdale County
Poverty rate	15.9%	10.3%
Average household size	2.43	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	36	38
Median year structure built	1990	1987