Dyer County, Tennessee

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 36,681
Median household income: $54,973
Median home value: $159,500

Dyer County is a county in Tennessee with a population of 36,681. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $54,973 is below the Tennessee median ($67,097).

Between 2019 and 2023, Dyer County's population declined 2.0% from 37,416 to 36,681, while its median household income rose 24.4% from $44,185 to $54,973.

The median gross rent is $760. 21.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,681
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,973
Median home value: $159,500
Median gross rent: $760
Housing units: 16,296
Homeownership rate: 62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,41636,681

Median household income

$44,185$54,973

Median home value

$103,800$159,500

Median gross rent

$680$760

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,416	$44,185	$103,800	$680
2020	37,201	$45,042	$113,800	$674
2021	36,975	$50,245	$120,500	$698
2022	36,818	$53,150	$148,900	$734
2023	36,681	$54,973	$159,500	$760

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,227	6.1%
5 to 17	6,527	17.8%
18 to 24	2,884	7.9%
25 to 34	4,574	12.5%
35 to 44	4,418	12.0%
45 to 54	4,620	12.6%
55 to 64	5,002	13.6%
65 to 74	3,875	10.6%
75 and over	2,554	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,402	77.4%
Black or African American	5,458	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.1%
Asian	140	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,240	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,404	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,715	10.8%
High school graduate	10,176	40.6%
Some college or associate's	6,732	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,337	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,083	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone88.1%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,905	88.1%
Carpooled	963	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	0.2%
Bicycle	13	0.1%
Worked from home	710	4.5%
Other means	152	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,660	44.2%
15 to 29 min	4,830	32.1%
30 to 44 min	1,813	12.0%
45 to 59 min	991	6.6%
60+ min	773	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 17.9% (6,454 of 36,093)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,329	62.7%
Nonfamily households	5,555	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,884	91.3%
Vacant	1,412	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,285	62.4%
Renter-occupied	5,599	37.6%

1-unit, detached78.0%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,713	78.0%
1-unit, attached	37	0.2%
2 to 4 units	1,487	9.1%
5 to 19 units	650	4.0%
20 or more units	181	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1,228	7.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 47045
State: Tennessee
Land area: 512 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 36.0542, -89.3983