Dyer

Population: 2,334
Median household income: $50,962
Median home value: $117,600

Dyer, a community in Gibson County, Tennessee, has 2,334 residents. Its median household income of $50,962 runs below the Gibson County figure of $59,009.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dyer's population declined 16.4% from 2,791 to 2,334, while its median home value rose 50.0% from $78,400 to $117,600.

81.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,334
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $50,962
Median home value: $117,600
Median gross rent: $810
Housing units: 952
Homeownership rate: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7912,334

Median household income

$35,733$50,962

Median home value

$78,400$117,600

Median gross rent

$659$810

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,791	$35,733	$78,400	$659
2020	2,663	$35,707	$91,800	$704
2021	2,671	$37,454	$95,100	$723
2022	2,498	$41,989	$105,700	$762
2023	2,334	$50,962	$117,600	$810

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

Age distribution

Under 513.4%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	313	13.4%
5 to 17	457	19.6%
18 to 24	286	12.3%
25 to 34	144	6.2%
35 to 44	248	10.6%
45 to 54	234	10.0%
55 to 64	273	11.7%
65 to 74	188	8.1%
75 and over	191	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,662	71.2%
Black or African American	424	18.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	169	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	112	8.8%
High school graduate	574	44.9%
Some college or associate's	394	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	104	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	94	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	695	86.4%
Carpooled	95	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	1.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	210	26.6%
15 to 29 min	84	10.6%
30 to 44 min	354	44.8%
45 to 59 min	77	9.7%
60+ min	65	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 19.7% (440 of 2,239)

	Count	Share
Family households	491	55.9%
Nonfamily households	387	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	878	92.2%
Vacant	74	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	560	63.8%
Renter-occupied	318	36.2%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	778	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	113	11.9%
5 to 19 units	56	5.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4722180
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.86 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.0716, -88.9939