Lewis County, Tennessee

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,784
Median household income: $49,477
Median home value: $157,800

Home to 12,784 residents, Lewis County is one of Tennessee's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $49,477 is below the Tennessee median ($67,097).

From 2019 to 2023, Lewis County's population grew 6.3% from 12,027 to 12,784, while its median household income rose 32.7% from $37,277 to $49,477.

70.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1990.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,784
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $49,477
Median home value: $157,800
Median gross rent: $735
Housing units: 5,746
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,02712,784

Median household income

$37,277$49,477

Median home value

$95,600$157,800

Median gross rent

$580$735

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,027	$37,277	$95,600	$580
2020	12,131	$36,977	$98,600	$608
2021	12,485	$38,664	$114,000	$691
2022	12,637	$44,613	$139,100	$744
2023	12,784	$49,477	$157,800	$735

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	747	5.8%
5 to 17	1,980	15.5%
18 to 24	1,082	8.5%
25 to 34	1,570	12.3%
35 to 44	1,408	11.0%
45 to 54	1,665	13.0%
55 to 64	1,709	13.4%
65 to 74	1,598	12.5%
75 and over	1,025	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,742	91.8%
Black or African American	100	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	106	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	464	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	372	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate39.8%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,311	14.6%
High school graduate	3,576	39.8%
Some college or associate's	3,107	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	690	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	291	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,608	83.5%
Carpooled	345	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	39	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	377	6.8%
Other means	149	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,603	31.2%
15 to 29 min	823	16.0%
30 to 44 min	844	16.4%
45 to 59 min	599	11.7%
60+ min	1,272	24.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 15.9% (1,986 of 12,508)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,453	67.0%
Nonfamily households	1,700	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,153	89.7%
Vacant	593	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,147	80.5%
Renter-occupied	1,006	19.5%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other26.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,054	70.6%
1-unit, attached	38	0.7%
2 to 4 units	23	0.4%
5 to 19 units	75	1.3%
20 or more units	29	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1,527	26.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 47101
State: Tennessee
Land area: 282 sq mi
Water area: 0.4 sq mi
Center point: 35.5232, -87.4970

Cities & places

Hohenwald