Obion County, Tennessee

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 30,570
Median household income: $53,102
Median home value: $122,700

Obion County, Tennessee counts 30,570 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $53,102, its median household income sits below Tennessee's $67,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Obion County's population held roughly steady from 30,365 to 30,570, while its median household income rose 34.0% from $39,615 to $53,102.

Owners occupy 67.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,570
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,102
Median home value: $122,700
Median gross rent: $770
Housing units: 14,343
Homeownership rate: 67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,36530,570

Median household income

$39,615$53,102

Median home value

$91,500$122,700

Median gross rent

$621$770

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,365	$39,615	$91,500	$621
2020	30,343	$39,985	$96,600	$647
2021	30,722	$45,606	$102,600	$666
2022	30,670	$50,638	$119,500	$732
2023	30,570	$53,102	$122,700	$770

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,675	5.5%
5 to 17	5,053	16.5%
18 to 24	2,319	7.6%
25 to 34	3,463	11.3%
35 to 44	3,904	12.8%
45 to 54	3,723	12.2%
55 to 64	4,172	13.6%
65 to 74	3,626	11.9%
75 and over	2,635	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,307	79.5%
Black or African American	3,208	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	69	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	40	0.1%
Some other race	62	0.2%
Two or more races	1,248	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,614	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,229	15.0%
High school graduate	9,527	44.3%
Some college or associate's	4,880	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,351	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,536	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,701	84.3%
Carpooled	1,114	8.8%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	147	1.2%
Bicycle	24	0.2%
Worked from home	471	3.7%
Other means	232	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,063	41.4%
15 to 29 min	4,497	36.8%
30 to 44 min	1,445	11.8%
45 to 59 min	486	4.0%
60+ min	728	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 17.0% (5,121 of 30,129)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,668	61.3%
Nonfamily households	4,848	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,516	87.3%
Vacant	1,827	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,402	67.1%
Renter-occupied	4,114	32.9%

1-unit, detached75.5%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,823	75.5%
1-unit, attached	199	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1,120	7.8%
5 to 19 units	411	2.9%
20 or more units	99	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1,691	11.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 47131
State: Tennessee
Land area: 545 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 36.3619, -89.1481