Houston County, Tennessee

Houston County has a population of 8,353 and has grown 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $172,700, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $59,576.

Home price
$172,700
Income
$59,576
Population
8,353
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$172,700county
Median gross rent$735county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$726county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,253county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$59,576county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate11.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.2%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.8%county
Share of workers employed by government20.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.1%county
Economic output per resident$25,571county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.54%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time37.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service59 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12058688county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station68 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.7%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.2%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1258county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.6%county
Frequent mental distress20.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population8,353county
Land area in square miles200county
People per square mile of land41.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person25.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages1.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents338county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in253county
Households that moved away204county
Average income of arriving households$46,202county
Average income of departing households$40,083county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.28 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F50 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing75 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days218 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 3county
Average first fall frostNov 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$152county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,206 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity73.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas11.5%county
Homes heated by propane8.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood4.4%county
Households with broadband83.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk14.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.9county
Landslide risk49.5county
Hail risk15.7county
Earthquake risk72.3county
Tornado risk45.9county
Tropical cyclone risk24.7county
Extreme heat risk26.9county
Winter weather risk7.4county
Strong wind risk57.8county
Wildfire risk3.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Houston County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Tennessee figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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