Obion County, Tennessee

Obion County has a population of 30,453 and has shrunk 2.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $133,600, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $54,613.

Home price
$133,600
Income
$54,613
Population
30,453
Unemployment
4.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$133,600county
Median gross rent$770county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198058.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,021county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$727county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,187county
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$54,613county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate18.6%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 home3.2%county
Unemployment rate4.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government18.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$55,425county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.52%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 time20.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service49 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13456county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.4 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 station14 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.9%county
Traffic deaths72.2county
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 higher18.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.3%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment4606county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians43county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.5%county
Frequent mental distress20.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.9%county

Place

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

Population30,453county
Land area in square miles545county
People per square mile of land55.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.5%county
Population change since 2020-2.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.1%county
Share of households that are one person33.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages4.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls74.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents387county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in630county
Households that moved away636county
Average income of arriving households$44,813county
Average income of departing households$45,851county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year27county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature61°Fcounty
Annual precipitation60.2 incounty
Annual snowfall4.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.34 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F56 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing71 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days212 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostOct 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$145county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.3¢county
Household electricity use1,280 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity55.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas37.1%county
Homes heated by propane6.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%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 risk38.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk81.5county
Landslide risk73.9county
Hail risk37.8county
Earthquake risk96.6county
Tornado risk70.6county
Tropical cyclone risk48.4county
Extreme heat risk81.7county
Winter weather risk78.0county
Strong wind risk75.8county
Wildfire risk14.7county

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 Obion 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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