Demographics of Houston County, Tennessee

Houston County, Tennessee had 8,479 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +184 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Houston County, in four figures

8,479
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +184 people.; 43.0 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,576 ±$4,089
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Houston County, Tennessee's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Houston County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Houston County, Tennessee's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Houston County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,295	100.0	100.0
2021	8,298	100.0	100.2
2022	8,232	99.2	100.7
2023	8,391	101.2	101.6
2024	8,525	102.8	102.5
2025	8,479	102.2	103.1

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Population of Houston County, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	8,295	+22	−10	0	+31
2021	8,298	+3	−69	−1	+72
2022	8,232	−66	−74	0	+11
2023	8,391	+159	−33	0	+189
2024	8,525	+134	−50	+2	+181
2025	8,479	−46	−51	+1	+3

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±1.0: for men 41.1 ±1.9 and for women 44.6 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Houston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	393 ±58	4.7% ±0.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,342 ±169	16.1% ±2.0	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	618 ±134	7.4% ±1.6	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,109 ±194	25.2% ±2.3	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,210 ±163	26.5% ±2.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,681 ±171	20.1% ±2.1	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,576 ±$4,089, and income per person $31,793 ±$2,207, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Houston County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	516 ±115	15.4% ±3.4	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	642 ±135	19.1% ±4.0	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	782 ±176	23.3% ±5.2	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	597 ±153	17.8% ±4.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	584 ±146	17.4% ±4.3	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	39 to 159	1.2% to 4.7%	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	133 ±65	4.0% ±1.9	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Houston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	901 ±232	11.1% ±2.8	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	57 to 225	3.5% to 13.3%	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	496 ±154	11.4% ±3.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	264 ±95	12.6% ±4.4	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Houston County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Houston County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	3,954 ±19	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.8% ±2.6	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.2% ±2.7	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.0% ±3.3	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.0% ±4.0	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$172,700 ±$23,085	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$735 ±$95	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±4	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Houston County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	269 ±0	3.2% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,517 ±26	90.0% ±0.3	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	214 ±74	2.6% ±0.9	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 49	0% to 0.6%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	321 ±74	3.8% ±0.9	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Houston County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	5,228 ±323	62.6% ±3.9	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,938 ±325	35.2% ±3.9	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	26 to 134	0.3% to 1.6%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	51 to 163	0.6% to 2.0%	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	23 to 117	0.3% to 1.4%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8 to 66	0.1% to 0.8%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Houston County among the counties of Tennessee

89th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Houston County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lewis County	13,487	+7.0%
Trousdale County	12,623	+8.4%
Jackson County	12,466	+7.1%
Decatur County	11,820	+3.4%
Perry County	9,126	+8.9%
Houston County	8,479	+2.2%
Clay County	7,821	+3.1%
Hancock County	7,075	+6.7%
Moore County	6,920	+6.9%
Van Buren County	6,874	+11.3%
Lake County	6,249	−10.6%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 79 Counties by population growth in Tennessee
No. 89 Counties by population in Tennessee

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026