Haywood County, Tennessee

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Haywood County, Tennessee is a county located in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 19797 inhabitants. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 19024, giving it the 30th smallest population among Tennessee's county. It is spread over 534.15 square miles (1383.44 kmē), of which, 533.2 square miles (1380.98 kmē ) of it is land and 0.95 square miles (2.46 kmē) of it is water, it is the 31st largest by area in the U.S. state of Tennessee.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 19797 residents, 7558 households, and 5418 families in the county. The population density was 37.1 people per square mile (14.32/kmē), it is the 15th least populated county in terms of population density. There were 8086 housing units at an average density of 15.2 per square mile (5.87/kmē). The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09. In the county the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 19024, The racial makeup of the county was 49.37% White, 49.68% Black or African American, 0.15% American Indian, 0.19% Asian, 0.05% Native Hawaiian, and 0.55% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27671, making its Tennessee's 17th lowest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $32597, making it the 17th lowest county by median family income in Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $14669, making its Tennessee's 24th lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 4975 pupils and students, of which 49.07% are male and 50.93% are female, 25.13% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.62% nursery or pri school, 6.61% kindergarten, 50.31% elementary school, 25.39% high school and 9.07% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Brownsville City	Haywood County	9.12	9.12	0	10748	1178.1	15217	27276
2	Stanton Town	Haywood County	0.52	0.52	0	615	1191.3	13888	17422

Year	Population
April 2000 census	19797
April 2000 Estimate	19797
July 2000 Estimate	19820
July 2001 Estimate	19839
July 2002 Estimate	19538
July 2003 Estimate	19459
July 2004 Estimate	19573
July 2005 Estimate	19381
July 2006 Estimate	19256
July 2007 Estimate	19129
July 2008 Estimate	19024

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	205	224	429
Kindergarten	146	183	329
Elementary school	1300	1203	2503
High school	662	601	1263
College or graduate school	128	323	451

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Haywood County, Tennessee	$27671	$32597	$14669
Tennessee, United States	$36360	$43517	$19393
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587