Houston County, Tennessee

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Houston 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 8088 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 8137, making it the ninth least populous county in Tennessee. It covers total area of 206.92 sq mi (535.92 square kilometre), of which, 200.21 square miles (518.54 square kilometre) of it is land and 6.71 square miles (17.38 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the seventh smallest by area in the U.S. state of Tennessee.


As of the census of 2000, there were 8088 residents, 3216 households, and 2300 families in the county. The population density was 40.4 people per square mile (15.6/kmē), making its Tennessee's 20th least densely populated county. There were 3901 housing units at an average density of 19.5 per square mile (7.53/kmē). The average household size was 2.46 persons, and the average family size was 2.92 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 8137, The racial makeup of the county was 7702 White, 298 Black or African American, 19 American Indian, 11 Asian, 5 Native Hawaiian, and 102 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29968, it is the 63rd wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $35395, it is Tennessee's 31st poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $15614, it is the 62nd highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

In 2000, 1742 pupils and students, of which 922 are male and 820 are female, 21.54% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 114 nursery or pri school, 130 kindergarten, 936 elementary school, 424 high school and 138 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	Erin City	Houston County	4.1	4.1	0	1490	363.6	15281	23107
2	Tennessee Ridge Town	Houston County, Stewart County	3.71	3.7	0.01	1334	360.3	14460	33029

Year	Population
April 2000 census	8088
April 2000 Estimate	8084
July 2000 Estimate	8020
July 2001 Estimate	8033
July 2002 Estimate	7984
July 2003 Estimate	7993
July 2004 Estimate	7867
July 2005 Estimate	7919
July 2006 Estimate	7930
July 2007 Estimate	8075
July 2008 Estimate	8137

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	60	54	114
Kindergarten	65	65	130
Elementary school	518	418	936
High school	212	212	424
College or graduate school	67	71	138

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Houston County, Tennessee	$29968	$35395	$15614
Tennessee, United States	$36360	$43517	$19393
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587