Humphreys County, Tennessee

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Humphreys County is a county located in Tennessee, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. It is home to over 17929 people (2000 census). As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 18149, It is Tennessee's 27th least populous county. The county extends throughout a territory of 556.72 sq mi (1441.9 sq km ), of which, 532.22 square miles (1378.44 sq km) of it is land and 24.5 square miles (63.45 sq km) of it is water, it is the 27th largest by area in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is ranks tenth in the size of its inland waterways in Tennessee.


As of the census of 2000, there were 17929 people, 7238 households, and 5145 families residing in the county. The population density was 33.7 people per square mile (13.01/kmē), it is the ninth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. There were 8482 housing units at an average density of 15.9 per square mile (6.14/kmē). The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.9. In the county Population was distributed with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 18149, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 95.27% White, 3.12% Black or African American, 0.29% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.91% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35786, it would be the 23rd highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The median income for a family in the county was $42129, it is Tennessee's 22nd wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17757, it is the 28th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 3901 pupils and students, of which 1987 are male and 1914 are female, 21.76% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 235 nursery or pri school, 224 kindergarten, 2049 elementary school, 969 high school and 424 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	Mcewen City	Humphreys County	1.91	1.91	0	1702	892.1	17375	30682
2	New Johnsonville City	Humphreys County	7.07	5.59	1.48	1905	340.6	20756	46500
3	Waverly City	Humphreys County	8.13	8.13	0	4028	495.7	18139	32614

Year	Population
April 2000 census	17929
April 2000 Estimate	17929
July 2000 Estimate	17910
July 2001 Estimate	18039
July 2002 Estimate	17938
July 2003 Estimate	17908
July 2004 Estimate	17852
July 2005 Estimate	17918
July 2006 Estimate	18058
July 2007 Estimate	18152
July 2008 Estimate	18149

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	116	119	235
Kindergarten	98	126	224
Elementary school	1128	921	2049
High school	507	462	969
College or graduate school	138	286	424

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Humphreys County, Tennessee	$35786	$42129	$17757
Tennessee, United States	$36360	$43517	$19393
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587