Jump to a detailed profile or search site with Google Custom Search

Dyer County, Tennessee (TN)

County population in 2022: 37,496 (57% urban, 43% rural); it was 37,279 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 6,129
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,527
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,676
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,527 (it was 5,075 in 2000)
% of renters here:

34%
State:

32%

Land area: 510 sq. mi.

Water area: 16.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 73 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Dyer County: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.2%), Educational, health and social services (22.1%), Retail trade (15.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 80%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
  • OSM Map
  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map

  • Races in Dyer County, TN (2022)
    • 29,08977.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4,76912.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2,0215.4%Two or more races
    • 1,4823.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1710.5%Asian alone
    • 290.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 160.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

40.8 years
Tennessee median age:

39.2 years
Males: 17,999  (48.0%)
Females: 19,497  (52.0%)
Dyer County, TN forum
Recent posts about Dyer County, Tennessee on our local forum with over 2,400,000 registered users. Dyer County is mentioned 35 times on our forum:
COVID-19 in Tennessee  (237 replies)
Tennessee Population Estimates 2016  (28 replies)
Best high-schools in Tennessee  (27 replies)
'Other' property taxes???  (22 replies)
Top Tennessee High Schools  (10 replies)
Tennessee counties, 1900 - 2010  (3 replies)
Average household size:
Dyer County:

2.0 people
Tennessee:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $54,161 ($32,788 in 1999)
This county:

$54,161
Tennessee:

$65,254

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $550 (lower quartile is $438, upper quartile is $725)
This county:

$550
State:

$884


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $182,709 (it was $72,300 in 2000)
Dyer:

$182,709
Tennessee:

$284,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $106,700 - $276,285

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $223,339
Here:

$223,339
State:

$374,382

Townhouses or other attached units: $343,600
Here:

$343,600
State:

$354,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $514,806
Here:

$514,806
State:

$239,060

Mobile homes: $142,455
Here:

$142,455
State:

$101,421

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,170
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $432

Institutionalized population: 475

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 47
  • Burglaries: 47
  • Thefts: 124
  • Auto thefts: 51

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 44
  • Burglaries: 50
  • Thefts: 121
  • Auto thefts: 25
Dyer County, TN map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 63 buildings, average cost: $192,700
  • 2021: 62 buildings, average cost: $215,700
  • 2020: 66 buildings, average cost: $141,800
  • 2019: 63 buildings, average cost: $129,400
  • 2018: 73 buildings, average cost: $151,000
  • 2017: 58 buildings, average cost: $144,800
  • 2016: 70 buildings, average cost: $117,700
  • 2015: 58 buildings, average cost: $117,300
  • 2014: 56 buildings, average cost: $120,500
  • 2013: 54 buildings, average cost: $126,600
  • 2012: 56 buildings, average cost: $62,800
  • 2011: 48 buildings, average cost: $96,300
  • 2010: 58 buildings, average cost: $105,700
  • 2009: 47 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2008: 68 buildings, average cost: $96,800
  • 2007: 89 buildings, average cost: $84,800
  • 2006: 133 buildings, average cost: $104,800
  • 2005: 90 buildings, average cost: $83,800
  • 2004: 133 buildings, average cost: $83,800
  • 2003: 118 buildings, average cost: $84,100
  • 2002: 136 buildings, average cost: $72,900
  • 2001: 114 buildings, average cost: $81,700
  • 2000: 149 buildings, average cost: $68,100
  • 1999: 228 buildings, average cost: $75,400
  • 1998: 227 buildings, average cost: $72,300
  • 1997: 202 buildings, average cost: $72,800
Number of permits per 10,000 Dyer, TN residents
Average permit cost in Dyer, TN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $958 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $974 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Dyer, TN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Dyer, TN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Dyer, TN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 15.5%
Dyer County:

15.5%
Tennessee:

13.3%
(13.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.2% for Black residents, 4.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 51.2% for American Indian residents, 2.5% for other race residents, 22.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 40.8 years old
(Males: 39.7 years old, Females: 41.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.3 years old, Black residents: 35.5 years old, American Indian residents: 47.9 years old, Asian residents: 30.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35.2 years old, Other race residents: 60.1 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dyer County is $365 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $478 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $637 a month.

Cities in this county include: Dyersburg, Newbern, Fowlkes, Ro Ellen, Trimble, Mississippi-Obion.

Dyer County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

2023 air pollution in Dyer County:

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.8 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.

Click to draw/clear Dyer County borders

Neighboring counties: San Miguel County, New Mexico , Greene County, Arkansas , Jackson County , Hertford County, North Carolina , Mitchell County, North Carolina , Van Buren County , White County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
Tennessee:

3.0%

Unemployment by year in Dyer, TN
County total employment by year in Dyer, TN
County average yearly wages by year in Dyer, TN

Current college students: 1,232
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 680 (57.5% naturalized citizens)

Dyer County:

1.8%
Whole state:

5.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2132010 or later
  • 1452000 to 2009
  • 2101990 to 1999
  • 471980 to 1989
  • 551970 to 1979
  • 51Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.4%

Dyer County marital status for males Dyer County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,094
  • One, attached: 35
  • Two: 745
  • 3 or 4: 743
  • 5 to 9: 526
  • 10 to 19: 164
  • 20 to 49: 185
  • 50 or more: 108
  • Mobile homes: 1,036
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Dyer County with a mortgage: 4,740 (489 second mortgage, 123 home equity loan, 322 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 142

Here:

2.7% with mortgage
State:

97.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Dyer County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant16,83078
Mainline Protestant3,17616
Catholic8001
Black Protestant5557
Other2382
None16,736-
Dyer County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 9
Dyer County:

2.39 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.27 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.27 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25
Dyer County:

6.64 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

5.16 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 23
This county:

6.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.56 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Dyer County:

11.5%
Tennessee:

11.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Dyer County:

33.2%
State:

30.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.2%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in Dyer County:

Average size of farms: 398 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $84,434
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $239.52
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 7.84%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70,092
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 81.64%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.97%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $102,917
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.39%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.71
Corn for grain: 24387 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 28199 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 19994 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 105526 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Dyer County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 388% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 43.4 miles away from Dyer County center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 61.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 77.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 23.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 184.2 miles away from Dyer County center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 58.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 3, 2020 - May 4, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4550-TN: July 9, 2020, FEMA Id: 4550, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 30, 2019, FEMA Id: 4427, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Tennessee Flooding, Incident Period: April 26, 2011 to June 07, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3321: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 3321, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 07, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1979: May 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 1979, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 30, 2010 to May 18, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1909: May 04, 2010, FEMA Id: 1909, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Tennessee Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to January 31, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1821: February 17, 2009, FEMA Id: 1821, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • Tennessee Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 02, 2006 to April 08, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1634: April 05, 2006, FEMA Id: 1634, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
  • Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3217: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1464: May 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Dyer County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 12, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Dyer

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 14,096 (83.7%)
  • Carpooled: 1,198 (7.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 143 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle: 11 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 76 (0.5%)
  • Worked at home: 887 (5.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Retail trade (16%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Retail trade (17%)
  • Manufacturing (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (16%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Sales and related occupations (15%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (42%)
  • Egypt (15%)
  • India (8%)
  • Hong Kong (5%)
  • Thailand (3%)
  • Hungary (3%)
  • Ghana (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Dyer County


  • American (21%)
  • English (16%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • German (5%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • European (2%)
  • Italian (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Dyer County, Tennessee in 2010:

  • 259 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 189 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 27 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 25 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 16 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Dyer County, Tennessee in 2000:

  • 331 people in nursing homes
  • 139 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 38 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 16 people in other group homes
  • 15 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 7 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $62,541.

5.59% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($37,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.59%
Tennessee average:

8.49%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.63% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($22,072 average AGI)
1.96% relocated from other states ($15,688 average AGI)
Dyer County:

1.96%
Tennessee average:

4.34%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Lauderdale County, TN  0.59% ($35,987 average AGI)
from Gibson County, TN  0.40% ($41,167)
from Lake County, TN  0.39% ($32,115)
from Obion County, TN  0.38% ($32,451)
from Shelby County, TN  0.34% ($23,478)
from Crockett County, TN  0.30% ($25,375)
from Madison County, TN  0.21% ($35,893)


5.38% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,537 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.38%
Tennessee average:

7.40%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.59% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($26,954 average AGI)
1.79% relocated to other states ($14,582 average AGI)
Dyer County:

1.79%
Tennessee average:

3.20%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Lauderdale County, TN  0.52% ($35,000 average AGI)
to Obion County, TN  0.42% ($39,089)
to Gibson County, TN  0.35% ($36,383)
to Crockett County, TN  0.33% ($25,227)
to Shelby County, TN  0.32% ($35,930)
to Madison County, TN  0.31% ($46,902)
to Lake County, TN  0.31% ($46,780)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6

Births per 1000 population in Dyer County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Dyer County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Dyer County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Dyer County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Dyer County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Dyer County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Dyer County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Dyer County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Dyer County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,897 (5,098 aged, 1,799 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 881 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Dyer County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (939)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (878)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (627)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (397)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (247)
  • Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (243)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (236)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (122)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (51)
  • Unspecified dementia (48)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.66
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,844
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 279
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 54,249

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,340
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 983
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 38
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 90

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 160.8. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 114.9
  • Other - 45.9

Household type by relationship:

Households: 37,496
  • Male householders: 7,126 (2,264 living alone), Female householders: 8,235 (2,668 living alone)
  • 6,844 spouses (6,791 opposite-sex spouses), 951 unmarried partners, (876 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,269 children (9,391 natural, 386 adopted, 493 stepchildren), 1,123 grandchildren, 606 brothers or sisters, 545 parents, 40 foster children, 365 other relatives, 839 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 545

Size of family households: 4,894 2-persons, 2,067 3-persons, 1,410 4-persons, 1,084 5-persons, 173 6-persons, 92 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,933 1-person, 597 2-persons, 85 3-persons.

4,567 married couples with children.
3,138 single-parent households (717 men, 2,421 women).

96.9% of residents of Dyer speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $246,819,000 ($6,561 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,912,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $95,958,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $57,542,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,262,000
Federal grants: $73,503,000
Federal procurement contracts: $354,000 ($-970,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,201,000 ($3,983,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $943,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,319,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,826,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 2,631
Here:

70 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,268
Here:

60 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +204
Here:

+5 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +24
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Dyer County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.21 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.4

Year house built in Dyer County, Tennessee
  • Year house built in Dyer County, Tennessee
  • 772020 or later
  • 8262010 to 2019
  • 1,9542000 to 2009
  • 2,2381990 to 1999
  • 2,4601980 to 1989
  • 3,0741970 to 1979
  • 1,9561960 to 1969
  • 1,5081950 to 1959
  • 6711940 to 1949
  • 1,3921939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Dyer County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dyer County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dyer County, Tennessee
  • 81 room
  • 112 rooms
  • 1233 rooms
  • 8884 rooms
  • 1,8505 rooms
  • 2,3316 rooms
  • 1,3517 rooms
  • 1,2198 rooms
  • 1,9459+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dyer County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dyer County, Tennessee
  • 831 room
  • 1522 rooms
  • 1,1733 rooms
  • 1,4054 rooms
  • 1,2135 rooms
  • 9226 rooms
  • 4527 rooms
  • 1158 rooms
  • 689+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Dyer County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dyer County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dyer County, Tennessee
  • 9no bedroom
  • 401 bedroom
  • 1,3552 bedrooms
  • 5,7333 bedrooms
  • 2,1764 bedrooms
  • 4165+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dyer County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dyer County, Tennessee
  • 146no bedroom
  • 8881 bedroom
  • 2,4972 bedrooms
  • 1,8543 bedrooms
  • 1474 bedrooms
  • 515+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Dyer County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Dyer County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dyer County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 197no vehicle
  • 2,5981 vehicle
  • 4,5202 vehicles
  • 1,8033 vehicles
  • 4404 vehicles
  • 2055+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Dyer County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dyer County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 733no vehicle
  • 3,0791 vehicle
  • 1,4422 vehicles
  • 3113 vehicles
  • 164 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

88.5% of Dyer County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Tennessee.

Dyer County:

88.5%
State average:

87.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 27,051
  • Other state: 9,315
  • Northeast: 417
  • Midwest: 4,381
  • South: 3,226
  • West: 1,229
Year householders moved into unit in Dyer County, TN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Dyer County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 51.0%Utility gas
  • 45.6%Electricity
  • 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 66.9%Electricity
  • 29.3%Utility gas
  • 3.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 679
Here:

16.9%
Tennessee:

15.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 261
Here:

13.2%
Tennessee:

16.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 220
Here:

15.6%
Tennessee:

23.5%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Dyer County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $2,071,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,645,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $597,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $5,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $1,032,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $694,000
    Regular Highways: $679,000
    General Public Buildings: $553,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $34,902,000
    Regular Highways: $4,517,000
    Police Protection: $2,655,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,628,000
    General - Other: $1,887,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,319,000
    Financial Administration: $1,295,000
    Central Staff Services: $641,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $337,000
    Health - Other: $219,000
    General Public Buildings: $211,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $177,000
    Parks and Recreation: $164,000
    Solid Waste Management: $133,000
    Local Fire Protection: $128,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $273,000
    Education: $33,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,119,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,464,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $227,000
    Other - Libraries: $145,000
    Other - Health - Other: $95,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $91,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $32,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $30,000
    Other - Police Protection: $14,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $93,000
    Other: $35,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,347,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,451,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,895,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,943,000
    Interest Earnings: $295,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $196,000
    Rents: $70,000
    Sale of Property: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,518,000
    General - Other: $236,000
    Local Fire Protection: $146,000
    Police Protection: $117,000
    Correctional Institutions: $91,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
    General Public Building: $16,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
    Health - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,186,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,174,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $25,809,000
    Other: $4,248,000
    Highways: $3,210,000
    General Local Government Support: $168,000
    Health and Hospitals: $125,000
  • Tax - Property: $10,309,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,076,000
    Other Selective Sales: $323,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $75,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $72,000
    Other License: $57,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $20,837,000

Dyer County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $2,071,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,645,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $597,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $5,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $1,032,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $694,000
    Regular Highways: $679,000
    General Public Buildings: $553,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $34,902,000
    Regular Highways: $4,517,000
    Police Protection: $2,655,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,628,000
    General - Other: $1,887,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,319,000
    Financial Administration: $1,295,000
    Central Staff Services: $641,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $337,000
    Health - Other: $219,000
    General Public Buildings: $211,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $177,000
    Parks and Recreation: $164,000
    Solid Waste Management: $133,000
    Local Fire Protection: $128,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $273,000
    Education: $33,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,119,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,464,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $227,000
    Other - Libraries: $145,000
    Other - Health - Other: $95,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $91,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $32,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $30,000
    Other - Police Protection: $14,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $93,000
    Other: $35,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,347,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,451,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,895,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,943,000
    Interest Earnings: $295,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $196,000
    Rents: $70,000
    Sale of Property: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,518,000
    General - Other: $236,000
    Local Fire Protection: $146,000
    Police Protection: $117,000
    Correctional Institutions: $91,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
    General Public Building: $16,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
    Health - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,186,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,174,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $25,809,000
    Other: $4,248,000
    Highways: $3,210,000
    General Local Government Support: $168,000
    Health and Hospitals: $125,000
  • Tax - Property: $10,309,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,076,000
    Other Selective Sales: $323,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $75,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $72,000
    Other License: $57,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $20,837,000

Dyer County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $2,071,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,645,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $597,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $5,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $1,032,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $694,000
    Regular Highways: $679,000
    General Public Buildings: $553,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $34,902,000
    Regular Highways: $4,517,000
    Police Protection: $2,655,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,628,000
    General - Other: $1,887,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,319,000
    Financial Administration: $1,295,000
    Central Staff Services: $641,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $337,000
    Health - Other: $219,000
    General Public Buildings: $211,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $177,000
    Parks and Recreation: $164,000
    Solid Waste Management: $133,000
    Local Fire Protection: $128,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $273,000
    Education: $33,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,119,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,464,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $227,000
    Other - Libraries: $145,000
    Other - Health - Other: $95,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $91,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $32,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $30,000
    Other - Police Protection: $14,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $93,000
    Other: $35,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,347,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,451,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,895,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,943,000
    Interest Earnings: $295,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $196,000
    Rents: $70,000
    Sale of Property: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,518,000
    General - Other: $236,000
    Local Fire Protection: $146,000
    Police Protection: $117,000
    Correctional Institutions: $91,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
    General Public Building: $16,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
    Health - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,186,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,174,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $25,809,000
    Other: $4,248,000
    Highways: $3,210,000
    General Local Government Support: $168,000
    Health and Hospitals: $125,000
  • Tax - Property: $10,309,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,076,000
    Other Selective Sales: $323,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $75,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $72,000
    Other License: $57,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $20,837,000

Dyer County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $2,071,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,645,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $597,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $5,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $1,032,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $694,000
    Regular Highways: $679,000
    General Public Buildings: $553,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $34,902,000
    Regular Highways: $4,517,000
    Police Protection: $2,655,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,628,000
    General - Other: $1,887,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,319,000
    Financial Administration: $1,295,000
    Central Staff Services: $641,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $337,000
    Health - Other: $219,000
    General Public Buildings: $211,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $177,000
    Parks and Recreation: $164,000
    Solid Waste Management: $133,000
    Local Fire Protection: $128,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $273,000
    Education: $33,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,119,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,464,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $227,000
    Other - Libraries: $145,000
    Other - Health - Other: $95,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $91,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $32,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $30,000
    Other - Police Protection: $14,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $93,000
    Other: $35,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,347,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,451,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,895,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,943,000
    Interest Earnings: $295,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $196,000
    Rents: $70,000
    Sale of Property: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,518,000
    General - Other: $236,000
    Local Fire Protection: $146,000
    Police Protection: $117,000
    Correctional Institutions: $91,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
    General Public Building: $16,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
    Health - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,186,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,174,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $25,809,000
    Other: $4,248,000
    Highways: $3,210,000
    General Local Government Support: $168,000
    Health and Hospitals: $125,000
  • Tax - Property: $10,309,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,076,000
    Other Selective Sales: $323,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $75,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $72,000
    Other License: $57,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $20,837,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,410
  • Number of aged recipients: 113
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,297
  • Number of recipients under 18: 234
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 916
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 260
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 574
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 626
Most common first names in Dyer County, TN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James40071.8 years
Mary32277.1 years
William29873.1 years
John27475.3 years
Robert21372.6 years
Willie14075.8 years
Charles12471.4 years
George12274.4 years
Thomas11170.0 years
Joe9972.0 years
Most common last names in Dyer County, TN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith16276.4 years
Jones13975.0 years
Johnson12573.9 years
Williams11175.4 years
Davis10972.9 years
Moore10876.4 years
Taylor9073.5 years
Anderson8374.7 years
Harris7775.4 years
White7476.2 years
Businesses in Dyer County, TN
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Little Caesars Pizza1
Advance Auto Parts1Long John Silver's1
Applebee's1Lowe's1
Arby's1MasterBrand Cabinets1
AutoZone1Maurices1
Baskin-Robbins2McDonald's3
Bath & Body Works1Nike5
Best Western1Nissan1
Burger King1Papa John's Pizza1
Chevrolet1Payless1
Curves1Penske1
Dairy Queen1Pizza Hut1
Days Inn1Quality1
Domino's Pizza1RadioShack1
Econo Lodge1SONIC Drive-In3
FedEx5Sears1
Ford1Sleep Inn1
GNC1Subway2
Goodwill4T-Mobile1
H&R Block1Taco Bell1
Hilton1Toyota1
Holiday Inn1U-Haul2
JCPenney1UPS5
KFC1Walgreens1
Kroger1Walmart1
Lane Furniture1Wendy's1