Lewis County vs. Perry County

	Lewis County (TN)	Perry County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12,086	8,064
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.7%	1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,171	7,928
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,161	7,915
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.9%	21.1%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	49.5%
White alone, percent	95.3%	93.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.1%	2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.4%	2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.2%	91.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	696	525
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.8%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,550	4,672
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.2%	79.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$89,700	$83,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$975	$890
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$314	$295
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$563	$587
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.7%	4.0%
Building permits, 2018	83	7
Households, 2014-2018	4,758	3,317
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.7%	92.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.6%	3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	71.1%	63.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	57.4%	54.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.6%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.5%	11.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.2%	13.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.2%	14.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.6%	47.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.9%	44.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	23,940	26,074
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	179,508	40,207
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,090	$5,115
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.5	27.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,139	$34,634
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,510	$28,270
Persons in poverty, percent	17.5%	17.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	214	110
Total employment, 2017	2,138	1,745
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	62,924	52,345
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	4.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	873	619
All firms, 2012	1,024	444
Men-owned firms, 2012	594	213
Women-owned firms, 2012	291	130
Minority-owned firms, 2012	35	30
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	954	397
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	142	65
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	843	334
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	43.1	19.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	282.09	414.73

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lewis county (TN) and Perry county (TN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.