Obion County vs. Gibson County

	Obion County (TN)	Gibson County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	30,267	49,045
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.8%	-1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	31,807	49,687
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	31,807	49,683
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.4%	18.1%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	52.1%
White alone, percent	86.7%	79.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.8%	18.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.6%	2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	82.7%	77.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,850	3,329
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.8%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	14,625	22,622
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.0%	69.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$89,200	$94,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$950	$1,056
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$349	$349
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$590	$681
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.3%	10.3%
Building permits, 2018	28	109
Households, 2014-2018	12,715	19,223
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.0%	85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.7%	2.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.1%	81.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.8%	70.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.4%	84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.9%	17.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.9%	13.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.8%	10.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.4%	54.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.4%	50.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	33,430	44,986
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,194,986	737,794
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	301,480	310,443
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	457,698	505,780
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,604	$10,192
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.7	23.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,866	$41,886
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,141	$22,565
Persons in poverty, percent	17.7%	16.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	638	928
Total employment, 2017	8,832	11,179
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	299,591	411,726
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.3%	-1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,892	2,869
All firms, 2012	2,409	3,501
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,127	1,882
Women-owned firms, 2012	882	1,185
Minority-owned firms, 2012	140	411
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,160	2,971
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	234	466
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,950	2,767
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%	1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	20.2%	24.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	58.4	82.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	544.73	602.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

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