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Haywood County, TN

Demographic and economic profile of Haywood County, TN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Haywood County is a small rural county of 17,672 residents with an economic base that leans toward lower-wage industries, reflected in median worker earnings of $32,100 and a per capita income of $25,554 against a GDP per capita of $45,507. The labor pool is modest, with a labor force participation rate of just 54.9%, an unemployment rate of 6.6%, and only 13.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $119,600 and median gross rent of $725/month—though a 22.8% poverty rate and a slight population decline of 0.6% over five years signal ongoing economic pressure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

17,672

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,472

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.6% since 2018

Haywood County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone8,561 (49.0%)
  • White Alone7,568 (43.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone756 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races448 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race98 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone23 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish516
  2. 2.Arabic69
  3. 3.Korean17
  4. 4.Vietnamese5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

668

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,507

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,554

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,786
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,550
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)953
  4. 4.Construction (Group)640
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities481

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,855
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,835
  3. 3.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,723
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,364
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations730

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.29×)1,661
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.11×)245
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.65×)567
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)972
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.09×)466

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$119,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$725/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

60.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999583 (13.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999478 (11.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999469 (10.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999405 (9.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999336 (7.7%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999312 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,946 (80.9%)
  • Carpooled671 (9.1%)
  • Worked At Home402 (5.5%)
  • Other181 (2.5%)
  • Walked154 (2.1%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.