Decatur County vs. Wayne County

	Decatur County (TN)	Wayne County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,706	16,558
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.4%	-2.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	11,750	17,027
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	11,757	17,021
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.0%	17.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.4%	19.5%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	44.8%
White alone, percent	94.8%	91.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.0%	6.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.3%	2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.9%	89.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	741	1,203
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.6%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,920	7,359
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.5%	80.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$94,700	$105,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$974	$886
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$298	$324
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$547	$531
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.1%	4.7%
Households, 2014-2018	4,623	5,954
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.48	2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.2%	93.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.9%	1.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.2%	72.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.8%	62.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.5%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.8%	11.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.9%	14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.1%	11.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.3%	44.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.8%	48.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,852	7,064
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	67,408	34,250
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	117,046	79,925
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	76,453	64,965
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,550	$3,822
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.9	30.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,233	$38,634
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,337	$19,350
Persons in poverty, percent	18.2%	21.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	216	213
Total employment, 2017	2,920	2,701
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	109,989	89,268
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.0%	6.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	825	845
All firms, 2012	1,142	1,057
Men-owned firms, 2012	656	647
Women-owned firms, 2012	320	299
Minority-owned firms, 2012	25	28
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,076	999
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	115	104
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	984	898
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%	23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	35.2	23.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	333.85	734.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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