Gibson County vs. Obion County

	Gibson County (TN)	Obion County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	49,045	30,267
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.3%	-4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	49,687	31,807
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	49,683	31,807
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.3%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.1%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	52.1%	51.6%
White alone, percent	79.6%	86.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	18.1%	10.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.8%	4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.2%	82.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,329	1,850
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.2%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	22,622	14,625
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.4%	68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$94,900	$89,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,056	$950
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$349	$349
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$681	$590
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.3%	14.3%
Building permits, 2018	109	28
Households, 2014-2018	19,223	12,715
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.50	2.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.6%	86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.0%	3.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.7%	82.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.1%	70.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.9%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.8%	14.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.8%	15.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.9%	11.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.8%	55.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.6%	51.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	44,986	33,430
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	737,794	1,194,986
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	310,443	301,480
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	505,780	457,698
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,192	$14,604
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.2	21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,886	$39,866
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,565	$23,141
Persons in poverty, percent	16.5%	17.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	928	638
Total employment, 2017	11,179	8,832
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	411,726	299,591
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.5%	-3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,869	1,892
All firms, 2012	3,501	2,409
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,882	1,127
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,185	882
Minority-owned firms, 2012	411	140
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,971	2,160
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	466	234
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,767	1,950
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	1.4%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.4%	20.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	82.4	58.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	602.74	544.73

Source: United States Census Bureau

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