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  • Largest town: Tennessee Ridge

Houston County, Tennessee

Houston County had 8,538 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 200.3 square miles of land. It ranks 89th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 88th by land area.

Population
8,538
#89 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,532 in US
Area
200.3 sq mi
#88 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,994 in US
Density
43 / sq mi
#74 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,611 in US
Median household income
$56,951
#55 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,141 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Houston County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Houston County population, land area and income

Houston County had 8,538 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 200.3 square miles of land. It ranks 89th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 88th by land area. That works out to 42.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Houston County has 26% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,951 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,538

3144th1st

2532nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

200 sq mi

3144th1st

2994th of 3,144 (US)

Density

42.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1611th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,951

3143rd1st

2141st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

8,538

95th1st

89th of 95 (TN)

Land area

200 sq mi

95th1st

88th of 95 (TN)

Density

42.6 / sq mi

95th1st

74th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$56,951

95th1st

55th of 95 (TN)

How Houston County's population changed since 2020

Houston County gained 233 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.8%. That ranks 69th of 95 in Tennessee for growth. The median Tennessee county changed by +4.4%, and the state as a whole by +4.3%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Houston County recorded 313 births and 547 deaths, a natural change of -234. Net international migration added -1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +484. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 484 people.

8,30520208,29220218,23020228,39820238,5382024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
313
Deaths
547
Net international migration
-1
Net domestic migration
+484
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+140

Where Houston County is

The Census internal point of Houston County is at 36.285800, -87.705600. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Tennessee's 95 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Houston County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Warren County: +6.2%Bledsoe County: +4.3%Cheatham County: +3.7%Crockett County: +0.5%Putnam County: +6.0%Houston County: +2.8%Macon County: +7.6%Sequatchie County: +11.2%Fayette County: +6.2%Trousdale County: +4.5%Union County: +6.1%Claiborne County: +3.1%Weakley County: +0.8%Coffee County: +5.4%Johnson County: +2.8%Overton County: +4.3%Lake County: -8.1%Moore County: +4.7%Hardeman County: -0.0%Jefferson County: +7.8%Smith County: +4.1%Robertson County: +7.5%Gibson County: +1.9%Henry County: +2.3%Grundy County: +4.4%Decatur County: +3.2%Greene County: +4.3%Hamblen County: +4.9%Humphreys County: +2.9%Knox County: +5.5%Roane County: +5.7%Lewis County: +6.4%Rhea County: +4.4%Rutherford County: +9.8%Montgomery County: +11.2%Lauderdale County: -2.0%Shelby County: -2.1%Tipton County: +1.9%Perry County: +7.2%Stewart County: +4.8%Chester County: +2.8%Washington County: +4.8%Polk County: +4.4%Van Buren County: +8.3%Dyer County: -0.8%Davidson County: +1.9%Cocke County: +4.3%Williamson County: +7.8%Benton County: +2.0%Dickson County: +5.9%Lawrence County: +5.2%Hamilton County: +5.0%McNairy County: +0.9%Meigs County: +8.8%Hawkins County: +4.7%Blount County: +4.8%White County: +6.1%Marshall County: +9.8%Sullivan County: +2.8%Campbell County: +2.4%Haywood County: -4.1%Bradley County: +4.5%Franklin County: +5.4%Sumner County: +7.2%Hardin County: +2.4%Grainger County: +6.4%Hickman County: +3.6%Pickett County: +2.2%Carroll County: +2.4%Henderson County: +1.3%Sevier County: +1.3%Hancock County: +6.2%Scott County: +2.9%McMinn County: +6.4%Morgan County: +4.3%Lincoln County: +4.0%Obion County: -1.7%Unicoi County: -0.0%Wayne County: -1.5%Cannon County: +4.0%Fentress County: +8.6%Loudon County: +12.7%Wilson County: +14.3%Bedford County: +7.6%Monroe County: +5.9%DeKalb County: +7.7%Marion County: +3.2%Carter County: +1.9%Clay County: +3.5%Madison County: +1.6%Cumberland County: +6.9%Anderson County: +5.3%Maury County: +11.4%Giles County: +2.1%Jackson County: +6.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +1.9%
  2. < +3.7%
  3. < +4.9%
  4. < +6.4%
  5. ≥ +6.4%
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Orange pin: Houston County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.285800, -87.705600
DMS
36°17'8.88"N 87°42'20.16"W
UTM
16N 436635.7E 4015879.5N
Geohash
dn3wkjwsp
Plus code
868J77PV+8Q

Towns in Houston County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Houston County, 2,581 people together, or 30% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Houston County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Tennessee Ridge with 1,361.

  1. 01Tennessee Ridge1,361
  2. 02Erin1,220
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Houston County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Houston County. The most populous is Montgomery County, TN, with 246,025 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 52.0 miles E of Houston County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Clarksville, TN (population 185,690), 27.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dickson, TN (population 16,878), 24.3 miles away.

Houston County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Houston County is 47083: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 083. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,951.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Houston County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,538. That is up 233 people (2.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,305.

What is the FIPS code of Houston County?

47083. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (083) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Houston County?

Tennessee Ridge, with 1,361 residents inside Houston County in 2024.

Which counties border Houston County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Montgomery County, TN; Dickson County, TN; Humphreys County, TN; Benton County, TN; Stewart County, TN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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