Obion County, TN

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Union City, TN
Designated Market Area: Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg, KY-MO-IL-TN
USDA County Type (2025): Manufacturing, Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

Places in Obion County, TN [Sort places by name]

2024 population: 30,261 ( 530 from 2020)
Land area: 544.8 square miles
Population density: 55.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	24,379	80.56%	3.4%
Black:	3,151	10.41%	3.6%
Indian:	73	0.24%	0.0%
Asian:	141	0.47%	10.2%
2+ races:	676	2.23%	28.5%
Hispanic:	1,841	6.08%	18.0%

Total non-White:	5,882	19.44%	5.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,404	11.4
Deaths:	2,079	16.9
Net Migration:	79	0.6
Net Immigration:	66	0.5

Change in White population:	-857	-2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	327	1.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
30,791
25,236	81.96%
3,268	10.61%
73	0.24%
128	0.42%
526	1.71%
1,560	5.07%
5,555	18.04%

2010
31,807
26,988	84.85%
3,353	10.54%
49	0.15%
83	0.26%
318	1.00%
999	3.14%
4,819	15.15%

2000
32,450
28,335	87.32%
3,174	9.78%
39	0.12%
65	0.20%
203	0.63%
616	1.90%
4,115	12.68%

1990
31,717
28,246	89.06%
3,233	10.19%
51	0.16%
58	0.18%
n/a
129	0.41%
3,471	10.94%

1980
32,781
29,424	89.76%
2,935	8.95%
69	0.21%
59	0.18%
n/a
294	0.90%
3,357	10.24%

1970
29,936
27,260	91.06%
2,558	8.54%
11	0.04%
8	0.03%
n/a
94	0.31%
2,676	8.94%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
3,195	10.0
3,579	11.3
-1,362	-4.3
9	0.0

-1,752	-5.5
736	2.3

Number	Rate
2000's
3,668	11.3
3,596	11.1
-1,236	-3.8
334	1.0

-1,347	-4.2
704	2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
4,084	12.9
3,893	12.3
501	1.6
59	0.2

89	0.3
644	2.0

Number	Rate
1980's
3,999	12.2
3,649	11.1
-1,121	-3.4
n/a

-1,178	-3.6
114	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,016	3.4
n/a

2,164	7.2
681	2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Obion County, TN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.3
6,699	22.1%
23,562	77.9%
6,272	20.7%

12,542
2.41

7,845	62.5%
6,044	77.0%
725	9.2%
4,697	37.5%

2010
Number	Percent
41.4
7,269	22.9%
24,538	77.1%
5,329	16.8%

13,077
2.40

8,970	68.6%
6,673	74.4%
959	10.7%
4,107	31.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
7,596	23.4%
24,854	76.6%
4,926	15.2%

13,171
2.42

9,421	71.5%
7,582	80.5%
764	8.1%
3,750	28.5%

1990
Number	Percent
36.1
7,884	24.9%
23,833	75.1%
4,946	15.6%

12,353
2.54

9,267	75.0%
7,710	83.2%
612	6.6%
3,086	25.0%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
9,398	28.7%
23,383	71.3%
4,904	15.0%

12,048
2.70

9,304	77.2%
7,980	85.8%
504	5.4%
2,744	22.8%

2022 Housing Data for Obion County, TN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	761	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	800	6.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	764	6.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	748	6.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	641	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	615	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	697	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	543	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	591	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,275	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,171	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,759	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	907	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	386	3.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	545	4.3%
$200,000 or more	339	2.7%

Median Household Income	50,638
Per Capita Income	28,782

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	86
Compared to U.S.	70

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	708	5.6%
Public Assistance	134	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,009	16.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	11,651	66.4%
Unemployed	651	3.7%
In Armed Forces	25	0.1%

Total Labor Force	12,327	70.3%
Not in Labor Force	5,219	29.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,052	4,109	55.1%
Non-Profit	307	482	38.9%
Self-Employed	853	377	69.3%

Local Government	518	676	43.4%
State Government	276	464	37.3%
Federal Government	92	91	50.3%

Total Private + Self	5,905	4,486	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,193	1,713	41.1%
Total	7,098	6,199	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,562	11.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,309	17.3%
Professional, Technical	2,366	17.7%
Service Occupations	2,374	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	46	0.3%
All others	4,749	35.5%

White Collar		46.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	3,147	23.6%
Retail trade	1,603	12.0%
Health care and social assistance	1,427	10.7%
Educational services	1,115	8.3%
Construction	870	6.5%
Other services	765	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	760	5.7%
Public administration	707	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	662	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	460	3.4%
Wholesale trade	349	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	318	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	308	2.3%
Finance and insurance	217	1.6%
Information	214	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	176	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	166	1.2%
Utilities	96	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,074	3.50%
Puerto Rican	39	0.13%
Cuban	216	0.70%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	69	0.22%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	15	0.05%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	54	0.18%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	26	0.08%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	26	0.08%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	138	0.45%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	29	0.09%
Chinese	8	0.03%
Thai	6	0.02%
Vietnamese	6	0.02%
Korean	5	0.02%
Laotian	5	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	27,726	95.7%
Spanish	1,039	3.6%
German, other Germanic	69	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	37	0.1%
Tagalog	29	0.1%
Chinese	24	0.1%
Other Indo-European	23	0.1%
Other	12	0.0%
Vietnamese	6	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	6,555	21.4%
Irish	3,769	12.3%
English	3,263	10.6%
German	2,185	7.1%
Scottish	528	1.7%
European	407	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	273	0.9%
French	262	0.9%
British	222	0.7%
Dutch	202	0.7%
Italian	150	0.5%
Polish	129	0.4%
Swedish	110	0.4%
Welsh	68	0.2%
Czech	49	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	30,193	98.4%
Not a citizen	477	1.6%

Native	29,963	97.7%
Foreign-born	707	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,186	5.5%	2,095	9.7%	9,783	45.2%	4,851	22.4%	2,351	10.9%	1,377	6.4%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,186	5.5%
9-12 Years	2,095	9.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,783	45.2%
Some College	4,851	22.4%
Bach. Degree	2,351	10.9%
Grad Degree	1,377	6.4%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	15,107	14,168	939	6.2%	5.3%
1991	14,500	13,020	1,480	10.2%	6.6%
1992	14,340	12,971	1,369	9.5%	6.5%
1993	14,197	13,170	1,027	7.2%	5.8%
1994	14,742	13,934	808	5.5%	4.8%
1995	14,901	14,070	831	5.6%	5.2%
1996	15,483	14,120	1,363	8.8%	5.2%
1997	15,056	13,905	1,151	7.6%	5.3%
1998	15,318	14,492	826	5.4%	4.3%
1999	15,623	14,691	932	6.0%	4.0%

2000	16,261	15,573	688	4.2%	3.9%
2001	16,538	15,796	742	4.5%	4.5%
2002	16,922	16,098	824	4.9%	5.1%
2003	16,302	15,172	1,130	6.9%	5.5%
2004	15,741	14,742	999	6.3%	5.3%
2005	15,325	14,407	918	6.0%	5.5%
2006	15,800	14,908	892	5.6%	5.3%
2007	15,632	14,772	860	5.5%	4.6%
2008	15,631	14,549	1,082	6.9%	6.5%
2009	15,101	13,596	1,505	10.0%	10.1%

2010	15,561	14,036	1,525	9.8%	9.8%
2011	15,262	13,381	1,881	12.3%	9.1%
2012	14,343	12,386	1,957	13.6%	8.0%
2013	13,706	12,121	1,585	11.6%	7.8%
2014	12,858	11,625	1,233	9.6%	6.6%
2015	12,499	11,430	1,069	8.6%	5.6%
2016	12,580	11,691	889	7.1%	4.7%
2017	12,191	11,522	669	5.5%	3.7%
2018	12,253	11,650	603	4.9%	3.5%
2019	12,476	11,870	606	4.9%	3.4%

2020	12,180	11,322	858	7.0%	7.5%
2021	12,384	11,780	604	4.9%	4.5%
2022	12,696	12,207	489	3.9%	3.4%
2023	12,919	12,426	493	3.8%	3.3%
2024	13,505	13,000	505	3.7%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	14,335
Median Value	$119,500

Occupied	12,542	87.5%
Vacant	1,793	12.5%

Owned	8,239	65.7%
Rented	4,303	34.3%
Median Rent	$732

Single-Family Units	11,000	76.7%
Detached	10,784	75.2%
Attached	216	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	579	4.0%
Mobile Homes	1,621	11.3%

Obion County, TN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Obion County, TN

2022 Housing Data for Obion County, TN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Obion County, TN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Obion County, TN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Obion County, TN

Historical Labor Force Data for Obion County, TN