Haywood County, Tennessee Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Haywood County, Tennessee, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Haywood County, Tennessee. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Haywood County, Tennessee. The estimated population of Haywood County, Tennessee is 17,912 people, with a median age of 43.1.

We can look at the total population in Haywood County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
17,912
+3%
-0.18%
2020
17,391
 -1.32% -
2019
17,623
 -0.88% -
2018
17,779
 -0.92% -
2017
17,944
 - -

Population of Haywood County, Tennessee by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
43.5%
44.4%
 -2.03%
Black/African American
50.3%
50%
 +0.60%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
4.4%
4.3%
 +2.33%
Asian
0.2%
0.1%
 +100.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
1.3%
1.1%
 +18.18%
Other
0.3%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Haywood County, Tennessee by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 43.1 +0.23% 41.9 +2.7% 43.6 -0.23%
2020 43 +2.38% 40.8 +2.51% 43.7 +0.69%
2019 42 +3.96% 39.8 +1.79% 43.4 +3.09%
2018 40.4 +1% 39.1 +0.51% 42.1 -0.24%
2017 40 - 38.9 - 42.2 -

The median age of Haywood County, Tennessee gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,270 -2.89% 1,105 -14.54% 1,232 948
10 to 19 1,165 +3.57% 1,076 +7.79% 1,194 1,140
20 to 29 940 -9% 1,186 -7.3% 851 1,091
30 to 39 996 -16.71% 1,233 -15.66% 839 1,047
40 to 49 933 +10.45% 1,105 +8.37% 1,031 1,198
50 to 59 1,253 -1.76% 1,384 -15.62% 1,220 1,174
60 to 69 1,046 +28.01% 1,275 +18.76% 1,365 1,519
70+ 801 -0.4% 1,176 +8.01% 792 1,271

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Haywood County, Tennessee is $39,952.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Haywood County.

  • Under 25
    $30,227.00
  • 25 to 44
    $37,618.00
  • 45 to 64
    $53,457.00
  • 65 and over
    $33,422.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Haywood County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Haywood County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Haywood County, Tennessee is currently $57,788.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

2.01% of households in Haywood County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Haywood County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    31.02%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    25.20%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.18%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.74%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    8.40%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1.45%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.01%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Haywood County is $24,308.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Haywood County by the total population of Haywood County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Haywood County, Tennessee, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Haywood County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    6.00%
  • Bachelor's degree
    12.31%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.42%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    64.25%
  • Less than high school diploma
    5.01%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Haywood County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Haywood County over the age of 16 is 14,397.

Of those people, a total of 56.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Haywood County is 51.50%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 999 47.30% 29.20%
20 to 24 years 913 71.70% 7.20%
25 to 29 years 1,029 82.60% 12.80%
30 to 34 years 1,014 79.80% 7.50%
35 to 44 years 2,086 75.20% 11.30%
45 to 54 years 2,269 74.30% 4.60%
55 to 59 years 1,140 56.20% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 1,583 54.50% 2.50%
65 to 74 years 2,080 23.20% 3.50%
75 years and over 1,284 3.30% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Haywood County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 6,730 52.50% 3.70%
Black or African American 7,092 57.60% 12.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 29 27.60% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 335 87.20% 0.00%
Two or more races 205 70.20% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 510 84.90% 4.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 6,577 51.90% 3.20%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Haywood County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Haywood County is 7,415, with median earnings of $32,122.00.

Women in Haywood County, Tennessee earning approximately 76.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 7,415 $32,122.00
Male 3,721 $36,268.00
Female 3,694 $27,615.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 533 $45,938.00
Business and Financial 84 $38,929.00
Computer and Mathematical 15 $132,917.00
Architecture and Engineering 9 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 27 $50,875.00
Community and Social Service 80 $29,545.00
Legal 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 334 $36,875.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 23 $77,292.00
Healthcare Practitioners 447 $42,739.00
Healthcare Support 394 $24,563.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 192 $53,187.00
Law Enforcement 180 $36,467.00
Food Preparation and Serving 257 $15,536.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 514 $17,111.00
Personal Care and Service 148 $19,592.00
Sales 599 $20,233.00
Office and Administrative Support 741 $28,792.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 119 $30,673.00
Construction and Extraction 298 $33,077.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 224 $43,409.00
Production 1,257 $37,225.00
Transportation and Material Moving 360 $30,625.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 312 $42,083.00 221 $49,650.00
Business and Financial 22 $65,833.00 62 $38,571.00
Computer and Mathematical 15 $132,917.00 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 9 $0.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 17 $0.00 10 $0.00
Community and Social Service 36 $51,250.00 44 $28,523.00
Legal 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 79 $41,543.00 255 $22,050.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 17 $0.00 6 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 23 $53,750.00 424 $42,713.00
Healthcare Support 8 $0.00 386 $24,813.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 112 $52,593.00 80 $53,438.00
Law Enforcement 110 $40,750.00 70 $24,009.00
Food Preparation and Serving 45 $5,804.00 212 $16,190.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 293 $22,039.00 221 $15,869.00
Personal Care and Service 10 $0.00 138 $19,847.00
Sales 293 $27,132.00 306 $15,625.00
Office and Administrative Support 229 $55,359.00 512 $26,467.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 119 $30,673.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 269 $34,471.00 29 $30,990.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 224 $43,409.00 0 $0.00
Production 737 $37,362.00 520 $37,011.00
Transportation and Material Moving 325 $32,313.00 35 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 7,118 households in Haywood County, with an average household size of 2.49 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,552 families in Haywood County with an average family size of 3.16 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,637 398 1,517 2,566
Average Household Size 3.01 3.8 3.58 1.1
Total Families 2,637 398 1,517 0
Average Household Size 2.98 3.34 3.42 0

Poverty

Of the 4,552 families in Haywood County, 15.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Haywood County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 8,267 housing units in Haywood County, Tennessee.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 7,118 86.10%
Vacant 1,149 13.90%

31.69% of the total 8,267 housing units in Haywood County are rental units. This is approximately 2,620 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,192 are occupied by the owner - or 50.71% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Haywood County is $668.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Haywood County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    306
  • Less than $500
    566
  • $500 to $999
    1,725
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    289
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    14
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    3
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    23

Property Value

The median value of a property in Haywood County is $108,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Haywood County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    474
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,405
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,018
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    528
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    503
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    175
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    38
  • $1,000,000 or more
    51

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Haywood County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Haywood County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    804
  • 1940 to 1949
    419
  • 1950 to 1959
    716
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,102
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,669
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,323
  • 1990 to 1999
    963
  • 2000 to 2009
    923
  • 2010 to 2013
    342
  • 2014 or later
    6

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Haywood County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    743
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,279
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,412
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,684

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Haywood County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Haywood County that commute to work in a particular way.

25.4 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Haywood County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    279
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,178
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    971
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    809
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    714
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    230
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,239
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    241
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    191
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    661
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    544
  • 90 or more minutes
    119

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Haywood County, Tennessee in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Haywood County, Tennessee

We have data for 12 places in Haywood County, Tennessee. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.