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County:

Dyer County

State:

Tennessee

FIPS Code:

47045

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

48,580

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.35

% Water:

3.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

30,427

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

34,663

13.9%

9.6%

4.3%

1990:

34,854

0.6%

-2.5%

3.0%

2000:

37,279

7.0%

3.9%

3.0%

2005:

37,829

1.5%

0.5%

1.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

31,602

84.8%

0-to-19:

10,554

28.3%

Black:

4,784

12.8%

20-to-39:

10,132

27.2%

Hispanic:

434

1.2%

40-to-59:

9,981

26.8%

American Indian:

79

0.2%

60-plus:

6,612

17.7%

Other:

380

1.0%

Median Age:

36.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

73.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

66.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.0%

Median Family Income:

$39,848

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.0%

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