Dyer County, TN Population

Overview

36,975

Total Population

40.1

Median age

51.76%

Female population %

93.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,348

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Dyer County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Dyer County is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dyer County's population under 18 was 24.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dyer County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dyer County, 19.83% were under the age of 15, 18.75% aged 15 to 29, 44.17% aged 30 to 64, 15.53% aged 65 to 84, and 1.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,299 more females than males in Dyer County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.76% females and 48.24% males in Dyer County, TN.
The Dyer County, TN gender ratio is 93.2:100 i.e. 93.2 men to 100 women (0.932).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,307.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,516.

Dyer County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dyer County population: 79.97% are White, 13.07% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.52% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.04% are some other race and 5.13% are multiracial.
Dyer County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,348 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 35,627 (96.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dyer County is White with a population of 29,568 (79.97% of the total population).

Dyer County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 38,320 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Dyer County's population increased by 999 (2.68%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dyer County's population decreased by 1,611 (4.20%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Dyer County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 36,410.