Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District

Counties In TN-07

Benton, Chester, Decatur, Giles, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, McNairy, Montgomery, Perry, Stewart, Wayne, Williamson

The District By The Numbers

786,523 Population

9,161 square miles 85.9 people per square mile

 

Education

90.1% High school grad or higher

  • a little higher than the rate in Tennessee: 87.8%

  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3%

32.1% Bachelor's degree or higher

  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 27.5% 1,275,425 (±0.4% / ±17,233.6)

  • about the same as the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

 

Poverty

12.1% Persons below poverty line

  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 15.3%

  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1%

 

Income & Housing

$58,614 Median household income

  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Tennessee: $52,375

  • a little less than the amount in United States: $61,937

$198,100 Median value of owner-occupied housing units

  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Tennessee: $177,500

  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $229,700

 

Demographics

37.9 Median age

  • a little less than the figure in Tennessee: 38.9

  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2

 

Veterans

10.7% Population with veteran status

  • about 1.3 times the rate in Tennessee: 8.2%

  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 7.1%