Houston County is located in north-central Tennessee. The County Seat is Erin and the largest city is Erin. The 2014 population estimate is 8,267 and the 2010 census population was 8,426. The land area is 200.29 square miles and there are 42.1 persons per square mile.
94.4% of the population is White, 3% is Black or African American, 2.2% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.9% is two or more races. 80.4% have a high school degree or higher, and 9.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $87,300, there are 3,423 households, an average of 2.39 persons per household. The per capita income is $18,539, the median household income is $35,271, and 23.5% of the persons in Houston County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 810. Retail sales (in $1000) were $33,434, and sales per capita were $4,152. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 17.8%.
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