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Population (year 2000): 2,406. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,418 (+0.5% change)
Males: 1,041 (43.3%), Females: 1,365 (56.7%)
Gibson County
Zip code:
38330
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $28,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,600 (year 2000)
Races in Dyer:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.1%)
- Black (18.5%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (13.8%), Irish (6.4%),
German (4.9%), English (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), Subsaharan
African (1.5%).
Elevation: 360 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dyer
- High school or higher: 64.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
- Unemployed: 10.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dyer city
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 55.1%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 14.7%
- Divorced: 9.5%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +77 (+3.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dyer:
- GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; TRENTON, TN)
- HUMBOLDT GENERAL HOSPITAL INC (about 18 miles;
HUMBOLDT, TN)
- MILAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MILAN, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dyer:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 34 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 70 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 79 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dyer:
- GIBSON COUNTY (about 16 miles; TRENTON, TN; ID: TGC)
- HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 21 miles; HUMBOLDT, TN; ID:
M53)
- EVERETT-STEWART (about 21 miles; UNION CITY, TN; ID:
UCY)
Amtrak station near Dyer:
- 19 miles: NEWBERN/DYERSBURG (NEWBERN, 108 JEFFERSON
ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dyer:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 23 miles;
MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 86 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 91 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 91 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
Public high school in Dyer:
- GIBSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 647;
Location: P. O. BOX 190; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Dyer:
- DYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 454;
Location: 322 COLLEGE; Grades: KG - 08)
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