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Population (year 2000): 17,452. Estimated
population in July 2005: 17,466 (+0.1% change)
Males: 8,094 (46.4%), Females: 9,358 (53.6%)
Dyer County
Zip codes:
38024.
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $28,232 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,800 (year 2000)
Races in Dyersburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.0%)
- Black (22.0%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (17.4%), Irish
(11.1%), English (8.7%), German (6.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%),
French (1.2%).
Elevation: 350 feet
Land area: 15.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dyersburg
- High school or higher: 64.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dyersburg city
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 49.8%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 14.1%
2.1% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +626 (+3.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Dyersburg:
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE DYERSBURG HOSPITA (400
TICKLE ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dyersburg:
- PEMISCOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; HAYTI,
MO)
- GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; TRENTON,
TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE-BROWNSVILLE HOSP (about 32
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dyersburg:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 46 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 59 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 81 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dyersburg:
- DYERSBURG MUNI (about 5 miles; DYERSBURG, TN; ID:
DYR)
- ARNOLD FIELD (about 10 miles; HALLS, TN; ID: M31)
- CARUTHERSVILLE MEMORIAL (about 22 miles;
CARUTHERSVILLE, MO; ID: M05)
Amtrak station near Dyersburg:
- 10 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 in Dyersburg:
- DYERSBURG STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,606; Location: 1510 LAKE RD; Public;
Website: WWW.DSCC.CC.TN.US)
- VOLUNTEER BEAUTY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 36;
Location: 1057A VENDELL RD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dyersburg:
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; JACKSON, TN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 48 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 68 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
Public high school in Dyersburg:
- DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 924;
Location: HIGHWAY 51 BY- PASS WEST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Dyersburg:
- CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST CHRISTI (Students: 24;
Location: AN SCHOOL PO BOX 160; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dyersburg:
- DYERSBURG INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 918;
Location: 725 TIBBS ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
- DYERSBURG PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 873;
Location: 1425 FRANK MAYNARD DR; Grades: KG - 02)
- DYERSBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 840;
Location: 400 FRANK MAYNARD BL; Grades: 06 - 08)
- THREE OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 477;
Location: 3200 UPPER FINLEY RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FIFTH CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY (Students: 308;
Location: 2371 MILLSFIELD HW; Grades: KG - 05)
- POWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 205;
Location: 988 HWY 210 SOUTH; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Dyersburg:
- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTIAN S (Students:
191; Location: 1005 HWY 51 BY PASS; Grades: PK - 11)
- DYERSBURG MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN S (Students: 4;
Location: 2355 HENRY ST.; Grades: 4 - 8; Girls only)
Library in Dyersburg:
- MCIVER'S GRANT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $179,004; Location: 204 N. MILL STREET; 42,715
books; 1,063 audio materials; 596 video materials; 117
serial subscriptions)
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