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PARSONS, TENNESSEE QUICK STATSCounty: Decatur
Incorporated: 1913
Elevation: 497 feet
Land Area: 3.91 square miles
Population Density: 601 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (87.7%), Black (8.2%), Hispanic (2.6%), Other race (2.4%), Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries (City): United States (28.5%), Irish (6.5%), German (4.4%), English (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%), Swedish (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (39.2 miles , pop. 59,643)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (83.8 miles , pop. 569,891)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (428.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Decaturville, TN (2.1 miles ), Darden, TN (2.7 miles ), Scotts Hill, TN (3.4 miles ), Lexington, TN (3.9 miles ), Linden, TN (4.0 miles ), Holladay, TN (4.1 miles ), Sardis, TN (4.1 miles ), Parkers Crossroads, TN (4.2 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Parsons: Decatur County Hospital Heliport
Parsons Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Length of stay since moving in above state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
PARSONS, TENNESSEE EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 61.50%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.80%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.40%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Parsons:
UNION UNIVERSITY about 39 miles, JACKSON, TN, Full-time enrollment: 2,144 JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 40 miles, JACKSON, TN, FT enrollment: 2,534 THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN about 56 miles, MARTIN, TN, FT enrollment: 5,131 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA about 59 miles, FLORENCE, AL, FT enrollment: 4,770 COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 62 miles, COLUMBIA, TN, FT enrollment: 2,784 NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS about 68 miles, MUSCLE SHOALS, AL, FT enrollment: 2,669 MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY about 69 miles, MURRAY, KY, FT enrollment: 7,676
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