Moving to Sardis, Tennessee

Population: 445. Estimated population in July 2024: 454 (+2.0% change)
Males: 208 (46.7%), Females: 237 (53.3%)

Henderson County

Zip code: 38371

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $30,714
Median house value: $45,600

Population by Race

Races in Sardis:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: Irish (22.9%), United States (22.9%), German (8.5%), English (2.2%), French (2.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Elevation: 505 feet

Land area: 2.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sardis

  • High school or higher: 68.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sardis town

  • Never married: 11.2%
  • Now married: 68.4%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+9.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sardis:

  • METHODIST HEALTHCARE LEXINGTON HOSP (about 17 miles; LEXINGTON, TN)
  • DECATUR COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PARSONS, TN)
  • HARDIN COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SAVANNAH, TN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sardis:

  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 44 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)
  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 69 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Abbreviation: MSL)
  • TUPELO RGNL (about 88 miles; TUPELO, MS; Abbreviation: TUP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sardis:

  • FRANKLIN WILKINS (about 16 miles; LEXINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: M52)
  • SCOTT FIELD (about 18 miles; PARSONS, TN; Abbreviation: 0M1)
  • SAVANNAH-HARDIN COUNTY (about 20 miles; SAVANNAH, TN; Abbreviation: SNH)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sardis:

  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 57 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 66 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 66 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)