Luray's Livability
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About Luray, TN
Luray, TN is located in Henderson County in the state of Tennessee.
The total City Population for Luray is about 129 with about 8 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $112,400, which is roughly 33% lower than the Average Home Value of $166,788 for the state of Tennessee, and roughly 48% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $57,372, which is roughly 5% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $54,526 for the state of Tennessee, and roughly 12% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.51Male Population Estimate: 52.7%
Female Population Estimate: 47.3%
Median Age: 37.3
Male Median Age: 44.6
Female Median Age: 45.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:4.3%
Hispanic:2.2%
Indian:1.4%
Other:1.4%
Asian:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Marsha Blackburn](/assets/images/politicians/senators/marsha_blackburn.jpg)
![Bill Hagerty](/assets/images/politicians/senators/bill_hagerty.jpg)
![Bill Lee](/assets/images/politicians/governors/bill_lee.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 17.4%
Other: 1.09%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Luray specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Henderson County: About 10.3 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2015)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Henderson County: About 263.346 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Henderson County is about 62% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 9% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Tennessee is ranked #44 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 23.34 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 10.42The average living wage for the state of Tennessee is $28.97/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Tennessee a minimum wage score of 16.5 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Tennessee a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Tennessee is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 12.47 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Tennessee does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Tennessee does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Tennessee does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Tennessee does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Tennessee does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Tennessee does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Tennessee does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Tennessee does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Tennessee does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Tennessee does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Tennessee does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Tennessee does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Tennessee does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Tennessee does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Tennessee does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Tennessee does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Tennessee does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Tennessee does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 38313Latitude: 35.601700
Longitude: -88.570300
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 487.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 731