Hardeman County, Tennessee

Hardeman County has a population of 25,433 and has shrunk 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $121,700, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $46,069.

Home price
$121,700
Income
$46,069
Population
25,433
Unemployment
9.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$121,700county
Median gross rent$812county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198046.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$705county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,286county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$46,069county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate19.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.2%county
Unemployment rate9.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.6%county
Economic output per resident$32,274county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.63%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time32.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3383county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station59 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.6%county
Traffic deaths31.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher12.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.9%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment3157county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians16county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.5%county
Frequent mental distress20.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population25,433county
Land area in square miles668county
People per square mile of land38.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store0.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.7%county
Share of households that are one person36.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages2.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls58.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents436county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in562county
Households that moved away497county
Average income of arriving households$57,354county
Average income of departing households$41,052county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year34county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature61.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.2 incounty
Annual snowfall9.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.39 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F56 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing65 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days217 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 31county
Average first fall frostNov 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use1,256 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity46.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.9%county
Homes heated by propane9.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%county
Households with broadband81.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk30.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.4county
Landslide risk78.8county
Hail risk25.1county
Earthquake risk93.4county
Tornado risk83.7county
Tropical cyclone risk58.7county
Extreme heat risk73.2county
Winter weather risk20.1county
Strong wind risk50.9county
Wildfire risk34.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hardeman County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Tennessee figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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