Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Lauderdale County has a population of 24,784 and has shrunk 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $143,200, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $49,879.

Home price
$143,200
Income
$49,879
Population
24,784
Unemployment
5.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$143,200county
Median gross rent$774county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$710county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,239county
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$49,879county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate21.0%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 home3.1%county
Unemployment rate5.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%county
Share of workers employed by government16.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.7%county
Economic output per resident$38,498county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.59%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 time26.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3383county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station29 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.1%county
Traffic deaths52.5county
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 higher12.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.6%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment3277county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution39 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians16county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.2%county
Frequent mental distress22.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.1%county

Place

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

Population24,784county
Land area in square miles472county
People per square mile of land52.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.8%county
Population change since 2020-2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age39.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.7%county
Share of households that are one person30.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages3.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents322county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in456county
Households that moved away504county
Average income of arriving households$37,921county
Average income of departing households$35,143county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year26county
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 temperature62.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.40 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F61 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing61 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days234 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 22county
Average first fall frostNov 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$166county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,285 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity40.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas51.6%county
Homes heated by propane4.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband86.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk25.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk64.8county
Landslide risk72.5county
Hail risk23.8county
Earthquake risk95.5county
Tornado risk84.4county
Tropical cyclone risk50.1county
Extreme heat risk80.0county
Winter weather risk66.2county
Strong wind risk28.1county
Wildfire risk19.1county

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 Lauderdale 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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