Macon County, Tennessee

Macon County has a population of 26,240 and has grown 9.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $225,700, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $59,177.

Home price
$225,700
Income
$59,177
Population
26,240
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$225,700county
Median gross rent$846county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198038.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$972county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$887county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,290county
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$59,177county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate17.2%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 home5.7%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.7%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.9%county
Economic output per resident$32,351county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.39%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 time34.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12058688county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.1 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 station159 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.9%county
Traffic deaths3.8county
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 higher12.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.8%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment4216county
Students per full-time teacher18.3county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians20county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.8%county
Frequent mental distress21.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.2%county

Place

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

Population26,240county
Land area in square miles307county
People per square mile of land85.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store4.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract19.0%county
Population change since 2020+9.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age39.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.4%county
Share of households that are one person24.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages4.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls23.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents159county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in712county
Households that moved away529county
Average income of arriving households$48,572county
Average income of departing households$45,853county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year175county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.7%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature58.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation56.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.23 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F46 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing85 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days216 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$152county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,211 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity73.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.1%county
Homes heated by propane7.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood6.4%county
Households with broadband84.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk31.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk62.8county
Landslide risk52.9county
Hail risk50.0county
Earthquake risk72.8county
Tornado risk68.9county
Tropical cyclone risk25.5county
Extreme heat risk43.5county
Winter weather risk61.2county
Strong wind risk70.8county
Wildfire risk12.0county

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 Macon 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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