McNairy County, Tennessee

McNairy County has a population of 25,970 and has grown 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $161,800, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $53,473.

Home price
$161,800
Income
$53,473
Population
25,970
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$161,800county
Median gross rent$723county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198045.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
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$53,473county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate16.5%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 home8.9%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government19.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.3%county
Economic output per resident$30,292county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.38%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 time26.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3383county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.8 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 station76 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths27.0county
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 higher13.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.4%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment3700county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians43county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.1%county
Frequent mental distress21.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.3%county

Place

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

Population25,970county
Land area in square miles563county
People per square mile of land46.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.8%county
Share of households that are one person28.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages1.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls66.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents414county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in663county
Households that moved away596county
Average income of arriving households$47,762county
Average income of departing households$41,685county
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 temperature61.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.7 incounty
Annual snowfall1.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.37 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F60 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing71 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days206 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 9county
Average first fall frostOct 31county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,222 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity57.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas22.4%county
Homes heated by propane15.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood2.9%county
Households with broadband84.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk33.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk41.2county
Landslide risk74.0county
Hail risk17.6county
Earthquake risk90.3county
Tornado risk60.3county
Tropical cyclone risk57.3county
Extreme heat risk67.0county
Winter weather risk17.0county
Strong wind risk63.2county
Wildfire risk26.5county

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 McNairy 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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