Meigs County, Tennessee

Meigs County has a population of 13,343 and has grown 11.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $180,000, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $61,375.

Home price
$180,000
Income
$61,375
Population
13,343
Unemployment
5.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$180,000county
Median gross rent$875county
Median year homes here were built1994county
Share of homes built before 198024.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile36.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.3%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$1,227county
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$61,375county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate14.3%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 rate5.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.8%county
Share of workers employed by government10.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.2%county
Economic output per resident$26,437county

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 time34.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport557741county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.6 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 station101 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.8%county
Traffic deaths97.4county
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 higher13.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.3%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1797county
Students per full-time teacher14.5county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians38county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.8%county

Place

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

Population13,343county
Land area in square miles195county
People per square mile of land68.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+11.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age45.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.0%county
Share of households that are one person30.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages1.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents243county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents19county
Households that moved in618county
Households that moved away438county
Average income of arriving households$65,403county
Average income of departing households$51,406county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes15county
Housing units authorised in the latest year91county
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 temperature60°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.5 incounty
Annual snowfall6.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.32 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F35 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing73 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days190 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 16county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,183 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity80.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.8%county
Homes heated by propane9.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood4.3%county
Households with broadband81.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk21.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk39.7county
Landslide risk76.1county
Hail risk16.0county
Earthquake risk65.6county
Tornado risk35.6county
Tropical cyclone risk28.2county
Extreme heat risk19.0county
Winter weather risk20.8county
Strong wind risk57.1county
Wildfire risk32.3county

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 Meigs 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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