Moore County, Tennessee

Moore County has a population of 6,674 and has grown 7.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $285,300, about 4.3 times the county's median household income of $66,469.

Home price
$285,300
Income
$66,469
Population
6,674
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$285,300county
Median gross rent$841county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198031.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.0%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$1,282county
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$66,469county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate8.0%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 home8.4%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government14.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.2%county
Economic output per resident$93,657county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.45%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 time25.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service52 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport804665county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.8 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 station117 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths74.9county
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 higher24.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.0%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment882county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians70(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.7%county

Place

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

Population6,674county
Land area in square miles129county
People per square mile of land51.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age46.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.1%county
Share of households that are one person26.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages0.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents279county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in201county
Households that moved away198county
Average income of arriving households$56,557county
Average income of departing households$54,152county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year28county
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 temperature60.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation58.5 incounty
Annual snowfall3.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.29 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F33 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing71 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days190 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 14county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$148county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use1,247 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity71.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.3%county
Homes heated by propane17.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband77.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk19.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk27.0county
Landslide risk40.6county
Hail risk12.2county
Earthquake risk47.5county
Tornado risk50.5county
Tropical cyclone risk32.6county
Extreme heat risk17.3county
Winter weather risk25.4county
Strong wind risk26.5county
Wildfire risk2.4county

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 Moore 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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