Weakley County, Tennessee

Weakley County has a population of 33,016 and has grown 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $151,200, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $51,880.

Home price
$151,200
Income
$51,880
Population
33,016
Unemployment
4.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$151,200county
Median gross rent$803county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198054.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$923county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$710county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,119county
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$51,880county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate19.0%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 home6.7%county
Unemployment rate4.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.6%county
Economic output per resident$42,626county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.48%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 time20.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service49 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 station17 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths48.5county
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 higher22.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.2%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3993county
Students per full-time teacher12.9county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians61county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.2%county
Frequent mental distress21.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

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

Population33,016county
Land area in square miles580county
People per square mile of land56.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store14.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age37.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.3%county
Share of households that are one person27.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.8%county
Second languages4.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents340county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in817county
Households that moved away756county
Average income of arriving households$45,425county
Average income of departing households$40,231county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year71county
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 temperature60.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation61.0 incounty
Annual snowfall4.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.33 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F56 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing70 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days212 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 31county
Average first fall frostOct 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$145county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.9¢county
Household electricity use1,280 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity66.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas26.9%county
Homes heated by propane5.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband85.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk21.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk66.2county
Landslide risk59.3county
Hail risk10.6county
Earthquake risk95.7county
Tornado risk77.9county
Tropical cyclone risk47.6county
Extreme heat risk68.6county
Winter weather risk71.6county
Strong wind risk70.3county
Wildfire risk13.8county

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 teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Weakley 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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