Medon vs Mercer

A side-by-side comparison of Medon and Mercer: population, income, housing, and more.

Medon and Mercer are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Medon has the higher population (243 vs 61 in Mercer). Medon has the higher median home value ($116,900 vs $9,999 in Mercer). Since 2019, Medon's population has grown faster (-12.9% vs -23.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Medon	Mercer
Population	243	61
Median age	48.2 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,375	—
Median home value	$116,900	$9,999
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	114	78
Homeownership rate	94.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medon	Mercer
Population	279 → 243 (-12.9%)	80 → 61 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $57,375 (+48.1%)	$32,841 → $32,054 (-2.4%)
Median home value	$100,800 → $116,900 (+16.0%)	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$438 → $850 (+94.1%)	—

Medon

Population

279243

Median household income

$38,750$57,375

Median home value

$100,800$116,900

Median gross rent

$438$850

Mercer

Population

8061

Median household income

$32,841$32,054

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Medon	Mercer
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	2.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	2.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.0%	37.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	47.5%
65 to 74	13.6%	14.8%
75 and over	14.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medon	Mercer
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	5.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medon	Mercer
No high school diploma	11.5%	47.5%
High school graduate	40.1%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	19.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medon	Mercer
Drove alone	70.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medon	Mercer
1-unit, detached	73.7%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.4%	48.7%

Poverty & households

	Medon	Mercer
Poverty rate	1.6%	14.8%
Average household size	2.36	1.22
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1988	1978