Hardeman County vs Macon County

A side-by-side comparison of Hardeman County and Macon County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hardeman County and Macon County are counties in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Macon County has the higher population (25,793 vs 25,477 in Hardeman County). Macon County has the higher median household income ($56,269 vs $46,173 in Hardeman County). Macon County has the higher median home value ($211,200 vs $116,800 in Hardeman County).

Population, income & housing

	Hardeman County	Macon County
Population	25,477	25,793
Median age	40.4 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,173	$56,269
Median home value	$116,800	$211,200
Median gross rent	$818	$805
Housing units	10,708	10,845
Homeownership rate	71.2%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardeman County	Macon County
Population	25,443 → 25,477 (+0.1%)	23,842 → 25,793 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$40,304 → $46,173 (+14.6%)	$37,430 → $56,269 (+50.3%)
Median home value	$90,200 → $116,800 (+29.5%)	$115,000 → $211,200 (+83.7%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $818 (+25.8%)	$673 → $805 (+19.6%)

Hardeman County

Population

25,44325,477

Median household income

$40,304$46,173

Median home value

$90,200$116,800

Median gross rent

$650$818

Macon County

Population

23,84225,793

Median household income

$37,430$56,269

Median home value

$115,000$211,200

Median gross rent

$673$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardeman County	Macon County
Under 5	5.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.6%	18.8%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.6%
25 to 34	14.8%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.0%	9.4%
75 and over	7.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardeman County	Macon County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	88.7%
Black or African American	40.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardeman County	Macon County
No high school diploma	17.4%	18.4%
High school graduate	44.1%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardeman County	Macon County
Drove alone	80.0%	76.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	15.6%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	4.5%
Other means	1.9%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardeman County	Macon County
1-unit, detached	75.2%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Hardeman County	Macon County
Poverty rate	17.3%	15.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1982	1990