Lauderdale County vs Macon County

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

Lauderdale 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 24,933 in Lauderdale County). Macon County has the higher median household income ($56,269 vs $49,205 in Lauderdale County). Macon County has the higher median home value ($211,200 vs $122,100 in Lauderdale County).

Population, income & housing

	Lauderdale County	Macon County
Population	24,933	25,793
Median age	39.4 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,205	$56,269
Median home value	$122,100	$211,200
Median gross rent	$729	$805
Housing units	10,697	10,845
Homeownership rate	62.5%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lauderdale County	Macon County
Population	25,989 → 24,933 (-4.1%)	23,842 → 25,793 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$39,896 → $49,205 (+23.3%)	$37,430 → $56,269 (+50.3%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $122,100 (+45.2%)	$115,000 → $211,200 (+83.7%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $729 (+12.2%)	$673 → $805 (+19.6%)

Lauderdale County

Population

25,98924,933

Median household income

$39,896$49,205

Median home value

$84,100$122,100

Median gross rent

$650$729

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)

	Lauderdale County	Macon County
Under 5	5.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.2%	18.8%
18 to 24	10.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	12.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	9.4%
75 and over	6.3%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lauderdale County	Macon County
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	88.7%
Black or African American	33.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lauderdale County	Macon County
No high school diploma	17.2%	18.4%
High school graduate	48.0%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lauderdale County	Macon County
Drove alone	83.9%	76.5%
Carpooled	11.3%	15.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	4.5%
Other means	1.2%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lauderdale County	Macon County
1-unit, detached	73.9%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.6%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Lauderdale County	Macon County
Poverty rate	18.7%	15.2%
Average household size	2.47	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1981	1990