Lauderdale County vs McNairy County

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

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

McNairy County has the higher population (25,933 vs 24,933 in Lauderdale County). McNairy County has the higher median household income ($50,714 vs $49,205 in Lauderdale County). McNairy County has the higher median home value ($151,100 vs $122,100 in Lauderdale County).

Population, income & housing

	Lauderdale County	McNairy County
Population	24,933	25,933
Median age	39.4 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,205	$50,714
Median home value	$122,100	$151,100
Median gross rent	$729	$706
Housing units	10,697	12,278
Homeownership rate	62.5%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lauderdale County	McNairy County
Population	25,989 → 24,933 (-4.1%)	25,844 → 25,933 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$39,896 → $49,205 (+23.3%)	$39,161 → $50,714 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $122,100 (+45.2%)	$98,100 → $151,100 (+54.0%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $729 (+12.2%)	$624 → $706 (+13.1%)

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

McNairy County

Population

25,84425,933

Median household income

$39,161$50,714

Median home value

$98,100$151,100

Median gross rent

$624$706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lauderdale County	McNairy County
Under 5	5.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.2%	16.1%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.6%
65 to 74	9.9%	12.2%
75 and over	6.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lauderdale County	McNairy County
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	89.4%
Black or African American	33.9%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lauderdale County	McNairy County
No high school diploma	17.2%	12.6%
High school graduate	48.0%	48.5%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lauderdale County	McNairy County
Drove alone	83.9%	82.3%
Carpooled	11.3%	8.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	7.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lauderdale County	McNairy County
1-unit, detached	73.9%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	1.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	16.6%

Poverty & households

	Lauderdale County	McNairy County
Poverty rate	18.7%	16.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1981	1983