McNairy County vs White County

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

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

White County has the higher population (27,764 vs 25,933 in McNairy County). White County has the higher median household income ($52,206 vs $50,714 in McNairy County). White County has the higher median home value ($190,200 vs $151,100 in McNairy County).

Population, income & housing

	McNairy County	White County
Population	25,933	27,764
Median age	43.1 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,714	$52,206
Median home value	$151,100	$190,200
Median gross rent	$706	$838
Housing units	12,278	12,158
Homeownership rate	78.7%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McNairy County	White County
Population	25,844 → 25,933 (+0.3%)	26,800 → 27,764 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$39,161 → $50,714 (+29.5%)	$41,998 → $52,206 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$98,100 → $151,100 (+54.0%)	$117,000 → $190,200 (+62.6%)
Median gross rent	$624 → $706 (+13.1%)	$680 → $838 (+23.2%)

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

White County

Population

26,80027,764

Median household income

$41,998$52,206

Median home value

$117,000$190,200

Median gross rent

$680$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McNairy County	White County
Under 5	5.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	12.2%	12.6%
75 and over	8.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McNairy County	White County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	92.2%
Black or African American	5.3%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McNairy County	White County
No high school diploma	12.6%	16.6%
High school graduate	48.5%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McNairy County	White County
Drove alone	82.3%	83.9%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	7.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McNairy County	White County
1-unit, detached	79.2%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	McNairy County	White County
Poverty rate	16.1%	14.7%
Average household size	2.61	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1983	1985