Meigs County vs Trousdale County

A side-by-side comparison of Meigs County and Trousdale County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Meigs County has the higher population (13,076 vs 11,805 in Trousdale County). Trousdale County has the higher median household income ($63,190 vs $58,395 in Meigs County). Trousdale County has the higher median home value ($284,100 vs $185,500 in Meigs County).

Population, income & housing

	Meigs County	Trousdale County
Population	13,076	11,805
Median age	45.5 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,395	$63,190
Median home value	$185,500	$284,100
Median gross rent	$845	$805
Housing units	6,164	3,866
Homeownership rate	76.9%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meigs County	Trousdale County
Population	12,104 → 13,076 (+8.0%)	10,231 → 11,805 (+15.4%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $58,395 (+18.8%)	$56,321 → $63,190 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$136,600 → $185,500 (+35.8%)	$155,700 → $284,100 (+82.5%)
Median gross rent	$726 → $845 (+16.4%)	$787 → $805 (+2.3%)

Meigs County

Population

12,10413,076

Median household income

$49,167$58,395

Median home value

$136,600$185,500

Median gross rent

$726$845

Trousdale County

Population

10,23111,805

Median household income

$56,321$63,190

Median home value

$155,700$284,100

Median gross rent

$787$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meigs County	Trousdale County
Under 5	4.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.6%	11.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	11.6%
25 to 34	10.4%	22.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	14.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	13.3%	8.0%
75 and over	8.0%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meigs County	Trousdale County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	80.4%
Black or African American	2.3%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meigs County	Trousdale County
No high school diploma	17.1%	15.0%
High school graduate	45.3%	52.2%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meigs County	Trousdale County
Drove alone	75.5%	83.0%
Carpooled	15.9%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	4.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meigs County	Trousdale County
1-unit, detached	63.5%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.2%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	33.6%	20.7%

Poverty & households

	Meigs County	Trousdale County
Poverty rate	14.3%	10.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	33	38
Median year structure built	1993	1987