Obion County vs Weakley County

A side-by-side comparison of Obion County and Weakley County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Weakley County has the higher population (32,959 vs 30,570 in Obion County). Obion County has the higher median household income ($53,102 vs $49,502 in Weakley County). Weakley County has the higher median home value ($136,300 vs $122,700 in Obion County).

Population, income & housing

	Obion County	Weakley County
Population	30,570	32,959
Median age	41.9 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,102	$49,502
Median home value	$122,700	$136,300
Median gross rent	$770	$760
Housing units	14,343	15,028
Homeownership rate	67.1%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Obion County	Weakley County
Population	30,365 → 30,570 (+0.7%)	33,510 → 32,959 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$39,615 → $53,102 (+34.0%)	$39,937 → $49,502 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$91,500 → $122,700 (+34.1%)	$97,800 → $136,300 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $770 (+24.0%)	$626 → $760 (+21.4%)

Obion County

Population

30,36530,570

Median household income

$39,615$53,102

Median home value

$91,500$122,700

Median gross rent

$621$770

Weakley County

Population

33,51032,959

Median household income

$39,937$49,502

Median home value

$97,800$136,300

Median gross rent

$626$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Obion County	Weakley County
Under 5	5.5%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	16.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.1%
35 to 44	12.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.9%	10.6%
75 and over	8.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Obion County	Weakley County
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	85.2%
Black or African American	10.5%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Obion County	Weakley County
No high school diploma	15.0%	12.0%
High school graduate	44.3%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Obion County	Weakley County
Drove alone	84.3%	79.9%
Carpooled	8.8%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.2%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.7%	6.8%
Other means	1.8%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Obion County	Weakley County
1-unit, detached	75.5%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Obion County	Weakley County
Poverty rate	17.0%	19.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1975	1978