Lauderdale County, Tennessee

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 24,933
Median household income: $49,205
Median home value: $122,100

Home to 24,933 residents, Lauderdale County is one of Tennessee's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $49,205, its median household income sits below Tennessee's $67,097.

From 2019 to 2023, Lauderdale County's population declined 4.1% from 25,989 to 24,933, while its median household income rose 23.3% from $39,896 to $49,205.

10.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,933
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $49,205
Median home value: $122,100
Median gross rent: $729
Housing units: 10,697
Homeownership rate: 62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,98924,933

Median household income

$39,896$49,205

Median home value

$84,100$122,100

Median gross rent

$650$729

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,989	$39,896	$84,100	$650
2020	25,689	$41,905	$90,700	$644
2021	25,406	$43,025	$95,900	$661
2022	25,171	$46,702	$110,800	$694
2023	24,933	$49,205	$122,100	$729

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,435	5.8%
5 to 17	4,046	16.2%
18 to 24	2,501	10.0%
25 to 34	3,213	12.9%
35 to 44	3,342	13.4%
45 to 54	3,020	12.1%
55 to 64	3,318	13.3%
65 to 74	2,479	9.9%
75 and over	1,579	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,619	58.6%
Black or African American	8,455	33.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	84	0.3%
Asian	156	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	44	0.2%
Two or more races	923	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	652	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate48.0%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,919	17.2%
High school graduate	8,134	48.0%
Some college or associate's	4,047	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,163	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	688	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,416	83.9%
Carpooled	998	11.3%
Public transit	41	0.5%
Walked	40	0.5%
Bicycle	6	0.1%
Worked from home	232	2.6%
Other means	109	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,740	31.8%
15 to 29 min	3,221	37.4%
30 to 44 min	1,195	13.9%
45 to 59 min	450	5.2%
60+ min	1,004	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 18.7% (4,252 of 22,728)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,108	66.3%
Nonfamily households	3,106	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,214	86.1%
Vacant	1,483	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,759	62.5%
Renter-occupied	3,455	37.5%

1-unit, detached73.9%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other14.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,903	73.9%
1-unit, attached	72	0.7%
2 to 4 units	721	6.7%
5 to 19 units	378	3.5%
20 or more units	105	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1,518	14.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 47097
State: Tennessee
Land area: 472 sq mi
Water area: 31 sq mi
Center point: 35.7630, -89.6277