Lauderdale County, Tennessee

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Lauderdale County, Tennessee is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lauderdale County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	24,784	7,066,383	334,922,499	1672nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,879	$69,595	$80,734	2777th of 3,221
Median Age	39.2	38.9	38.9	2345th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.0%	31.1%	35.7%	3108th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$143,200	$286,700	$332,700	2346th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$774	$1,189	$1,413	2317th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.0%	13.8%	12.5%	467th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	4.7%	5.2%	897th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	52.5	171.4	n/a	1494th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	6.1%	14.1%	2533rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.9	n/a	n/a	2701st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.4%	66.9%	65.2%	2789th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.5	25.7	26.4	1093rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.1%	12.9%	15.1%	3062nd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.0%	n/a	n/a	1237th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.3%	46.8%	46.9%	2846th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.1%	n/a	n/a	1851st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lauderdale County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.4%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	33.5%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.4	46.4	61.4

Age in Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lauderdale County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	39.2	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.7%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.8%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.6%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.2%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.7%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lauderdale County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	9,325	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.6%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.4%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.3%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.2%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	35.6%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lauderdale County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,653	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.1%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.7%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.6%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.1%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.0%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.4%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.7%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lauderdale County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	10,703	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.9%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.5%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.9%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.6%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.9%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$844	$1,442	n/a

Education in Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lauderdale County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	16.4%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	49.0%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.6%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.1%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.8%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lauderdale County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.5%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.5%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.9%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.0%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.1%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lauderdale County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.1%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.0%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.2%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.6%	6.1%	16.7%

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