Macon County, Tennessee

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Macon County, Tennessee is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the highest in the country for average commute time (129th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Macon County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	26,240	7,066,383	334,922,499	1606th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,177	$69,595	$80,734	2157th of 3,221
Median Age	39.2	38.9	38.9	2346th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.5%	31.1%	35.7%	3070th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$225,700	$286,700	$332,700	1126th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$846	$1,189	$1,413	1783rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.2%	13.8%	12.5%	897th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	4.7%	5.2%	2338th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	85.4	171.4	n/a	1096th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.2%	6.1%	14.1%	1488th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.2	n/a	n/a	2405th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.6%	66.9%	65.2%	1781st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.8	25.7	26.4	129th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.7%	12.9%	15.1%	2489th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.8%	n/a	n/a	1071st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.5%	46.8%	46.9%	952nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.7%	n/a	n/a	1908th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Macon County, Tennessee

Statistic	Macon County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.0%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.9	46.4	61.4

Age in Macon County, Tennessee

Statistic	Macon County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	39.2	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	25.1%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.2%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.4%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Macon County, Tennessee

Statistic	Macon County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	9,421	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.5	2.5
Family Households	70.3%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.1%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.9%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.0%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	23.8%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Macon County, Tennessee

Statistic	Macon County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,670	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.8%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.4%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.2%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.4%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.2%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.4%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.7%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Macon County, Tennessee

Statistic	Macon County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	10,997	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.5%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.3%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.4%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$874	$1,442	n/a

Education in Macon County, Tennessee

Statistic	Macon County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	17.2%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	48.9%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.4%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.0%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.5%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Macon County, Tennessee

Statistic	Macon County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.0%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.4%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.0%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	18.5%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.9%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Macon County, Tennessee

Statistic	Macon County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.8%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.7%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.9%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.9%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	6.1%	16.7%

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