Meigs County, Tennessee

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Meigs County, Tennessee is among the highest in the country for average commute time (148th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Meigs County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,343	7,066,383	334,922,499	2266th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,375	$69,595	$80,734	1946th of 3,221
Median Age	45.4	38.9	38.9	693rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.5%	31.1%	35.7%	2989th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$180,000	$286,700	$332,700	1642nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$875	$1,189	$1,413	1584th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.3%	13.8%	12.5%	1413th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	4.7%	5.2%	946th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	68.4	171.4	n/a	1269th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	6.1%	14.1%	2042nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.8	n/a	n/a	2890th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.0%	66.9%	65.2%	487th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.4	25.7	26.4	148th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.9%	12.9%	15.1%	1519th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.4%	n/a	n/a	1154th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.9%	46.8%	46.9%	1279th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.2%	n/a	n/a	2294th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Meigs County, Tennessee

Statistic	Meigs County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	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)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.0	46.4	61.4

Age in Meigs County, Tennessee

Statistic	Meigs County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	45.4	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.3%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.6%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.0%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Meigs County, Tennessee

Statistic	Meigs County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	5,235	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.1%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.0%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.2%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	20.7%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Meigs County, Tennessee

Statistic	Meigs County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,614	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.2%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.3%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.1%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.3%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.4%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.8%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Meigs County, Tennessee

Statistic	Meigs County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	6,275	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.7%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.4%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.6%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,994.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.0%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.5%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$693	$1,442	n/a

Education in Meigs County, Tennessee

Statistic	Meigs County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	14.7%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.3%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.4%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.8%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.7%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Meigs County, Tennessee

Statistic	Meigs County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.8%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.5%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	14.9%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.3%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.8%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Meigs County, Tennessee

Statistic	Meigs County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.3%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.4%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	6.1%	16.7%

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