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Lauderdale County, TN

Demographic and economic profile of Lauderdale County, TN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lauderdale County is a small rural Tennessee county of roughly 24,900 residents with an economy characterized by low wages and limited educational attainment — only 10.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree and median worker earnings stand at $37,053. The labor force is notably constrained, with a participation rate of just 47.8% and an unemployment rate of 5.1%, while the county's population has contracted 5.2% over five years. Housing costs remain among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $122,100 and median gross rent of $729 per month, reflecting an affordable but economically stressed market with an 18.7% poverty rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

24,933

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,879

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.2% since 2018

Lauderdale County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,621 (59.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone8,305 (33.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races848 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race599 (2.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone200 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone155 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish437
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island63
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)50
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)19
  5. 5.Arabic10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,096

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,652

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,716

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,308
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,647
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,027
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities735
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)615

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,789
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,282
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,509
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,398
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations988

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.72×)2,463
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.90×)398
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.65×)239
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.64×)703
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.43×)759

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$122,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$729/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999761 (12.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999670 (11.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999612 (10.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999611 (10.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999445 (7.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999345 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,053

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,378 (84.5%)
  • Carpooled852 (9.8%)
  • Worked At Home270 (3.1%)
  • Other119 (1.4%)
  • Walked67 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit32 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.