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Hardeman County, TN

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

AI Overview

Hardeman County is a small rural county of 25,477 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $24,013 and median household income of $46,069. The workforce is limited in scale, with a labor force participation rate of just 47.8%, an unemployment rate of 11.2%, and only 11.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a largely blue-collar labor pool. Housing costs are low—median home value of $116,800 and median gross rent of $818/month—though a poverty rate of 17.3% and slight population decline of 0.3% over five years signal ongoing economic pressure.

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

Population

25,477

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$46,069

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,590 (53.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,758 (38.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,278 (5.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race306 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone221 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone187 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish437
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island81
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic36
  4. 4.Arabic35
  5. 5.Other Indo-European30

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,586

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,013

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$22,580

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

11.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,340
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,918
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,033
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities740
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)636

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,970
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,454
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,680
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,337
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations685

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.89×)2,588
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.78×)256
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.50×)639
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.39×)734
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.01×)985

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$116,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$818/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,077 (16.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999653 (10.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999615 (9.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999506 (7.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999419 (6.4%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999396 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,579

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,973 (80.0%)
  • Carpooled783 (9.0%)
  • Worked At Home717 (8.2%)
  • Other176 (2.0%)
  • Public Transit37 (0.4%)
  • Walked18 (0.2%)

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.