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Meigs County, TN

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

AI Overview

Meigs County is a small rural county of 13,076 residents that has grown 9.3% over five years, with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $19,827 and median worker earnings of $35,753. The workforce is limited in scale—labor force participation sits at just 49.6%—and lightly credentialed, with only 12.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 82.9% have a high school diploma. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $185,500 and median gross rent of $845/month, and an 81.0% homeownership rate, offset by a 6.8% unemployment rate and 14.3% poverty rate.

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

Population

13,076

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,375

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+9.3% since 2018

Meigs County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,901 (89.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races537 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race476 (3.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone296 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone64 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone52 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)87
  2. 2.Spanish72
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)12
  4. 4.Other Indo-European9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

852

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,827

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,197

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,324
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance892
  3. 3.Construction (Group)544
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services484
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services369

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,684
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,141
  3. 3.Service Occupations841
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations814
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations774

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.64×)1,301
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.79×)611
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.58×)180
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.38×)398
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.84×)196

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$185,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$845/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999501 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999414 (9.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999385 (9.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999365 (8.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999312 (7.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999289 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,753

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,703 (72.5%)
  • Carpooled880 (17.2%)
  • Worked At Home456 (8.9%)
  • Other35 (0.7%)
  • Walked34 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit2 (0.0%)

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.