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Weakley County, TN

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

AI Overview

Weakley County is a small rural county in northwestern Tennessee with a population of 32,959 that has contracted 2.0% over five years, reflecting broader outmigration pressures common to agricultural regions. The labor force participation rate stands at 53.8%, with median worker earnings of $34,022 and only 21.6% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce that is cost-competitive but moderately credentialed. Housing costs are low—median home value of $136,300 and median gross rent of $760/month—while a 19.3% poverty rate and per capita income of $26,807 indicate constrained consumer spending power across the county.

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

Population

32,959

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,880

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone28,200 (85.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,597 (7.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races788 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race471 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone446 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone406 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish560
  2. 2.Vietnamese201
  3. 3.Other Indo-European156
  4. 4.Korean68
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)20

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,687

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,077

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,807

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,153
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,504
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,729
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,187
  5. 5.Construction (Group)774

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,395
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,959
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,294
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,155
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,713

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.94×)442
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.66×)2,358
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.26×)4,204
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.14×)306
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)1,677

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$136,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$760/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999971 (10.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999910 (10.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999798 (9.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999665 (7.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999660 (7.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999617 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,022

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,086 (77.2%)
  • Carpooled1,337 (9.3%)
  • Worked At Home963 (6.7%)
  • Other470 (3.3%)
  • Walked450 (3.1%)
  • Public Transit27 (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.