Lauderdale County, Tennessee Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Lauderdale County, Tennessee, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. The estimated population of Lauderdale County, Tennessee is 25,406 people, with a median age of 38.5.

We can look at the total population in Lauderdale County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
25,406
 -1.1% -4.12%
2020
25,689
 -1.15% -
2019
25,989
 -1.17% -
2018
26,297
 -0.75% -
2017
26,497
 - -

Population of Lauderdale County, Tennessee by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
59.5%
60.9%
 -2.30%
Black/African American
34.1%
33.6%
 +1.49%
Native
0.5%
0.6%
 -16.67%
Hispanic
2.7%
2.4%
 +12.50%
Asian
0.3%
0.4%
 -25.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3%
2.1%
 +42.86%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Lauderdale County, Tennessee by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 38.5 -1.53% 36.6 0% 40.4 -0.49%
2020 39.1 +2.09% 36.6 +1.1% 40.6 +0.74%
2019 38.3 +0.26% 36.2 -0.28% 40.3 +1.26%
2018 38.2 +0.53% 36.3 +0.83% 39.8 -1%
2017 38 - 36 - 40.2 -

The median age of Lauderdale County, Tennessee gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,503 -1.17% 1,722 -5.15% 1,484 1,627
10 to 19 1,971 -13.11% 1,574 -7.18% 1,723 1,453
20 to 29 2,072 +2.27% 1,547 -3.52% 2,117 1,492
30 to 39 1,919 -4.98% 1,613 -7.79% 1,813 1,485
40 to 49 1,822 -2.93% 1,585 -6.82% 1,768 1,469
50 to 59 1,752 -0.81% 1,918 -6.49% 1,736 1,794
60 to 69 1,311 +6.37% 1,517 -5.58% 1,395 1,429
70+ 1,174 -7.31% 1,497 +2.72% 1,088 1,533

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Lauderdale County, Tennessee is $43,025.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Lauderdale County.

  • Under 25
    $39,886.00
  • 25 to 44
    $49,393.00
  • 45 to 64
    $47,176.00
  • 65 and over
    $35,151.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Lauderdale County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Lauderdale County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Lauderdale County, Tennessee is currently $54,650.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

0.95% of households in Lauderdale County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Lauderdale County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    27.06%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    30.86%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.23%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.14%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    9.32%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3.44%
  • $200,000 or more
    0.95%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Lauderdale County is $20,876.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Lauderdale County by the total population of Lauderdale County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Lauderdale County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    6.34%
  • Bachelor's degree
    10.57%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.03%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    65.46%
  • Less than high school diploma
    5.60%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Lauderdale County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Lauderdale County over the age of 16 is 20,345.

Of those people, a total of 47.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Lauderdale County is 44.50%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,226 35.70% 21.50%
20 to 24 years 1,720 58.50% 9.90%
25 to 29 years 1,889 65.70% 8.80%
30 to 34 years 1,612 48.10% 8.60%
35 to 44 years 3,417 62.70% 5.90%
45 to 54 years 3,180 57.70% 5.70%
55 to 59 years 1,856 51.60% 3.60%
60 to 64 years 1,477 48.00% 1.40%
65 to 74 years 2,438 21.40% 1.90%
75 years and over 1,530 6.40% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Lauderdale County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 12,643 49.40% 3.70%
Black or African American 6,936 45.90% 13.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 94 39.40% 0.00%
Asian 69 59.40% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 169 42.00% 8.50%
Two or more races 434 35.00% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 487 41.50% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 12,361 49.40% 3.80%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Lauderdale County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Lauderdale County is 9,053, with median earnings of $36,200.00.

Women in Lauderdale County, Tennessee earning approximately 71.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 9,053 $36,200.00
Male 4,849 $40,534.00
Female 4,204 $29,131.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 558 $64,000.00
Business and Financial 118 $60,417.00
Computer and Mathematical 113 $44,792.00
Architecture and Engineering 82 $45,000.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 97 $65,156.00
Community and Social Service 97 $39,250.00
Legal 5 $0.00
Educational and Library 481 $39,583.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 80 $26,827.00
Healthcare Practitioners 550 $47,328.00
Healthcare Support 295 $19,801.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 37 $27,969.00
Law Enforcement 243 $38,924.00
Food Preparation and Serving 275 $8,750.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 337 $23,551.00
Personal Care and Service 131 $21,494.00
Sales 818 $28,662.00
Office and Administrative Support 927 $29,524.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 142 $43,977.00
Construction and Extraction 385 $39,275.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 366 $46,761.00
Production 1,715 $35,417.00
Transportation and Material Moving 463 $42,557.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 366 $68,375.00 192 $50,833.00
Business and Financial 38 $44,412.00 80 $62,083.00
Computer and Mathematical 25 $63,958.00 88 $44,038.00
Architecture and Engineering 78 $48,500.00 4 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 38 $0.00 59 $69,896.00
Community and Social Service 48 $31,923.00 49 $57,321.00
Legal 0 $0.00 5 $0.00
Educational and Library 111 $47,887.00 370 $23,750.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 69 $26,659.00 11 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 82 $36,071.00 468 $63,750.00
Healthcare Support 4 $0.00 291 $19,915.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 24 $38,750.00 13 $0.00
Law Enforcement 153 $39,821.00 90 $38,068.00
Food Preparation and Serving 77 $7,721.00 198 $10,385.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 230 $26,250.00 107 $21,728.00
Personal Care and Service 60 $40,370.00 71 $14,141.00
Sales 279 $38,438.00 539 $21,985.00
Office and Administrative Support 244 $47,984.00 683 $27,456.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 124 $65,000.00 18 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 385 $39,275.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 349 $46,278.00 17 $0.00
Production 1,072 $39,392.00 643 $27,972.00
Transportation and Material Moving 438 $43,977.00 25 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 9,144 households in Lauderdale County, with an average household size of 2.5 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 5,993 families in Lauderdale County with an average family size of 3.09 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,891 320 1,782 3,151
Average Household Size 3.09 3.08 3.46 1.17
Total Families 3,891 320 1,782 0
Average Household Size 3.06 2.43 3.29 0

Poverty

Of the 5,993 families in Lauderdale County, 15.70% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Lauderdale County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 10,728 housing units in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 9,144 85.23%
Vacant 1,584 14.77%

29.78% of the total 10,728 housing units in Lauderdale County are rental units. This is approximately 3,195 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 5,408 are occupied by the owner - or 50.41% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Lauderdale County is $661.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Lauderdale County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    541
  • Less than $500
    756
  • $500 to $999
    2,205
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    201
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    33
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Lauderdale County is $95,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Lauderdale County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    888
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,937
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,072
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    818
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    441
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    192
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    48
  • $1,000,000 or more
    12

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Lauderdale County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Lauderdale County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    757
  • 1940 to 1949
    501
  • 1950 to 1959
    758
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,206
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,850
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,520
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,916
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,774
  • 2010 to 2013
    446
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Lauderdale County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    823
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,352
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,119
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,850

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Lauderdale County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Lauderdale County that commute to work in a particular way.

25.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Lauderdale County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    351
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,089
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,324
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,370
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,319
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    628
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    720
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    133
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    213
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    448
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    717
  • 90 or more minutes
    358

Summary

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Places in Lauderdale County, Tennessee

We have data for 12 places in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.