COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lauderdale County

Tennessee · 23,491 residents · 472 sq mi

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With 23,491 people, Lauderdale County is a county in Tennessee. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $38,700. The poverty rate is 22.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 24% less than in Tennessee as a whole. Median household income is $18,972, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,491

−13%vs 2000

vs 27,101 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

472 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,704)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(1,844)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,878)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,652)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(1,651)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(3,838)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(3,111)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(2,476)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(1,823)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(1,860)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(1,242)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(412)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,972

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,751 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,607

−37%vs 2000

vs $13,682 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.4%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,700

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$273

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $407 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.9%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.8% in 2000

33.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.4%(17,187)

Black33.9%(9,192)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(314)

Asian0.2%(42)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.2%(16,011)

Black31.2%(7,333)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(205)

Asian0.1%(24)

Other0.5%(123)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.4%(601)

Puerto Rican0.1%(29)

South American0%(7)

Colombian0%(7)

Dominican0%(5)

Asian origin

Laotian0.4%(108)

Filipino0.1%(18)

Japanese0.1%(15)

Chinese0.1%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(53)

Ancestry

American9.1%(2,259)

Irish7.3%(1,813)

English5.7%(1,411)

German4.8%(1,190)

Italian1.8%(439)

French0.6%(157)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(143)

Scottish0.4%(94)

Subsaharan African0.3%(84)

Norwegian0.2%(60)

British0.2%(58)

Slovak0.2%(44)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.2%(41)

Swedish0.2%(38)

French Canadian0.1%(29)

Nigerian0.1%(25)

Dutch0.1%(16)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Russian0.1%(13)

Danish0%(10)

Welsh0%(10)

Czech0%(6)

Finnish0%(6)

West Indian0%(4)

Jamaican0%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.1%

−10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 16.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.4%(4,510)

Married42.5%(4,517)

Widowed3.7%(393)

Divorced11.4%(1,210)

Women 15+

Never married28.1%(2,756)

Married44.6%(4,367)

Widowed12.1%(1,190)

Divorced15.1%(1,483)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−7.7 ptssince 2013

from 17.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.3%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 57.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21.7%(238)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(216)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.6%(335)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(51)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,096 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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