COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

McNairy County

Tennessee · 22,422 residents · 563 sq mi

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McNairy County is home to 22,422 people in Tennessee. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $36,800. At a median age of 37.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $238 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

22,422

−9%vs 2000

vs 24,653 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

563 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(1,325)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(1,572)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,611)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,569)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(1,240)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(3,191)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(3,182)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.4%(2,775)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(2,375)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(1,960)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(1,219)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(403)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,715

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,154 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,185

−44%vs 2000

vs $16,385 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.3%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,800

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$238

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $356 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.2%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

20.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.6%(22,576)

Black6.2%(1,532)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(229)

Asian0.1%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(20,932)

Black6.4%(1,434)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(48)

Asian0.2%(34)

Other0.1%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(324)

Puerto Rican0.3%(76)

Cuban0.3%(76)

Central American0.1%(25)

Guatemalan0.1%(19)

Salvadoran0%(6)

Spaniard0%(4)

South American0%(2)

Chilean0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(55)

Korean0.2%(53)

Ancestry

English11.9%(3,089)

Irish11.3%(2,945)

American8.8%(2,288)

German7%(1,820)

Subsaharan African3.6%(946)

Scottish1.6%(415)

Italian1.5%(399)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(334)

French1%(262)

Polish0.6%(167)

Dutch0.5%(137)

Norwegian0.5%(133)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(129)

Portuguese0.3%(74)

Ukrainian0.3%(73)

Hungarian0.3%(71)

Swedish0.2%(64)

French Canadian0.1%(36)

Greek0.1%(36)

British0.1%(30)

Belgian0.1%(26)

Austrian0.1%(23)

Swiss0.1%(15)

Russian0%(9)

Danish0%(8)

Croatian0%(3)

Somali0%(3)

Nigerian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.2%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.4%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 18.5 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 married27.2%(2,855)

Married52.7%(5,530)

Widowed4%(424)

Divorced16.1%(1,692)

Women 15+

Never married20.6%(2,265)

Married50.5%(5,558)

Widowed13.4%(1,475)

Divorced15.5%(1,712)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.9%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.1% 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)22.5%(309)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(340)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.7%(517)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,372 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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