COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Meigs County

Tennessee · 8,033 residents · 195 sq mi

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Meigs County is a county of 8,033 people in Tennessee. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $42,900. There are 3,053 fewer people here than in 2000. The poverty rate is 22.3%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,033

−28%vs 2000

vs 11,086 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

195 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(461)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(494)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(665)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(646)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(582)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(1,165)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(1,224)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.3%(1,069)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(742)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(613)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(265)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(107)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,181

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,354 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,237

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,551 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.3%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,900

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$268

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $365 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

20.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(10,788)

Black1.2%(137)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(63)

Asian0.2%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(7,823)

Black1.9%(151)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(11)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(59)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.3%(45)

Central American0.1%(18)

Guatemalan0.1%(18)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(43)

Laotian0.1%(9)

Ancestry

Irish15.3%(2,048)

German12.6%(1,685)

English11.8%(1,572)

American9%(1,206)

Italian7.1%(941)

French2.9%(382)

Scottish2.2%(289)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(218)

Dutch0.9%(123)

Polish0.6%(77)

Subsaharan African0.6%(77)

West Indian0.5%(70)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(67)

Hungarian0.4%(56)

French Canadian0.3%(37)

Jamaican0.3%(37)

Haitian0.2%(33)

Norwegian0.2%(31)

Canadian0.2%(28)

Kenyan0.2%(28)

Welsh0.2%(23)

Danish0.1%(18)

Czech0.1%(17)

Nigerian0.1%(16)

Romanian0.1%(12)

Greek0.1%(9)

Portuguese0%(6)

Australian0%(4)

Swiss0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.7%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.7 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 24.3 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 married22.8%(1,270)

Married54%(3,008)

Widowed5.5%(307)

Divorced17.7%(984)

Women 15+

Never married18.6%(1,037)

Married54%(3,014)

Widowed12%(668)

Divorced15.4%(862)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.6%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 18.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.2%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.0%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.3%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% 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)17.5%(149)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(176)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.1%(248)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6%(51)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 852 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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