Demographics of Macon County, Tennessee

Macon County, Tennessee had 27,663 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,403 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Macon County, in four figures

27,663
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +9.5%
Change since July 2020: +2,403 people.; 39.2 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,177 ±$4,091
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Macon County, Tennessee's population grew 9.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Macon County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Macon County, Tennessee's population grew 9.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Macon County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	25,260	100.0	100.0
2021	25,670	101.6	100.2
2022	26,222	103.8	100.7
2023	26,868	106.4	101.6
2024	27,292	108.0	102.5
2025	27,663	109.5	103.1

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Population of Macon County, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	25,260	+48	−5	0	+52
2021	25,670	+410	−68	+6	+480
2022	26,222	+552	−45	+31	+544
2023	26,868	+646	+47	+28	+558
2024	27,292	+424	+48	+56	+316
2025	27,663	+371	+53	−8	+329

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.2 ±0.6: for men 38.1 ±1.3 and for women 40.0 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Macon County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	1,658 ±85	6.3% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,925 ±331	18.8% ±1.3	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,986 ±298	7.6% ±1.1	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,843 ±337	26.1% ±1.3	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,789 ±405	25.9% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,039 ±406	15.4% ±1.5	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,177 ±$4,091, and income per person $28,670 ±$2,218, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Macon County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	1,769 ±359	18.8% ±3.8	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,237 ±420	23.7% ±4.4	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,926 ±356	20.4% ±3.7	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,310 ±335	13.9% ±3.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,242 ±291	13.2% ±3.1	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	527 ±196	5.6% ±2.1	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	410 ±144	4.4% ±1.5	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Macon County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	4,440 ±832	17.2% ±3.2	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,549 ±392	24.0% ±5.7	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,081 ±408	15.0% ±2.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	810 ±242	14.7% ±4.3	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Macon County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Macon County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	10,997 ±24	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.7% ±2.8	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.3% ±2.7	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.6% ±2.7	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.4% ±3.2	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$225,700 ±$12,576	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$846 ±$33	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±3	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Macon County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,837 ±0	7.0% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,242 ±114	88.6% ±0.4	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	55 to 273	0.2% to 1.0%	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7 to 85	< 0.1% to 0.3%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	942 ±153	3.6% ±0.6	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Macon County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	18,042 ±619	68.8% ±2.4	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,258 ±644	27.7% ±2.5	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	26 to 174	0.1% to 0.7%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	840 ±208	3.2% ±0.8	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	35 to 237	0.1% to 0.9%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	704 ±198	2.7% ±0.8	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Macon County among the counties of Tennessee

56th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Macon County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Marion County	29,804	+3.2%
White County	29,612	+7.9%
Carroll County	29,200	+2.7%
Henderson County	28,518	+2.5%
Hardin County	27,983	+3.8%
Macon County	27,663	+9.5%
McNairy County	26,236	+1.4%
Hickman County	26,219	+5.0%
Grainger County	25,739	+9.2%
Hardeman County	25,274	−0.6%
Lauderdale County	24,617	−2.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026