Demographics of Weakley County, Tennessee

Weakley County, Tennessee had 33,261 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +353 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.

Weakley County, in four figures

33,261
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +353 people.; 37.3 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,880 ±$2,769
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.

Weakley County, Tennessee's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Weakley 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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Weakley County, Tennessee's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Weakley 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	32,908	100.0	100.0
2021	32,905	100.0	100.2
2022	33,052	100.4	100.7
2023	33,167	100.8	101.6
2024	33,216	100.9	102.5
2025	33,261	101.1	103.1

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Population of Weakley 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	32,908	0	−18	0	+10
2021	32,905	−3	−143	+6	+107
2022	33,052	+147	−192	+12	+325
2023	33,167	+115	−86	+40	+164
2024	33,216	+49	−123	+87	+90
2025	33,261	+45	−125	+58	+112

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.3 ±0.8: for men 35.7 ±0.4 and for women 38.7 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Weakley County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	1,590 ±110	4.8% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,696 ±310	14.2% ±0.9	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,589 ±461	16.9% ±1.4	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,188 ±388	21.8% ±1.2	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,902 ±382	23.9% ±1.2	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,051 ±426	18.3% ±1.3	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,880 ±$2,769, and income per person $28,035 ±$1,276, 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 Weakley County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	3,028 ±386	22.6% ±2.8	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,391 ±442	25.3% ±3.2	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,482 ±394	18.5% ±2.9	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,725 ±282	12.9% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,570 ±248	11.7% ±1.8	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	767 ±201	5.7% ±1.5	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	421 ±143	3.1% ±1.1	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 Weakley County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	5,872 ±664	19.0% ±2.2	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,555 ±305	25.1% ±4.6	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,376 ±473	20.0% ±2.7	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	941 ±188	12.1% ±2.3	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Weakley County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Weakley County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	15,056 ±30	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.9% ±2.1	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.1% ±2.1	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.3% ±2.1	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.7% ±2.8	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$151,200 ±$12,945	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$803 ±$43	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	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 Weakley County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,007 ±0	3.1% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,970 ±100	84.7% ±0.3	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,597 ±221	7.9% ±0.7	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	446 ±110	1.4% ±0.3	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	17 to 89	0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 127	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	872 ±299	2.6% ±0.9	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 Weakley County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	21,782 ±589	66.0% ±1.8	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,024 ±588	30.4% ±1.8	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	289 ±136	0.9% ±0.4	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	921 ±210	2.8% ±0.6	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	369 ±126	1.1% ±0.4	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	552 ±171	1.7% ±0.5	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Weakley County among the counties of Tennessee

46th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Weakley County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Marshall County	38,071	+10.5%
Cocke County	37,889	+5.1%
Lincoln County	36,853	+4.3%
Dyer County	36,320	−1.1%
Rhea County	34,844	+4.6%
Weakley County	33,261	+1.1%
Claiborne County	33,229	+3.6%
Henry County	32,896	+2.3%
Giles County	31,433	+3.6%
Obion County	30,067	−2.3%
Marion County	29,804	+3.2%

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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