McNairy County, Tennessee QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts McNairy County Tennessee
?  Population, 2000 24,6535,689,283
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 10.0%16.7%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.2%6.6%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.6%24.6%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.9%12.4%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 92.2%80.2%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 6.2%16.4%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%1.0%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.0%Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%1.0%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.0%1.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.5%51.3%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.9%2.2%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 91.6%79.2%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 8,6682,105,152
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 785500,991
?  Housing units, 2000 11,2192,439,443
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 80.0%69.9%
?  Households, 2000 9,9802,232,905
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.422.48
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 33.4%35.2%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $26,757$32,047
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 17.0%13.6%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 23.4%18.9%

Business QuickFacts McNairy County Tennessee
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 483131,110
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 8,0372,299,348
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 10.3%23.0%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 1,575316,604
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 328,06598,503,080
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 117,18350,813,221
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $4,952$9,448
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA19,382
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 478101,134
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 2737,034
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 162,64030,866,836
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 679194,274

Geography QuickFacts McNairy County Tennessee
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 56041,217
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 44.0138.0
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown