Weakley County, Tennessee

Weakley County is one of the 95 county of Tennessee, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. Weakley County had an official population of 34895 in 2000. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 33375, giving it the 43rd largest population among Tennessee's county. It has total area of 581.81 square miles (1506.88 square kilometre), of which, 580.19 square miles (1502.69 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.62 square miles (4.2 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 20th largest by area in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

Weakley County Tennessee
Map of Weakley County, Tennessee

As of the census of 2000, there were 34895 people, 13599 households, and 9125 families living in the county. The population density was 60.1 people per square mile (23.2/kmē), it is the 51st most populated county in terms of population density. There were 14928 housing units at an average density of 25.7 per square mile (9.92/kmē). The average household size was 2.38 people, and the average family size was 2.89 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 15.9% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 33375, The racial makeup of the county was 89.29% White, 7.36% Black or African American, 0.18% American Indian, 2.32% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.84% from two or more races.

Weakley County Tennessee Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Weakley County Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Weakley County Tennessee GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30008, it is the 62nd highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The median income for a family in the county was $38658, it is Tennessee's 41st wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $15408, it is 31st poorest county by per capita income in Tennessee.

In 2000, 10280 pupils and students, of which 50.08% are male and 49.92% are female, 29.46% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4% nursery or pri school, 4.86% kindergarten, 32.22% elementary school, 17.34% high school and 41.58% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Mckenzie CityCarroll County, Weakley County, Henry County5.535.5305295957.91872328319
2Dresden TownWeakley County5.325.310.012855537.91628626701
3Gleason TownWeakley County2.282.2801463640.51374729597
4Greenfield CityWeakley County3.633.610.022208611.61421526380
5Martin CityWeakley County12.4212.390.0410515848.91518426493
6Sharon TownWeakley County1.151.150988857.31574627639
YearPopulation
April 2000 census34895
April 2000 Estimate34895
July 2000 Estimate34895
July 2001 Estimate34345
July 2002 Estimate34191
July 2003 Estimate33921
July 2004 Estimate33514
July 2005 Estimate33505
July 2006 Estimate33267
July 2007 Estimate33174
July 2008 Estimate33375
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school232179411
Kindergarten256244500
Elementary school171615963312
High school9368471783
College or graduate school200822664274
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Weakley County, Tennessee$30008$38658$15408
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587