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Moore County, TN: population growth, jobs and income

Moore County gained 98 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+1.4%).

Moore County had an estimated 6,920 residents in 2025, up 6.9% (448 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Tennessee as a whole (+5.6%), and the 33rd fastest growth of 95 counties in Tennessee.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$841/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes9.2%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months292025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 89 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 1,404 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +28.8% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.4% in 2025, 0.2 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 28 new homes in 2025, or 4.0 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $66,469 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +4.2% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 388th.

Part of the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN micro area.

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Moore County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20256,920+98
20246,822+20
20236,802+76
20226,726+72
20216,654+182
20206,472–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Moore County

Moore County grew by 448 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+490).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+10−37
International migrationfrom and to other countries+0+5
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+89+490
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1−10
Total change+98+448

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn TennesseeAmong U.S. counties
Population growth33rd of 95388th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents40th of 95351st of 3,108
Private-sector job growth5th of 9586th of 3,092
Median household income23rd of 951,454th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate23rd of 95843rd of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents43rd of 94816th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Moore County's population change (+6.9%) was ahead of 2 of its 4 neighbouring counties and behind 2 (Bedford County and Coffee County).

Only Bedford County had a higher median household income (2020–24) among its 4 neighbouring counties; Moore County's was $66,469.

Moore County, TN and its 4 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Moore County, TN This county6,920+6.9%12.94.0$66,469
Lincoln County, TN36,853+4.3%4.24.3$64,667
Bedford County, TN55,273+9.7%9.16.8$67,225
Franklin County, TN45,579+6.4%10.87.1$63,494
Coffee County, TN62,419+7.4%14.78.7$61,505

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Moore County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 6.9% between 2020 and 2025, about 448 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Tennessee as a whole changed +5.6% over the same years. That ranks 33rd of 95 counties in Tennessee for population growth.

How many people moved to Moore County?

On net, about 89 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Moore County?

It averaged 3.4% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Moore County?

About 6,920 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Moore County?

Private employers there had 1,404 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +28.8% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.