Michie, Tennessee
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 1.7% since 2020.
669
people, the 266th-largest of Tennessee's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Tennessee's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
90.1%
of 121 jobs located in Michie are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 23% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$596
a month. Tennessee's median is $1,189.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $323.
A $323 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in McNairy County.
- $578 Tract 9305.02
- $901 Tract 9306
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$349–$524
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $596 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
69% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 69% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0–0.3% to the 290 homes here.
0–1
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 42% less than Tennessee's.
$166,500
median home value in Michie.
- $166,500 Michie
- $286,700 Tennessee
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year