The Town Files

Maury County, Tennessee

107,791 people. The median home is worth $355,700 (typical Tennessee town: $204,650) and the median household earns $76,130.

Towns in Maury County

Towns in Maury County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Columbia41,690$308,700$63,71935.5
Mount Pleasant4,784$244,400$50,10844.4

People and housing

Maury CountyTypical Tennessee town
Median home value$355,700$204,650
Median rent$1,300$863
Median household income$76,130$57,917
Median age39.140.8
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%18.2%
Below the poverty line9.8%14.2%

Jobs and pay

42,247 jobs in 2024, average pay $62,782 a year.

Largest industries in Maury CountyManufacturing8,505 jobs · $91,315Retail4,714 jobs · $38,382Hotels & restaurants4,158 jobs · $24,051Health care & social assistan…4,054 jobs · $61,599Transportation & warehousing2,126 jobs · $56,351Construction2,116 jobs · $72,205
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Maury County0%4%8%12%2000200420082012201620202023 2.8%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 591 storm events in Maury County from 1996 to 2026, with 9 deaths.

Storm events in Maury County by type since 1996Hail103Flood15Drought37Tornado17Lightning15Heavy Snow6Flash Flood69Strong Wind12Funnel Cloud5Winter Storm15
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Maury County has been included in 21 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
February 6, 2026Winter StormDR-4898: Severe Winter Storm
January 24, 2026Winter StormEM-3635: Severe Winter Storm
April 2, 2025Severe StormEM-3625: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
June 17, 2024Severe StormDR-4792: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
March 8, 2023Winter StormDR-4691: Severe Winter Storm
May 8, 2021TornadoDR-4601: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).