Mc Kenzie, Tennessee Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 5,295. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,434 (+2.6% change)
Males: 2,489 (47.0%), Females: 2,806 (53.0%)

Carroll County

Zip code: 38201

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $28,319
Median house value: $64,000

Population by Race

Races in McKenzie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.7%)
  • Black (14.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (20.1%), Irish (9.5%), English (8.2%), German (8.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), French (2.3%).

Elevation: 495 feet

Land area: 5.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in McKenzie

  • High school or higher: 70.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in McKenzie city

  • Never married: 23.3%
  • Now married: 50.6%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 13.1%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

2.9% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 0.5% Asia, 0.5% North America, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -144 (-2.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near McKenzie:

  • METHODIST HEALTHCARE-MCKENZIE HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; MC KENZIE, TN)
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUNTINGDON (about 12 miles; HUNTINGDON, TN)
  • HENRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; PARIS, TN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to McKenzie:

  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 47 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)
  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 66 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 81 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to McKenzie:

  • CARROLL COUNTY (about 6 miles; HUNTINGDON, TN; Abbreviation: HZD)
  • HENRY COUNTY (about 18 miles; PARIS, TN; Abbreviation: PHT)
  • GIBSON COUNTY (about 27 miles; TRENTON, TN; Abbreviation: TGC)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in McKenzie:

  • BETHEL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 757; Location: 325 CHERRY AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.bethel-college.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT MCKENZIE (Full-time enrollment: 173; Location: 16940 HIGHLAND DR; Public; Website: www.mckenzie.tec.tn.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to McKenzie:

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 19 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 104 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)

Schools

Public high school in McKenzie:

  • MCKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 366; Location: 23292 HIGHWAY 22; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in McKenzie:

  • MCKENZIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 533; Location: 165 BROOKS AV; Grades: PK – 04)
  • MCKENZIE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 399; Location: 80 W WOODROW AV; Grades: 05 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in McKenzie:

  • CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 11; Location: 843 STONEWALL ST N PO BOX 608; Grades: 1 – 9)

Libraries

Library in McKenzie:

  • MCKENZIE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,165; Location: 15 N. BROADWAY; 14,383 books; 186 audio materials; 297 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)