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Rutherford County, TN

Demographic and economic profile of Rutherford County, TN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Rutherford County is a fast-growing Middle Tennessee county with a population of 377,000 that expanded 14.5% over five years, reflecting sustained in-migration to the Nashville metro fringe. The labor force participation rate of 71.3% and unemployment rate of 3.3% indicate a tight, engaged workforce of working age — the median age is 34.2 — where 34.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings run $43,380. At a median home value of $346,400 and median gross rent of $1,405/month, housing costs remain below many comparable metros, and a poverty rate of 9.2% sits alongside a median household income of $85,470.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

376,996

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$85,470

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+14.5% since 2018

Rutherford County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone237,834 (65.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone53,479 (14.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race21,291 (5.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races16,620 (4.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone16,403 (4.5%)
  • Asian Alone13,222 (3.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish29,950
  2. 2.Arabic6,253
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island5,865
  4. 4.Other Indo-European2,644
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,030

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

17,068

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$55,826

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,294

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance41,604
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)23,593
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)22,775
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services22,218
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services18,346

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations77,083
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations39,593
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations31,715
  4. 4.Service Occupations28,634
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations17,341

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.28×)5,576
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.27×)23,826
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.20×)4,255
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.18×)12,987
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.12×)18,481

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$346,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,405/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99921,500 (25.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99917,917 (21.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99915,204 (18.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99910,931 (13.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9997,013 (8.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9993,510 (4.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

34.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

71.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,380

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone139,433 (73.0%)
  • Worked At Home28,659 (15.0%)
  • Carpooled18,809 (9.8%)
  • Walked1,710 (0.9%)
  • Other1,466 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit544 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.