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Sumner County, TN

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

AI Overview

Sumner County is a largely residential community of 211,721 within the greater Nashville metro, with a median household income of $90,301 and a poverty rate of just 9.0%, reflecting a workforce of relatively stable, middle-income earners. The labor force participation rate stands at 67.0%, unemployment at 3.2%, and 32.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, supporting a moderately educated talent pool with median worker earnings of $45,725. The county grew 11.7% over five years, and a 72.2% homeownership rate paired with a median home value of $364,000 and median gross rent of $1,339 per month points to a predominantly owner-occupied, suburban population with a mean commute of 29.3 minutes.

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

Population

211,721

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$90,301

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+11.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone162,961 (79.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone17,412 (8.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race9,154 (4.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,261 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,793 (2.3%)
  • Asian Alone3,242 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish8,525
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,570
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island522
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)364
  5. 5.Arabic335

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

11,104

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,551

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$42,482

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance23,908
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)13,428
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services12,371
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)10,287
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services8,940

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations44,777
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations22,966
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations15,761
  4. 4.Service Occupations13,825
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations8,450

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.41×)3,361
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.17×)8,354
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)12,662
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.08×)5,240
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.05×)10,797

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$364,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,339/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99912,832 (22.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99910,357 (18.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9999,762 (17.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9996,206 (11.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9994,800 (8.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,597 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,725

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone76,943 (74.0%)
  • Worked At Home16,850 (16.2%)
  • Carpooled7,960 (7.7%)
  • Other1,529 (1.5%)
  • Walked489 (0.5%)
  • Taxi110 (0.1%)

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.