Rutherford County, TN Demographic Data
Rutherford County, TN Summary
Rutherford County is located in Tennessee
- Population: 274,454
- Area: 624.05 sq. miles
- Land Area: 619.36 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.69 sq. miles
- Population Density: 439.79 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 577.76 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rutherford County, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
156,815
51%
50.8
Male
151,436
49%
49.2
Total Population
308,251
323,128,000
Rutherford County, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
20,262
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
22,127
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
21,733
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
22,765
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
29,768
9.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
43,743
14.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
43,924
14.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
40,351
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
17,592
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
14,635
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
20,113
6.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,599
2.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,639
0.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
231,483
75.1%
77.2
Female
119,519
51.6%
51.3
Male
111,964
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
216,406
70.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
40,347
13.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
31,351
10.2%
15.2
Female
17,747
56.6%
55.8
Male
13,604
43.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Rutherford County, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
298,318
96.8%
96.8
White
239,190
77.6%
72.6
Black or African American
43,917
14.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
755
0.2%
0.8
Asian
10,482
3.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
270
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
390
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
530
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
706
0.2%
0.2
Korean
706
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
7,880
2.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
3,974
1.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
9,933
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
23,346
7.6%
17.8
Mexican
14,552
4.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,645
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
274
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,875
2.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
284,905
92.4%
82.2
Rutherford County, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4,445
2.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
8,966
4.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
56,683
29.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
44,873
23.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
15,610
8.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
42,135
22.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
18,884
9.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
13,411
7.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
178,185
93.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
61,019
31.9%
31.2
Rutherford County, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
81,514
33.4%
33.7%
Now Married
119,889
49.1%
47.5
Divorced
26,677
10.9%
11.0%
Separated
3,774
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
12,275
5.0
5.8%
Rutherford County, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
257,063
89.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
30,926
10.7%
21.6%
Spanish
18,489
6.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3,252
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
7,021
2.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
2,164
0.8%
1.1%
Rutherford County, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,147
3.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,303
3.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
10,878
9.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,977
8.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
16,701
15.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
23,222
20.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
18,152
16.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
16,431
14.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5,362
4.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
4,214
3.8%
6.4
Median household income
61,157
57,617
Per capita income
27,704
31,128
Rutherford County, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,217
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
18,362
11.4%
9.8
Construction
9,231
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
33,094
20.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
11,386
7.1%
6.6
Information
4,245
2.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
20,557
12.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
6,204
3.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
14,147
8.8%
11.4
Public administration
6,296
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
20,790
12.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10,400
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5,442
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
11,964
7.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
57,296
35.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
23,737
14.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
43,407
26.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
24,967
15.5%
18.1%
Rutherford County, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
159,069
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
135,311
85.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
13,310
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
332
0.2%
5.1
Walked
1,173
0.7%
2.7
Other means
1,045
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
7,898
5.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.4
26.6
Rutherford County, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,024
2.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
28,443
25.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
46,968
42.2%
37.1
3 or more
32,952
29.6%
21.0
Rutherford County, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
111,387
96.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
73,496
66.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
37,891
34.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,077
3.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Rutherford County, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
115,464
1 room
2,472
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
1,354
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
4,700
4.1%
9.1
4 rooms
15,555
13.5%
16.5
5 rooms
22,497
19.5%
19.8
6 rooms
23,752
20.6%
17.8
7 rooms
17,820
15.4%
12.0
8 rooms
11,768
10.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
15,546
13.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Rutherford County, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
115,464
1-unit, detached
80,582
69.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,067
4.4%
5.9
2-units
1,954
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,815
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
9,441
8.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5,558
4.8%
4.4
20 or more units
5,661
4.9%
9.0
Mobile home
5,386
4.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rutherford County, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,841
1.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,637
1.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
4,240
3.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
6,242
5.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
11,309
9.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
15,755
13.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
29,303
25.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
34,839
30.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
6,219
5.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
4,079
3.5%
1.4%
Rutherford County, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
25,715
23.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,086
1.9%
4.7
Electricity
82,806
74.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
527
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
253
0.2%
1.1
Rutherford County, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
52,735
47295100.0
Less than $500
963
1.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
1,131
2.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,351
2.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,366
4.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9,995
19.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
15,023
28.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
21,906
41.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
27,577
52.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
8,914
16.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,861
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,422
6.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6,961
13.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Rutherford County, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
36,015
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
75
0.2%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
276
0.8%
4.4%
Less than $500
1,776
4.9%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,570
9.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
15,111
42.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
15,207
42.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,876
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,027
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,135
11.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
5,197
14.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,681
13.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,350
15.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,083
11.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
11,926
33.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,519
0.0%
0.0%
Rutherford County, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
73,496
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,963
2.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,795
5.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
19,306
26.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
17,775
24.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
17,450
23.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
11,088
15.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,649
2.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
470
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
178,400
205,000
