Gibson vs Rutherford

A side-by-side comparison of Gibson and Rutherford: population, income, housing, and more.

Gibson and Rutherford are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rutherford has the higher population (1,203 vs 536 in Gibson). Gibson has the higher median household income ($52,656 vs $50,000 in Rutherford). Gibson has the higher median home value ($155,800 vs $91,500 in Rutherford).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	Rutherford
Population	536	1,203
Median age	38.9 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,656	$50,000
Median home value	$155,800	$91,500
Median gross rent	$929	$718
Housing units	185	572
Homeownership rate	45.6%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	Rutherford
Population	460 → 536 (+16.5%)	1,116 → 1,203 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$49,107 → $52,656 (+7.2%)	$33,359 → $50,000 (+49.9%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $155,800 (+38.5%)	$65,400 → $91,500 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $929 (+4.4%)	$650 → $718 (+10.5%)

Gibson

Population

460536

Median household income

$49,107$52,656

Median home value

$112,500$155,800

Median gross rent

$890$929

Rutherford

Population

1,1161,203

Median household income

$33,359$50,000

Median home value

$65,400$91,500

Median gross rent

$650$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	Rutherford
Under 5	3.2%	11.3%
5 to 17	29.9%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	2.0%
25 to 34	5.0%	19.5%
35 to 44	9.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	8.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	26.1%	9.1%
65 to 74	4.9%	15.0%
75 and over	5.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	Rutherford
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	83.1%
Black or African American	3.5%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	Rutherford
No high school diploma	21.2%	13.0%
High school graduate	33.7%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	Rutherford
Drove alone	77.2%	83.7%
Carpooled	8.3%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	Rutherford
1-unit, detached	86.5%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	Rutherford
Poverty rate	10.1%	11.2%
Average household size	3.13	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1960	1966