Cumberland County vs Robertson County

A side-by-side comparison of Cumberland County and Robertson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cumberland County and Robertson County are counties in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Robertson County has the higher population (74,291 vs 62,529 in Cumberland County). Robertson County has the higher median household income ($78,439 vs $58,475 in Cumberland County). Robertson County has the higher median home value ($296,700 vs $228,000 in Cumberland County).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
Population	62,529	74,291
Median age	53.0 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,475	$78,439
Median home value	$228,000	$296,700
Median gross rent	$829	$1,176
Housing units	31,037	29,263
Homeownership rate	80.2%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
Population	59,216 → 62,529 (+5.6%)	70,280 → 74,291 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$45,958 → $58,475 (+27.2%)	$63,307 → $78,439 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$153,200 → $228,000 (+48.8%)	$194,800 → $296,700 (+52.3%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $829 (+19.1%)	$894 → $1,176 (+31.5%)

Cumberland County

Population

59,21662,529

Median household income

$45,958$58,475

Median home value

$153,200$228,000

Median gross rent

$696$829

Robertson County

Population

70,28074,291

Median household income

$63,307$78,439

Median home value

$194,800$296,700

Median gross rent

$894$1,176

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
Under 5	4.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	12.5%	17.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.9%
35 to 44	9.3%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.9%	14.0%
65 to 74	18.6%	9.4%
75 and over	13.2%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	79.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
No high school diploma	10.4%	11.1%
High school graduate	39.8%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
Drove alone	80.7%	80.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	7.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	10.7%
Other means	0.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
1-unit, detached	74.0%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	4.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	14.0%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
Poverty rate	13.4%	10.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	23	32
Median year structure built	1993	1993