Putnam County vs Robertson County

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

Putnam 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.

Putnam County has the higher population (81,366 vs 74,291 in Robertson County). Robertson County has the higher median household income ($78,439 vs $56,537 in Putnam County). Robertson County has the higher median home value ($296,700 vs $246,800 in Putnam County).

Population, income & housing

	Putnam County	Robertson County
Population	81,366	74,291
Median age	36.1 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,537	$78,439
Median home value	$246,800	$296,700
Median gross rent	$881	$1,176
Housing units	35,991	29,263
Homeownership rate	60.7%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Putnam County	Robertson County
Population	77,447 → 81,366 (+5.1%)	70,280 → 74,291 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$44,259 → $56,537 (+27.7%)	$63,307 → $78,439 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$159,600 → $246,800 (+54.6%)	$194,800 → $296,700 (+52.3%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $881 (+23.2%)	$894 → $1,176 (+31.5%)

Putnam County

Population

77,44781,366

Median household income

$44,259$56,537

Median home value

$159,600$246,800

Median gross rent

$715$881

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)

	Putnam County	Robertson County
Under 5	5.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.4%	17.8%
18 to 24	14.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.2%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.4%
75 and over	6.4%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Putnam County	Robertson County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	79.3%
Black or African American	2.4%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Putnam County	Robertson County
No high school diploma	11.2%	11.1%
High school graduate	33.1%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Putnam County	Robertson County
Drove alone	79.6%	80.5%
Carpooled	9.7%	7.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	10.7%
Other means	0.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Putnam County	Robertson County
1-unit, detached	64.9%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	4.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Putnam County	Robertson County
Poverty rate	16.9%	10.2%
Average household size	2.36	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	22	32
Median year structure built	1990	1993