Sumner County vs Wilson County

A side-by-side comparison of Sumner County and Wilson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sumner County has the higher population (200,553 vs 153,587 in Wilson County). Wilson County has the higher median household income ($94,048 vs $86,005 in Sumner County). Wilson County has the higher median home value ($397,000 vs $364,000 in Sumner County).

Population, income & housing

	Sumner County	Wilson County
Population	200,553	153,587
Median age	39.7 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,005	$94,048
Median home value	$364,000	$397,000
Median gross rent	$1,339	$1,370
Housing units	81,376	60,976
Homeownership rate	72.2%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sumner County	Wilson County
Population	183,437 → 200,553 (+9.3%)	136,666 → 153,587 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$67,204 → $86,005 (+28.0%)	$75,991 → $94,048 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$234,200 → $364,000 (+55.4%)	$264,600 → $397,000 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,026 → $1,339 (+30.5%)	$1,065 → $1,370 (+28.6%)

Sumner County

Population

183,437200,553

Median household income

$67,204$86,005

Median home value

$234,200$364,000

Median gross rent

$1,026$1,339

Wilson County

Population

136,666153,587

Median household income

$75,991$94,048

Median home value

$264,600$397,000

Median gross rent

$1,065$1,370

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sumner County	Wilson County
Under 5	5.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.5%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.9%	9.7%
75 and over	6.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sumner County	Wilson County
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	80.5%
Black or African American	8.5%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.6%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sumner County	Wilson County
No high school diploma	8.2%	6.5%
High school graduate	29.0%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sumner County	Wilson County
Drove alone	76.1%	76.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	6.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	0.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.4%	14.7%
Other means	1.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sumner County	Wilson County
1-unit, detached	73.2%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	5.9%
20 or more units	6.2%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Sumner County	Wilson County
Poverty rate	9.0%	7.6%
Average household size	2.59	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1994	1998