Cheatham County, Tennessee

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 41,500
Median household income: $82,015
Median home value: $291,400

Cheatham County, Tennessee counts 41,500 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $82,015 is above the Tennessee median ($67,097).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cheatham County's population grew 3.3% from 40,181 to 41,500, while its median household income rose 32.5% from $61,913 to $82,015.

The median gross rent is $1,274. 25.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,500
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $82,015
Median home value: $291,400
Median gross rent: $1,274
Housing units: 17,171
Homeownership rate: 81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,18141,500

Median household income

$61,913$82,015

Median home value

$187,400$291,400

Median gross rent

$988$1,274

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,181	$61,913	$187,400	$988
2020	40,539	$63,988	$198,900	$1,008
2021	40,878	$69,132	$217,500	$1,074
2022	41,184	$77,014	$262,200	$1,190
2023	41,500	$82,015	$291,400	$1,274

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,319	5.6%
5 to 17	6,652	16.0%
18 to 24	2,915	7.0%
25 to 34	5,240	12.6%
35 to 44	5,655	13.6%
45 to 54	5,773	13.9%
55 to 64	6,450	15.5%
65 to 74	4,224	10.2%
75 and over	2,272	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,917	89.0%
Black or African American	872	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	83	0.2%
Asian	270	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	323	0.8%
Two or more races	1,122	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,903	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,865	9.7%
High school graduate	10,897	36.8%
Some college or associate's	8,432	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,920	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,500	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,584	75.0%
Carpooled	2,415	11.6%
Public transit	28	0.1%
Walked	67	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,404	11.6%
Other means	286	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,522	13.7%
15 to 29 min	4,552	24.8%
30 to 44 min	5,749	31.3%
45 to 59 min	3,549	19.3%
60+ min	2,008	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 8.1% (3,330 of 41,039)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,407	71.7%
Nonfamily households	4,501	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,908	92.6%
Vacant	1,263	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,036	81.9%
Renter-occupied	2,872	18.1%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,787	80.3%
1-unit, attached	370	2.2%
2 to 4 units	341	2.0%
5 to 19 units	468	2.7%
20 or more units	451	2.6%
Mobile home & other	1,754	10.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 47021
State: Tennessee
Land area: 302 sq mi
Water area: 4.56 sq mi
Center point: 36.2552, -87.1008