Rutherford County, Tennessee

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 351,591
Median household income: $82,588
Median home value: $346,400

Home to 351,591 residents, Rutherford County is one of Tennessee's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $82,588, its median household income sits above Tennessee's $67,097.

From 2019 to 2023, Rutherford County's population grew 11.3% from 315,815 to 351,591, while its median household income rose 22.5% from $67,429 to $82,588.

34.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 351,591
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $82,588
Median home value: $346,400
Median gross rent: $1,405
Housing units: 135,336
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

315,815351,591

Median household income

$67,429$82,588

Median home value

$213,200$346,400

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,405

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	315,815	$67,429	$213,200	$1,063
2020	324,139	$68,718	$234,700	$1,117
2021	335,595	$72,985	$256,700	$1,184
2022	343,727	$78,291	$305,100	$1,311
2023	351,591	$82,588	$346,400	$1,405

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22,100	6.3%
5 to 17	65,070	18.5%
18 to 24	41,117	11.7%
25 to 34	51,685	14.7%
35 to 44	50,504	14.4%
45 to 54	44,845	12.8%
55 to 64	37,885	10.8%
65 to 74	24,258	6.9%
75 and over	14,127	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	227,872	64.8%
Black or African American	52,310	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	294	0.1%
Asian	12,374	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	217	0.1%
Some other race	1,679	0.5%
Two or more races	16,220	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40,625	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17,037	7.6%
High school graduate	62,759	28.1%
Some college or associate's	66,717	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	52,342	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	24,449	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	139,219	75.0%
Carpooled	18,635	10.0%
Public transit	527	0.3%
Walked	1,700	0.9%
Bicycle	104	0.1%
Worked from home	24,064	13.0%
Other means	1,299	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33,474	20.7%
15 to 29 min	58,900	36.5%
30 to 44 min	35,759	22.1%
45 to 59 min	17,642	10.9%
60+ min	15,709	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 9.2% (31,796 of 346,097)

	Count	Share
Family households	87,051	69.2%
Nonfamily households	38,810	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	125,861	93.0%
Vacant	9,475	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	81,828	65.0%
Renter-occupied	44,033	35.0%

1-unit, detached67.4%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	91,222	67.4%
1-unit, attached	9,755	7.2%
2 to 4 units	5,759	4.3%
5 to 19 units	15,744	11.6%
20 or more units	9,183	6.8%
Mobile home & other	3,673	2.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 47149
State: Tennessee
Land area: 619 sq mi
Water area: 4.79 sq mi
Center point: 35.8434, -86.4172