La Vergne

Population: 38,944
Median household income: $80,418
Median home value: $273,700

La Vergne is a community in Rutherford County, Tennessee, home to 38,944 residents. At $80,418, its median household income sits in line with Rutherford County's $82,588.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Vergne's population grew 10.0% from 35,411 to 38,944, while its median home value rose 70.1% from $160,900 to $273,700.

Households average 3.02 people. The median gross rent is $1,714.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,944
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $80,418
Median home value: $273,700
Median gross rent: $1,714
Housing units: 13,611
Homeownership rate: 70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,41138,944

Median household income

$64,531$80,418

Median home value

$160,900$273,700

Median gross rent

$1,204$1,714

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,411	$64,531	$160,900	$1,204
2020	35,556	$66,360	$184,600	$1,299
2021	38,127	$67,102	$207,800	$1,400
2022	38,553	$77,531	$248,300	$1,603
2023	38,944	$80,418	$273,700	$1,714

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over2.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,448	6.3%
5 to 17	8,741	22.4%
18 to 24	3,865	9.9%
25 to 34	5,860	15.0%
35 to 44	5,774	14.8%
45 to 54	5,213	13.4%
55 to 64	4,222	10.8%
65 to 74	2,050	5.3%
75 and over	771	2.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,061	43.8%
Black or African American	10,428	26.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.0%
Asian	1,207	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	76	0.2%
Some other race	56	0.1%
Two or more races	939	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,162	23.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,730	11.4%
High school graduate	8,222	34.4%
Some college or associate's	7,271	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,070	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,597	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,886	73.0%
Carpooled	2,895	14.2%
Public transit	106	0.5%
Walked	9	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,349	11.5%
Other means	151	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,084	17.1%
15 to 29 min	5,691	31.5%
30 to 44 min	4,753	26.3%
45 to 59 min	2,191	12.1%
60+ min	2,328	12.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 11.4% (4,407 of 38,755)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,102	78.4%
Nonfamily households	2,778	21.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,880	94.6%
Vacant	731	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,092	70.6%
Renter-occupied	3,788	29.4%

1-unit, detached79.1%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,764	79.1%
1-unit, attached	1,218	8.9%
2 to 4 units	381	2.8%
5 to 19 units	461	3.4%
20 or more units	69	0.5%
Mobile home & other	718	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4741200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 36.0222, -86.5594