Sumner County, Tennessee

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 200,553
Median household income: $86,005
Median home value: $364,000

Sumner County is a county in Tennessee with a population of 200,553. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. At $86,005, its median household income sits above Tennessee's $67,097.

From 2019 to 2023, Sumner County's population grew 9.3% from 183,437 to 200,553, while its median household income rose 28.0% from $67,204 to $86,005.

76.1% of workers drive to work alone. 73.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 200,553
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $86,005
Median home value: $364,000
Median gross rent: $1,339
Housing units: 81,376
Homeownership rate: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	183,437	$67,204	$234,200	$1,026
2020	187,680	$69,878	$256,000	$1,044
2021	193,036	$73,517	$276,600	$1,142
2022	196,845	$81,883	$332,700	$1,245
2023	200,553	$86,005	$364,000	$1,339

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,635	5.8%
5 to 17	35,143	17.5%
18 to 24	15,166	7.6%
25 to 34	25,442	12.7%
35 to 44	27,037	13.5%
45 to 54	26,815	13.4%
55 to 64	26,493	13.2%
65 to 74	19,787	9.9%
75 and over	13,035	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	159,392	79.5%
Black or African American	16,979	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	156	0.1%
Asian	3,190	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	84	0.0%
Some other race	914	0.5%
Two or more races	6,079	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,759	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,368	8.2%
High school graduate	40,178	29.0%
Some college or associate's	41,841	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	30,532	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14,690	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	77,133	76.1%
Carpooled	7,609	7.5%
Public transit	107	0.1%
Walked	625	0.6%
Bicycle	51	0.1%
Worked from home	14,556	14.4%
Other means	1,328	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22,190	25.5%
15 to 29 min	23,924	27.5%
30 to 44 min	21,161	24.4%
45 to 59 min	10,266	11.8%
60+ min	9,312	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 9.0% (17,768 of 198,466)

	Count	Share
Family households	54,299	70.8%
Nonfamily households	22,407	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	76,706	94.3%
Vacant	4,670	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	55,400	72.2%
Renter-occupied	21,306	27.8%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	59,568	73.2%
1-unit, attached	2,829	3.5%
2 to 4 units	3,172	3.9%
5 to 19 units	5,912	7.3%
20 or more units	5,018	6.2%
Mobile home & other	4,877	6.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 47165
State: Tennessee
Land area: 529 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 36.4724, -86.4584