Williamson County vs. Davidson County

	Williamson County (TN)	Davidson County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	231,729	692,587
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	26.4%	10.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	183,265	626,560
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	183,182	626,681
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.2%	20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.2%	12.2%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	51.7%
White alone, percent	88.7%	65.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.5%	27.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	4.7%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.9%	10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.3%	56.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	9,982	31,061
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	12.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	85,029	319,529
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.6%	54.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$417,700	$219,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,111	$1,401
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$547	$493
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,443	$1,036
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.3%	37.2%
Building permits, 2018	2,121	6,934
Households, 2014-2018	75,344	277,903
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.90	2.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.1%	81.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.7%	17.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.9%	90.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	92.1%	82.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.6%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	59.0%	40.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.4%	8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.3%	14.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.9%	70.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.5%	66.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	485,174	2,573,787
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,456,140	8,547,681
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	558,319	7,319,390
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,285,748	17,607,006
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,968,591	10,138,326
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$20,572	$15,638
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.7	24.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$109,026	$56,507
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,931	$34,343
Persons in poverty, percent	3.8%	15.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	7,118	19,881
Total employment, 2017	125,617	448,759
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,773,440	24,888,999
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.9%	2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	27,830	75,275
All firms, 2012	25,780	72,042
Men-owned firms, 2012	14,409	40,315
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,549	25,144
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,932	16,598
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	22,787	52,727
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,945	6,412
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	21,354	62,305
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	11.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	2.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	22.5%	26.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	314.4	1,243.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	582.60	504.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Williamson county (TN) and Davidson county (TN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.