Rutherford County vs. Wilson County

	Rutherford County (TN)	Wilson County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	324,890	140,625
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	23.7%	23.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	262,582	114,073
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	262,604	113,993
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.7%	23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.5%	15.7%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.8%
White alone, percent	77.2%	88.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.8%	7.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	3.5%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.5%	4.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.0%	84.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	18,148	8,685
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.1%	4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	121,805	55,163
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.5%	76.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$190,200	$243,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,316	$1,540
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$426	$446
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$996	$1,026
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	20.6%	10.5%
Building permits, 2018	3,971	1,383
Households, 2014-2018	109,468	48,841
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.76	2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.1%	86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.9%	6.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.3%	91.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.2%	83.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.2%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	32.0%	30.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.1%	9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.5%	8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.9%	65.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.4%	60.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	502,674	190,016
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,376,642	392,531
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	11,538,970	1,281,590
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,847,012	1,362,850
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,515,344	1,432,589
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,808	$12,043
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.8	30.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,846	$71,513
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,883	$32,850
Persons in poverty, percent	10.4%	7.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,319	2,733
Total employment, 2017	112,802	40,961
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	4,863,698	1,608,495
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.4%	4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	23,167	12,103
All firms, 2012	19,572	11,452
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,847	6,839
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,859	3,318
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,309	966
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	15,640	10,157
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,945	1,415
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	16,557	9,403
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.1%	3.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.3%	21.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	424.0	199.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	619.36	570.83

Source: United States Census Bureau

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