Sumner County vs. Simpson County

	Sumner County (TN)	Simpson County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	187,149	18,529
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16.5%	6.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	160,634	17,330
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	160,645	17,327
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.5%	24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	16.5%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.8%
White alone, percent	88.2%	87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.9%	9.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.1%	2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.8%	85.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	11,610	853
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.1%	2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	73,725	7,903
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.4%	65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$212,100	$131,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,431	$1,038
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$439	$375
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$996	$814
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.3%	13.9%
Building permits, 2018	1,728	155
Households, 2014-2018	65,645	6,914
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.1%	89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.2%	2.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.5%	77.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.9%	69.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.9%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.9%	14.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.7%	7.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.8%	6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.3%	60.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.3%	53.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	195,563	39,974
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,158,366	1,387,332
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,117,714	371,964
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,503,612	389,598
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,051	$22,215
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.4	19.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,631	$48,311
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,297	$23,991
Persons in poverty, percent	8.9%	12.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,228	402
Total employment, 2017	46,913	8,178
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,957,068	318,614
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	13.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	15,989	1,278
All firms, 2012	14,834	1,531
Men-owned firms, 2012	8,794	904
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,157	339
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,270	80
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	13,177	1,360
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,265	259
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	12,858	1,135
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.2%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.2%	21.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	303.4	74.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	529.45	234.20

Source: United States Census Bureau

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