Rutherford County, Tennessee

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Rutherford County, Tennessee is among the highest in the country for broadband access (102nd of 3,135 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Rutherford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	360,646	7,066,383	334,922,499	207th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$85,470	$69,595	$80,734	411th of 3,221
Median Age	34.2	38.9	38.9	3024th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.8%	31.1%	35.7%	439th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$382,600	$286,700	$332,700	334th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,502	$1,189	$1,413	244th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.3%	13.8%	12.5%	2586th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.7%	5.2%	2199th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	582.4	171.4	n/a	295th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.9%	6.1%	14.1%	335th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.2	n/a	n/a	1405th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.8%	66.9%	65.2%	2755th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.1	25.7	26.4	818th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.0%	12.9%	15.1%	429th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.8%	n/a	n/a	1700th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.3%	46.8%	46.9%	1182nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.1%	n/a	n/a	102nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Rutherford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.2%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	14.7%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.4	46.4	61.4

Age in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Rutherford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	34.2	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	24.7%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.6%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.7%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.2%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Rutherford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	129,431	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.5	2.5
Family Households	69.7%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.1%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.4%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.6%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	34.8%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Rutherford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,158	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.1%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.4%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.1%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.3%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.2%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.0%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Rutherford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	138,929	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.5%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.0%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.8%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,001.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.2%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.8%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,839	$1,442	n/a

Education in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Rutherford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	7.6%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.0%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.6%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.0%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.8%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Rutherford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	71.7%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.0%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.3%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.9%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.7%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Rutherford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	51.1%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.6%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.3%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.9%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.5%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.6%	6.1%	16.7%

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