Wilson County, Tennessee

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Key figures

Statistic	Wilson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	158,805	7,066,383	334,922,499	437th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$95,839	$69,595	$80,734	209th of 3,221
Median Age	39.8	38.9	38.9	2184th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	37.8%	31.1%	35.7%	356th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$428,000	$286,700	$332,700	235th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,486	$1,189	$1,413	257th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.0%	13.8%	12.5%	2865th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	4.7%	5.2%	2452nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	278.1	171.4	n/a	524th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.6%	6.1%	14.1%	726th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.6	n/a	n/a	1256th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.0%	66.9%	65.2%	1171st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.1	25.7	26.4	497th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.8%	12.9%	15.1%	287th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.6%	n/a	n/a	1736th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	59.3%	46.8%	46.9%	210th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.9%	n/a	n/a	395th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wilson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Wilson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.3%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.5%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.1%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	35.9	46.4	61.4

Age in Wilson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Wilson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	39.8	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	23.4%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.9%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Wilson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Wilson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	59,139	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	72.6%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.2%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.3%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.4%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	25.5%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wilson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Wilson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,888	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.3%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.3%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.0%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.0%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.8%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.3%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Wilson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Wilson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	63,031	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.8%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.5%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.2%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,000.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.0%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.4%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,787	$1,442	n/a

Education in Wilson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Wilson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	6.6%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.1%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.5%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.2%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.7%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wilson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Wilson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.4%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.3%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.7%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.8%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.2%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Wilson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Wilson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.9%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.7%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.9%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.9%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.0%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.7%	6.1%	16.7%

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