Wilson County vs. Rutherford County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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