Wilson County vs. Smith County

Wilson County (TN)Smith County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)140,62519,942
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)23.3%4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)114,07319,149
Population, Census, April 1, 2010113,99319,166
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.7%22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.7%17.0%
Female persons, percent50.8%50.3%
White alone, percent88.6%95.2%
Black or African American alone, percent7.3%2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.7%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.5%2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.7%92.6%
Veterans, 2014-20188,6851,151
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)55,1638,808
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.8%74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$243,400$132,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,540$1,118
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$446$357
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,026$593
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.5%7.6%
Building permits, 20181,38377
Households, 2014-201848,8417,584
Persons per household, 2014-20182.682.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.3%90.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.2%2.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.0%79.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.9%70.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.2%85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.6%12.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.1%13.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.6%10.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.8%58.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.2%54.9%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,432,589158,860
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,043$8,316
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.929.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$71,513$46,404
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,850$26,256
Persons in poverty, percent7.8%13.9%
Total employer establishments, 20172,733278
Total employment, 201740,9613,881
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,608,495147,200
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,1031,406
All firms, 201211,4521,349
Men-owned firms, 20126,839660
Women-owned firms, 20123,318512
Minority-owned firms, 201296637
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,1571,271
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,41552
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,4031,256
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200721.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010199.761.0
Land area in square miles, 2010570.83314.29

Source: United States Census Bureau

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