Cheatham County, TN

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2024 Population
41,829
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
41.5
0.242% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.67%
5.49% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$89,852
9.56% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$338,700
16.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
21,514
2.02% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cheatham County, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.1% of the residents in Cheatham County, TN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cheatham County, TN was $338,700, and the homeownership rate was 81.5%.

Most people in Cheatham County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Cheatham County, TN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cheatham County, TN is home to a population of 41.8k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.04% of Cheatham County, TN residents were born outside of the country (1.27k people).

In 2024, there were 38.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37.3k people) in Cheatham County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 974 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 908 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%
2024 Citizenship
97.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Cheatham County, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cheatham County, TN was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cheatham County, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    37.3k ± 119
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    974 ± 316
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    908 ± 231
4.76%
Hispanic Population
1.99k people

In 2024, there were 38.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37.3k people) in Cheatham County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 974 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 908 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.76% of the people in Cheatham County, TN are hispanic (1.99k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cheatham County, TN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.04%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.27k people
3.64%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.51k people

As of 2024, 3.04% of Cheatham County, TN residents (1.27k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cheatham County, TN was 3.64%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,047 ± 280
  2. Vietnam
    749 ± 171
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    469 ± 198

Cheatham County, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cheatham County, TN employs 21.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cheatham County, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,294 people), Manufacturing (2,473 people), and Retail Trade (2,451 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($121,146), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($82,202), and Utilities ($78,500).

Employment

Occupations

21.5k
2024 Value
± 1,107
2.02%
1 Year growth
± 7.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cheatham County, TN grew at a rate of 2.02%, from 21.1k employees to 21.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cheatham County, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,741 people), Management Occupations (2,292 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,886 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cheatham County, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

21.5k
2024 Value
± 1,107
2.02%
1 Year growth
± 7.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cheatham County, TN grew at a rate of 2.02%, from 21.1k employees to 21.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cheatham County, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,294 people), Manufacturing (2,473 people), and Retail Trade (2,451 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cheatham County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Cheatham County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,621
Median earning men ± $3,250
$43,530
Median earning women ± $1,884

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,472), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,421), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,800).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($138,036), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,010), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,688).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.15%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 91
    Construction
  2. 45
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 41
    Retail Trade

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $99.6k
    Manufacturing
  2. $55.6k
    Construction
  3. $30.5k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cheatham County, TN was $338,700 in 2024, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $291,400 to $338,700, a 16.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Cheatham County, TN is 81.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cheatham County, TN have an average commute time of 33.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cheatham County, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 8.43% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cheatham County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.37%.

Housing

Property

$338,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,253
$13,273
Median Property Taxes
±$835

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cheatham County, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cheatham County, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

81.5%
Homeownership
2024
68.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 81.5% of the housing units in Cheatham County, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$89,852
Median Household Income
± $6,619
16.3k
Number of Households
± 950

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.3k households in Cheatham County, TN grew to $89,852 from the previous year's value of $82,015.

The following chart displays the households in Cheatham County, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cheatham County, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.7%)
  3. Carpooled (9.24%)

In 2024, 74.8% of workers in Cheatham County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.7%) and those who carpooled to work (9.24%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

33.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cheatham County, TN have a longer commute time (33.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.19% of the workforce in Cheatham County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cheatham County, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cheatham County, TN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 8.43% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cheatham County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.37%.

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Poverty & Diversity

7.67% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cheatham County, TN (3.18k out of 41.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cheatham County, TN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 12.4% of the children was living in poverty in Cheatham County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 283 in Cheatham County, TN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 41.3 per 100,000 population.

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Health

91.4% of the population of Cheatham County, TN has health coverage, with 52.7% on employee plans, 10.8% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 13% on non-group plans, and 2.33% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cheatham County, TN see 1,730 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,730 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 6972 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1142 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,730 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cheatham County, TN

Primary care physicians in Cheatham County, TN see an average of 1,730 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,730 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cheatham County, TN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 43% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.64%
Uninsured
52.7%
Employer Coverage
10.8%
Medicaid
12.5%
Medicare
13%
Non-Group
2.33%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cheatham County, TN declined by 9.02% from 9.5% to 8.64%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 64.5 in Cheatham County, TN.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.4% in Cheatham County, TN.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 11.9% in Cheatham County, TN.

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