Gallatin, TN

Census Place

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2024 Population
48,532
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.6
1.88% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
13%
4.43% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$77,518
5.34% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$372,000
8.23% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
25,096
7.94% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Gallatin, 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.

96.7% of the residents in Gallatin, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Gallatin, TN are Volunteer State Community College (1,622 degrees awarded in 2023) and Welch College (110 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Gallatin, TN was $372,000, and the homeownership rate was 57.1%.

Most people in Gallatin, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Gallatin, TN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Gallatin, TN is home to a population of 48.5k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.06% of Gallatin, TN residents were born outside of the country (2.46k people).

In 2024, there were 4.58 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.3k people) in Gallatin, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.06k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.35k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%
2024 Citizenship
96.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Gallatin, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gallatin, TN was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gallatin, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    32.3k ± 1.28k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    7.06k ± 963
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    2.35k ± 767
11.2%
Hispanic Population
5.44k people

In 2024, there were 4.58 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.3k people) in Gallatin, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.06k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.35k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.2% of the people in Gallatin, TN are hispanic (5.44k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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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

5.06%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.46k people
5.38%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.51k people

As of 2024, 5.06% of Gallatin, TN residents (2.46k 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 Gallatin, TN was 5.38%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,102 ± 282
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    454 ± 170
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    373 ± 201

Gallatin, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.43 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Gallatin, TN employs 25.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gallatin, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,732 people), Retail Trade (3,421 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (1,918 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($78,039), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,219), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,026).

Employment

Occupations

25.1k
2024 Value
± 1,546
7.94%
1 Year growth
± 8.03%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gallatin, TN grew at a rate of 7.94%, from 23.3k employees to 25.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gallatin, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,466 people), Management Occupations (2,930 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,324 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gallatin, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

25.1k
2024 Value
± 1,546
7.94%
1 Year growth
± 8.03%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gallatin, TN grew at a rate of 7.94%, from 23.3k employees to 25.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gallatin, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,732 people), Retail Trade (3,421 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (1,918 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gallatin, TN, though some of these residents may live in Gallatin, 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

$56,661
Median earning men ± $3,714
$38,702
Median earning women ± $3,522

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,087), Public Administration ($75,417), and Wholesale Trade ($74,929).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($78,480), Construction ($60,091), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,071).

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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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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

Voting results are not available for Gallatin, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.
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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Education

In 2023, universities in Gallatin, TN awarded 1,732 degrees. The student population of Gallatin, TN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,681 male students and 4,313 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Gallatin, TN are White (1,258 and 72.7%), Hispanic or Latino (239 and 13.8%), Black or African American (119 and 6.87%), and Two or More Races (46 and 2.66%).

The largest universities in Gallatin, TN by number of degrees awarded are Volunteer State Community College (1,622 and 93.6%) and Welch College (110 and 6.35%).

The most popular majors in Gallatin, TN are Liberal Arts & Sciences (710 and 41%), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) (184 and 10.6%), and Information Technology (108 and 6.24%).

The median tuition cost in Gallatin, TN for private four year colleges is $20,796.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 6,994 students enrolled in Gallatin, TN, 38.3% men and 61.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,129 records, of which 61.2% were women and 38.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Information Technology
    59 degrees awarded
  2. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    710 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    83 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Gallatin, TN was Information Technology with 59 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Gallatin, TN according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Volunteer State Community College
    1,622 degrees awarded
  2. Welch College
    110 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Volunteer State Community College with 1,622 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 768 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Gallatin, TN, which is 0.797 times less than the 964 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,258 degrees mean that there were 5.26 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 239 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($20,796) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($300) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Gallatin, TN was $372,000 in 2024, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $343,700 to $372,000, a 8.23% increase. The homeownership rate in Gallatin, TN is 57.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gallatin, TN have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gallatin, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$372,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,244
$11,282
Median Property Taxes
±$910

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 Gallatin, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

57.1%
Homeownership
2024
69.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 57.1% of the housing units in Gallatin, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.2%.

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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.
$77,518
Median Household Income
± $7,103
19.8k
Number of Households
± 1,351

In 2024, the median household income of the 19.8k households in Gallatin, TN grew to $77,518 from the previous year's value of $73,589.

The following chart displays the households in Gallatin, 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 Gallatin, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (15.2%)
  3. Carpooled (9.17%)

In 2024, 73.1% of workers in Gallatin, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (9.17%).

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

26.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gallatin, TN have a longer commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.78% of the workforce in Gallatin, 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 Gallatin, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gallatin, TN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gallatin, TN (6.15k out of 47.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gallatin, TN is Black, followed by White 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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Health

91.4% of the population of Gallatin, TN has health coverage, with 46.9% on employee plans, 15.6% on Medicaid, 13% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 2.19% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.5% under 18 years, 24.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

8.6%
Uninsured
46.9%
Employer Coverage
15.6%
Medicaid
13%
Medicare
13.7%
Non-Group
2.19%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gallatin, TN grew by 4.73% from 8.21% to 8.6%.

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