Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN

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2022 Population

104,110

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

37.3

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2022 Poverty Rate

6.4%

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2022 Median Household Income

$92,091

2022 Median Property Value

$339,000

About

In 2022, Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN had a population of 104k people with a median age of 37.3 and a median household income of $92,091.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN are White (Non-Hispanic) (80.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.78%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.48%), White (Hispanic) (2.28%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.13%).

6.48% of the households in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, 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% of the residents in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN was $339,000, and the homeownership rate was 84.6%.

Most people in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN was 2 cars per household.

Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN borders Macon, Dekalb & Cannon Counties PUMA, TN, Wilson County--Lebanon & Mount Juliet cities PUMA, TN, Murfreesboro city PUMA, TN, Rutherford County--Smyrna town & La Vergne city PUMA, TN, Williamson County--Thompson Station town & Fairview city PUMA, TN, Nashville/Davidson County--Antioch, South Nashville PUMA, TN, Bedford, Lincoln & Marshall Counties--Shelbyville & Lewisburg cities PUMA, TN, and Coffee, Franklin & Moore Counties--Tullahoma & Manchester cities PUMA, TN.

United States Tennessee

Population & Diversity

Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN is home to a population of 104k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2022, 4.26% of Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN residents were born outside of the country (4.43k people).

In 2022, there were 9.12 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (83.4k people) in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.14k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.63k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN are Spanish (3,401 households), Arabic (704 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (486 households).

Citizenship

98%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98% of Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
83.4k ± 2.61k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.14k ± 1.17k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
3.63k ± 960

5.08%

Hispanic Population

5.29k people

5.08% of the people in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN are hispanic (5.29k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.26%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

4.43k people

As of 2022, 4.26% of Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN residents (4.43k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
3,401 households (3.48%)
Arabic
704 households (0.72%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
486 households (0.497%)

6.48% of the households in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. 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.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN was Spanish. 3.48% of the households in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,705 ± 442
Vietnam
1,470 ± 252
Gulf War (1990s)
1,374 ± 325

Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.16 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN employs N/A people. The largest industries in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN are Restaurants & Food Services (4,656 people), Construction (3,885 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,302 people), and the highest paying industries are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($153,014), Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($115,246), and Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c. ($113,457).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY

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Women

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Men

N/A%

The workforce of Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN.

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Occupations

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In N/A, there were N/A employees (± N/A) in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN, are Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (2,217 people), Registered nurses (1,504 people), and Waiters & waitresses (1,489 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

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

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In N/A, there were N/A employees (± N/A) in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN, are Restaurants & Food Services (4,656 people), Construction (3,885 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,302 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN, though some of these residents may live in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,447

Median earning men ± $3,363

$40,159

Median earning women ± $2,160

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,886), Wholesale Trade ($74,743), and Manufacturing ($73,255).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($60,568), Manufacturing ($54,142), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,039).

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 60.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.978%).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.978%)
Independent Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 60.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.978%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.376% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.843% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (23.5k), Some college (21.9k), and Bachelors Degree (19.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN was $339,000 in 2022, which is 1.2 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between N/A and 2022 the median property value increased from N/A to $339,000, a N/A N/A. The homeownership rate in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN is 84.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN have an average commute time of 30.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN is $92,091. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN was Williamson County--Brentwood & Franklin cities, Nolensville town (west) PUMA, TN with a value of $127,269, followed by Williamson County--Thompson Station town & Fairview city PUMA, TN and Shelby County (Southeast)--Collierville town & Germantown city PUMA, TN, with respective values of $123,165 and $116,819.

Property

$339,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,828

$29,755

Median Property Taxes

±$1,518

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 Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84.6%

Homeownership

2022

69.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 84.6% of the housing units in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN were occupied by their owner.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN was Williamson County--Brentwood & Franklin cities, Nolensville town (west) PUMA, TN with a value of $127,269, followed by Williamson County--Thompson Station town & Fairview city PUMA, TN and Shelby County (Southeast)--Collierville town & Germantown city PUMA, TN, with respective values of $123,165 and $116,819.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$92,091

Median Household Income

± $3,072

35.2k

Number of Households

± 1,593

In 2022, the median household income of the 35.2k households in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN was $92,091.

The following chart displays the households in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, 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.

Wage Distribution

0.422

2022 Wage GINI in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN

N/A Wage GINI in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN

In 2022, the income inequality in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN was 0.422 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 57.8% decline from N/A to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Worked At Home (11.2%)
Carpooled (8.74%)

In 2022, 78.5% of workers in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.74%).

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.

Commute Time

30.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN have a longer commute time (30.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.76% of the workforce in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN (6.61k out of 103k 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.9% of the population of Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN has health coverage, with 61.3% on employee plans, 10.1% on Medicaid, 9.54% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 1.53% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1403 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.143% increase from the previous year (1401 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1793 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 560 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

1,403 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tennessee

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see an average of 1,403 patients per year. This represents a 0.143% increase from the previous year (1,401 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.7% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 41% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.07%

Uninsured

61.3%

Employer Coverage

10.1%

Medicaid

9.54%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

1.53%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Rutherford County (North, East and South) PUMA, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.