Wilson County, TN

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2024 Population

158,805

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.8

0.251% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.97%

4.84% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$95,839

1.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$428,000

7.81% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

81,002

4.05% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Wilson 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.

96.1% of the residents in Wilson County, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wilson County, TN are Cumberland University (727 degrees awarded in 2023), Genesis Career College-Lebanon (72 degrees), and Master's Barber & Styling College (6 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Wilson County, TN was $428,000, and the homeownership rate was 77%.

Most people in Wilson County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Wilson County, TN was 2 cars per household.

Wilson County, TN borders Cannon County, TN, Davidson County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Smith County, TN, Sumner County, TN, and Trousdale County, TN.

United States Tennessee Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

Population & Diversity

Wilson County, TN is home to a population of 159k people, from which 96.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.58% of Wilson County, TN residents were born outside of the country (10.4k people).

In 2024, there were 11.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (126k people) in Wilson County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.4k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.1%

2024 Citizenship

96.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.1% of Wilson County, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wilson County, TN was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wilson County, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wilson County, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
126k ± 778
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11.3k ± 432
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
4.4k ± 538

6.52%

Hispanic Population

10.4k people

6.52% of the people in Wilson County, TN are hispanic (10.4k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
96,695 ± 7,581 people
Guatemala
27,777 ± 4,084 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

6.58%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

10.4k people

5.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.76k people

As of 2024, 6.58% of Wilson County, TN residents (10.4k 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 Wilson County, TN was 5.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wilson County, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,641 ± 296
Gulf War (2001-)
2,536 ± 484
Gulf War (1990s)
1,853 ± 368

Wilson County, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Wilson County, TN.

Economy

The economy of Wilson County, TN employs 81k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wilson County, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (10,918 people), Retail Trade (10,250 people), and Manufacturing (8,272 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($129,250), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($96,033), and Information ($83,002).

Employment

Occupations

81k

2024 Value

± 2,641

4.05%

1 Year growth

± 4.41%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wilson County, TN grew at a rate of 4.05%, from 77.9k employees to 81k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilson County, TN, are Management Occupations (11,386 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9,013 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (8,240 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilson County, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

81k

2024 Value

± 2,641

4.05%

1 Year growth

± 4.41%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wilson County, TN grew at a rate of 4.05%, from 77.9k employees to 81k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilson County, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (10,918 people), Retail Trade (10,250 people), and Manufacturing (8,272 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilson County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Wilson County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,758

Median earning men ± $1,815

$45,762

Median earning women ± $1,946

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,435), Information ($90,560), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($89,457).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($67,049), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,533), and Information ($54,649).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

246
Construction
227
Retail Trade
214
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$456k
Transportation and Warehousing
$305k
Retail Trade
$260k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Wilson County, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.5%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Wilson County, TN awarded 805 degrees. The student population of Wilson County, TN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,446 male students and 1,750 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wilson County, TN are White (509 and 65.3%), Black or African American (93 and 11.9%), Unknown (91 and 11.7%), and Hispanic or Latino (66 and 8.46%).

The largest universities in Wilson County, TN by number of degrees awarded are Cumberland University (727 and 90.3%), Genesis Career College-Lebanon (72 and 8.94%), and Master's Barber & Styling College (6 and 0.745%).

The most popular majors in Wilson County, TN are Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (136 and 16.9%), General Business (73 and 9.07%), and Registered Nursing (61 and 7.58%).

The median tuition cost in Wilson County, TN for private four year colleges is $26,640.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Wilson County, TN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 67%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 36%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 3,196 (45.2% men and 54.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 3,196 students enrolled in Wilson County, TN, 45.2% men and 54.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,871 records, of which 59% were women and 41% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
44 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
27 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
61 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Wilson County, TN was General Business Administration & Management with 44 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Cumberland University
727 degrees awarded
Genesis Career College-Lebanon
72 degrees awarded
Master's Barber & Styling College
6 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Cumberland University with 727 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 271 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wilson County, TN, which is 0.507 times less than the 534 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 509 degrees mean that there were 5.47 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 93 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($26,640) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wilson County, TN was $428,000 in 2024, which is 1.29 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $397,000 to $428,000, a 7.81% increase. The homeownership rate in Wilson County, TN is 77%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wilson County, TN have an average commute time of 30.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilson County, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wilson County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.635%.

Housing

Property

$428,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,088

$45,547

Median Property Taxes

±$1,840

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 Wilson 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 Wilson County, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77%

Homeownership

2024

69.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77% of the housing units in Wilson County, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wilson County, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$95,839

Median Household Income

± $3,023

59.1k

Number of Households

± 2,124

In 2024, the median household income of the 59.1k households in Wilson County, TN grew to $95,839 from the previous year's value of $94,048.

The following chart displays the households in Wilson 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wilson 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.3%)
Worked At Home (16.8%)
Carpooled (6.86%)

In 2024, 74.3% of workers in Wilson County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.8%) and those who carpooled to work (6.86%).

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

30.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilson County, TN have a longer commute time (30.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.71% of the workforce in Wilson County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wilson County, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wilson County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.635%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

7.97% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilson County, TN (12.5k out of 156k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wilson County, TN is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 8.4% of the children was living in poverty in Wilson County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 303 in Wilson County, TN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 129 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92.9% of the population of Wilson County, TN has health coverage, with 56.7% on employee plans, 8.59% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 1.89% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wilson County, TN see 3,038 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,038 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2439 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1106 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,038 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wilson County, TN

Primary care physicians in Wilson County, TN see an average of 3,038 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,038 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 40.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.14%

Uninsured

56.7%

Employer Coverage

8.59%

Medicaid

12%

Medicare

13.7%

Non-Group

1.89%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wilson County, TN grew by 2.57% from 6.96% to 7.14%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wilson County, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 43.1 in Wilson County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wilson County, TN.

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 36.8% in Wilson County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wilson County, TN.