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Cheatham County, TN

Demographic and economic profile of Cheatham County, TN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Cheatham County is a predominantly residential community of 41,500 people situated within commuting range of a larger metro, reflected in a mean commute time of 33.9 minutes and an 81.9% homeownership rate. The labor force of roughly 27,000 (65.2% participation) skews toward high school credentials—90.3% hold a diploma or equivalent, while 25.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $45,927 and an unemployment rate of 3.8%. The county has added population at a 3.9% five-year rate, median household income stands at $89,852, and a poverty rate of 8.1% points to relative economic stability by rural Tennessee standards.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

41,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$89,852

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.9% since 2018

Cheatham County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone37,747 (90.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,283 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,054 (2.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone891 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone361 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone300 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,317
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)130
  3. 3.Other Indo-European101
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)80
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic35

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,829

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,872

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,581

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,897
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,473
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,451
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,287
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,741

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,006
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,627
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,554
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,093
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,234

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.36×)1,355
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.21×)1,769
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.18×)574
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.18×)2,469
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)1,332

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$291,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,274/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,370 (25.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,072 (15.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,919 (14.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,471 (11.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,119 (8.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999452 (3.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,927

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,873 (74.8%)
  • Worked At Home2,909 (13.7%)
  • Carpooled1,960 (9.2%)
  • Other281 (1.3%)
  • Walked105 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit44 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.