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Wilson County, TN


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
Designated Market Area: Nashville, TN-KY
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 158,555   ( 44,562 from 2010 , 10,808 from 2020)
Land area: 570.9 square miles
Population density: 277.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:129,930 81.95% 30.3%
Black:12,0467.60% 66.5%
Indian:4780.30% 35.4%
Asian:3,9172.47% 202.9%
2+ races:3,1742.00% 101.0%
Hispanic:9,0105.68% 144.1%
Total non-White:28,62518.05% 100.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,746 12.7
Deaths:3,55512.0
Net Migration: 10,16834.4
Net Immigration: 3281.1
Change in White population:30,213 26.5
Change in Non-White pop.:14,349 12.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
113,993
99,71787.48%
7,2346.35%
3530.31%
1,2931.13%
1,5791.39%
3,6913.24%
14,27612.52%

2000
88,809
80,63890.80%
5,5456.24%
2760.31%
4400.50%
7340.83%
1,1271.27%
8,1719.20%

1990
67,675
62,09691.76%
4,5796.77%
1800.27%
2920.43%
n/a
5280.78%
5,5798.24%

1980
56,064
50,86090.72%
4,8568.66%
610.11%
1090.19%
n/a
1700.30%
5,2049.28%

1970
36,999
32,58688.07%
4,19911.35%
240.06%
100.03%
n/a
1790.48%
4,413 11.93%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
12,351 13.9
7,0738.0
18,01120.3
5950.7
19,079 21.5
6,105 6.9
1990's
NumberRate
10,346 15.3
5,9488.8
15,79523.3
2270.3
18,542 27.4
2,592 3.8
1980's
NumberRate
8,721 15.6
4,675 8.3
8,061 14.4
n/a
11,236 20.0
375 0.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
15,286 41.3
n/a
18,274 49.4
791 2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Wilson County, TN
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.0
34,685 21.9%
123,870 78.1%
23,516 14.8%
55,037
2.68
40,672 73.9%
32,891 80.9%
3,207 7.9%
14,365 26.1%

2010
NumberPercent
39.3
28,561 25.1%
85,432 74.9%
13,868 12.2%
42,563
2.65
32,177 75.6%
25,571 79.5%
2,552 7.9%
10,386 24.4%

2000
NumberPercent
36.3
23,322 26.3%
65,487 73.7%
8,583 9.7%
32,842
2.67
25,893 78.8%
21,500 83.0%
1,892 7.3%
6,949 21.2%

1990
NumberPercent
33.3
18,402 27.2%
49,273 72.8%
6,527 9.6%
24,060
2.79
19,779 82.2%
16,960 85.7%
1,211 6.1%
4,281 17.8%

1980
NumberPercent
30.5
17,169 30.6%
38,895 69.4%
5,560 9.9%
18,885
2.94
15,819 83.8%
13,872 87.7%
928 5.9%
3,066 16.2%

2022 Housing Data for Wilson County, TN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units58,967 
Median Value$358,900 
Occupied55,03793.3%
Vacant3,9306.7%
Owned42,41077.1%
Rented12,62722.9%
Median Rent$1,268 
Single-Family Units47,44480.5%
    Detached45,26576.8%
    Attached2,1793.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units5,6179.5%
Mobile Homes3,3865.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wilson County, TN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,0433.7%
$10,000 to $14,9991,3162.4%
$15,000 to $19,9991,3672.5%
$20,000 to $24,9991,1012.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991,7443.2%
$30,000 to $34,9991,4482.6%
$35,000 to $39,9991,2172.2%
$40,000 to $44,9992,2634.1%
$45,000 to $49,9991,5572.8%
$50,000 to $59,9993,7576.8%
$60,000 to $74,9994,9319.0%
$75,000 to $99,9997,80214.2%
$100,000 to $124,9996,99912.7%
$125,000 to $149,9995,1679.4%
$150,000 to $199,9996,13511.1%
$200,000 or more6,19011.2%
Median Household Income89,462 
Per Capita Income42,978 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state118 
Compared to U.S.95 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,0313.7%
Public Assistance8341.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,3067.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed67,01874.3%
Unemployed2,4462.7%
In Armed Forces380.0%
Total Labor Force69,50277.0%
Not in Labor Force20,72823.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector29,79423,21356.2%
Non-Profit2,0323,13539.3%
Self-Employed4,4542,54663.6%
Local Government1,9963,17638.6%
State Government9861,36242.0%
Federal Government1,15572361.5%
Total Private + Self34,24825,75957.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.6,1698,39642.4%
Total40,41734,15554.2%
Pct. Govt.12.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts14,07818.9%
Sales and Office Occupations17,85123.9%
Professional, Technical17,10322.9%
Service Occupations9,68013.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing710.1%
All others15,97021.4%
White Collar 65.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance9,81213.1%
Retail trade8,62511.5%
Manufacturing7,81910.5%
Educational services5,9057.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5,5847.5%
Construction5,4787.3%
Accommodation and food services5,0666.8%
Transportation and warehousing4,7206.3%
Finance and insurance3,7795.1%
Public administration3,4454.6%
Other services3,2964.4%
Wholesale trade2,4363.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,3833.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,8692.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,8512.5%
Information1,3941.9%
Utilities6690.9%
Management3060.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1360.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1090.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wilson County, TN

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,6462.45%
Puerto Rican7380.49%
Cuban1250.08%
Dominican1310.09%
Total Central American1,2090.81%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan4540.30%
Honduran3570.24%
Nicaraguan590.04%
Panamanian270.02%
Salvadoran3120.21%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American7700.52%
Argentinean190.01%
Bolivian180.01%
Chilean450.03%
Colombian3850.26%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1010.07%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan2020.14%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic9000.60%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,2950.87%
Filipino5750.39%
Chinese2590.17%
Korean1930.13%
Laotian1520.10%
Thai1090.07%
Vietnamese690.05%
Hmong470.03%
Japanese280.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English129,96492.6%
Spanish5,0813.6%
Other Indo-European1,6251.2%
Arabic1,0120.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun9510.7%
Other Asian5390.4%
German, other Germanic2660.2%
Tagalog2310.2%
Other2180.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American19,40913.0%
English19,30012.9%
German17,14011.5%
Irish15,83110.6%
Italian4,7443.2%
Scottish3,8152.6%
European3,3562.3%
French3,1732.1%
Scotch-Irish2,3901.6%
Polish2,1221.4%
Dutch1,4090.9%
Egyptian1,0090.7%
British9970.7%
Swedish8920.6%
Welsh6520.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen144,33496.8%
Not a citizen4,7623.2%
Native140,71594.4%
Foreign-born8,3815.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wilson County, TN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,664 2.6%4,438 4.3%29,637 28.9%28,113 27.4%25,090 24.5%12,574 12.3%
  Average years of education: 13.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,664 2.6%
9-12 Years 4,438 4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 29,637 28.9%
Some College 28,113 27.4%
Bach. Degree 25,090 24.5%
Grad Degree 12,574 12.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Wilson County, TN

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 36,107 34,316 1,791 5.0% 5.3%
1991 36,497 34,391 2,106 5.8% 6.6%
1992 37,047 35,116 1,931 5.2% 6.5%
1993 38,578 36,995 1,583 4.1% 5.8%
1994 40,723 39,345 1,378 3.4% 4.8%
1995 42,474 40,831 1,643 3.9% 5.2%
1996 43,907 42,291 1,616 3.7% 5.2%
1997 45,162 43,444 1,718 3.8% 5.3%
1998 47,338 45,711 1,627 3.4% 4.3%
1999 48,787 47,481 1,306 2.7% 4.0%
2000 49,752 48,203 1,549 3.1% 3.9%
2001 50,453 48,612 1,841 3.6% 4.5%
2002 51,421 49,263 2,158 4.2% 5.1%
2003 52,173 49,802 2,371 4.5% 5.5%
2004 53,038 50,650 2,388 4.5% 5.3%
2005 54,083 51,629 2,454 4.5% 5.5%
2006 57,415 54,822 2,593 4.5% 5.3%
2007 57,106 54,819 2,287 4.0% 4.6%
2008 58,654 55,339 3,315 5.7% 6.5%
2009 58,384 53,283 5,101 8.7% 10.1%
2010 58,550 53,558 4,992 8.5% 9.8%
2011 59,897 55,302 4,595 7.7% 9.1%
2012 60,587 56,643 3,944 6.5% 8.0%
2013 61,697 57,825 3,872 6.3% 7.8%
2014 62,655 59,336 3,319 5.3% 6.6%
2015 64,763 61,820 2,943 4.5% 5.6%
2016 67,876 65,252 2,624 3.9% 4.7%
2017 70,831 68,730 2,101 3.0% 3.7%
2018 74,590 72,529 2,061 2.8% 3.5%
2019 78,383 76,285 2,098 2.7% 3.4%
2020 76,694 71,882 4,812 6.3% 7.5%
2021 79,498 76,809 2,689 3.4% 4.5%
2022 81,932 79,774 2,158 2.6% 3.4%
2023 83,551 81,274 2,277 2.7% 3.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com