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Rutherford County, Tennessee (TN)

County population in 2021: 352,182 (83% urban, 17% rural); it was 182,023 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 52,007
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 13,442
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 46,408
Renter-occupied apartments: 30,783 (it was 20,035 in 2000)
% of renters here:

30%
State:

32%

Land area: 619 sq. mi.

Water area: 5.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 569 people per square mile   (high).

March 2019 cost of living index in Rutherford County: 89.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.8%), Manufacturing (13.7%), Retail trade (12.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 80%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Rutherford County, TN (2021)
    • 235,35666.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 51,45914.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 33,4149.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 18,4575.2%Two or more races
    • 11,5513.3%Asian alone
    • 1,6720.5%Some other race alone
    • 2730.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

34.6 years
Tennessee median age:

39.2 years
Males: 174,964  (49.7%)
Females: 177,218  (50.3%)
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Average household size:
Rutherford County:

2.0 people
Tennessee:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $78,201 ($46,312 in 1999)
This county:

$78,201
Tennessee:

$59,695

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,090 (lower quartile is $814, upper quartile is $1,420)
This county:

$1090
State:

$799


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $306,500 (it was $111,600 in 2000)
Rutherford:

$306,500
Tennessee:

$235,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $229,800 - $408,600

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $351,889
Here:

$351,889
State:

$310,843

Townhouses or other attached units: $237,824
Here:

$237,824
State:

$280,903

In 2-unit structures: $274,417
Here:

$274,417
State:

$276,828

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,741
Here:

$151,741
State:

$245,576

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $172,485
Here:

$172,485
State:

$255,271

Mobile homes: $111,667
Here:

$111,667
State:

$101,125

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $58,995
Here:

$58,995
State:

$71,133

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,487
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $428

Institutionalized population: 1,988

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 29
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 208
  • Burglaries: 84
  • Thefts: 362
  • Auto thefts: 71

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 22
  • Robberies: 8
  • Assaults: 186
  • Burglaries: 122
  • Thefts: 452
  • Auto thefts: 74
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Health of residents in Rutherford County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
69.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
42.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
48.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
65.5% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 202 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 168 pounds. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 3488 buildings, average cost: $260,500
  • 2020: 3303 buildings, average cost: $243,700
  • 2019: 2744 buildings, average cost: $227,500
  • 2018: 2585 buildings, average cost: $240,500
  • 2017: 2306 buildings, average cost: $245,600
  • 2016: 2396 buildings, average cost: $207,700
  • 2015: 2006 buildings, average cost: $195,900
  • 2014: 1760 buildings, average cost: $186,800
  • 2013: 1598 buildings, average cost: $188,900
  • 2012: 1275 buildings, average cost: $180,100
  • 2011: 858 buildings, average cost: $183,800
  • 2010: 869 buildings, average cost: $170,200
  • 2009: 995 buildings, average cost: $157,400
  • 2008: 1331 buildings, average cost: $160,900
  • 2007: 2817 buildings, average cost: $159,300
  • 2006: 3733 buildings, average cost: $143,900
  • 2005: 4006 buildings, average cost: $134,300
  • 2004: 3899 buildings, average cost: $122,600
  • 2003: 3330 buildings, average cost: $107,400
  • 2002: 2938 buildings, average cost: $101,300
  • 2001: 2895 buildings, average cost: $89,400
  • 2000: 2456 buildings, average cost: $84,900
  • 1999: 2557 buildings, average cost: $85,200
  • 1998: 2386 buildings, average cost: $84,600
  • 1997: 2194 buildings, average cost: $77,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Rutherford, TN residents
Average permit cost in Rutherford, TN
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,535 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,716 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Rutherford, TN in 2021
Distribution of house value in Rutherford, TN in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Rutherford, TN in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 8.6%
Rutherford County:

8.6%
Tennessee:

13.6%
(8.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 13.6% for Black residents, 14.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 6.3% for American Indian residents, 19.1% for other race residents, 10.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 34.6 years old
(Males: 33.5 years old, Females: 35.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.6 years old, Black residents: 36.1 years old, American Indian residents: 29.6 years old, Asian residents: 36.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.9 years old, Other race residents: 23.9 years old)

Area name: Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rutherford County is $579 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $666 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $864 a month.

Cities in this county include: Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, Almaville, Lascassas, Christiana, Kittrell, Walterhill, Eagleville.

Rutherford County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Neighboring counties: Adair County, Oklahoma , Los Alamos County, New Mexico , Izard County, Arkansas , Henderson County , Martin County, North Carolina .

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

2.4%
Tennessee:

3.1%

Unemployment by year in Rutherford, TN
County total employment by year in Rutherford, TN
County average yearly wages by year in Rutherford, TN

Current college students: 16,117
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 34,000 (43.6% naturalized citizens)

Rutherford County:

9.7%
Whole state:

5.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 10,0012010 or later
  • 7,0802000 to 2009
  • 5,1031990 to 1999
  • 1,9981980 to 1989
  • 7951970 to 1979
  • 582Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.5%

Rutherford County marital status for males Rutherford County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 92,552
  • One, attached: 10,838
  • Two: 2,512
  • 3 or 4: 3,551
  • 5 to 9: 6,063
  • 10 to 19: 6,750
  • 20 to 49: 5,595
  • 50 or more: 4,922
  • Mobile homes: 2,756

Housing units in Rutherford County with a mortgage: 59,783 (4,624 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4,302 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,108

Here:

98.3% with mortgage
State:

97.5% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Rutherford County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant71,509202
Mainline Protestant14,80243
Catholic8,6002
Other4,13517
Black Protestant1,71110
Orthodox901
None161,757-
Rutherford County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 28
Rutherford County:

1.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Here:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
This county:

0.37 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 97
Rutherford County:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

5.16 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 156
This county:

6.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.56 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Rutherford County:

9.4%
Tennessee:

11.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Rutherford County:

30.9%
State:

30.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.4%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in Rutherford County:

Average size of farms: 101 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $9,299
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $83.84
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.28%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $11,435
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27,240
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.60%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.55
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.36%
Corn for grain: 3901 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1359 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1399 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 5611 harvested acres
Vegetables: 45 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 14 acres

Earthquake activity:

Rutherford County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 178% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 195.1 miles away from Rutherford County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 106.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 195.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 163.6 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 212.0 miles away from Rutherford County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 106.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 30, 2010 to May 18, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1909: May 04, 2010, FEMA Id: 1909, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 10, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1839: May 15, 2009, FEMA Id: 1839, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3217: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1464: May 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: November 09, 2002 to November 12, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1441: November 13, 2002, FEMA Id: 1441, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Tennessee Ice Storm, Severe Winter Storm, Flash Flooding, Incident Period: February 09, 1994 to February 11, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1010: February 28, 1994, FEMA Id: 1010, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Flash Flood
  • Tennessee Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3095: March 14, 1993, FEMA Id: 3095, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
  • Tennessee SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 07, 1979, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-585: May 07, 1979, FEMA Id: 585, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Tennessee SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: March 22, 1975, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-459: March 22, 1975, FEMA Id: 459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Rutherford County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 6, Winter Storms: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Rutherford

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 115,743 (73.7%)
  • Carpooled: 12,982 (8.3%)
  • Bus: 239 (0.2%)
  • Ferryboat: 6 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,195 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle: 274 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 1,407 (0.9%)
  • Worked at home: 28,351 (18.0%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Management occupations (15%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Production occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (9%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (7%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (21%)
  • Laos (11%)
  • Guatemala (7%)
  • Egypt (6%)
  • Venezuela (5%)
  • Honduras (5%)
  • El Salvador (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Rutherford County


  • American (15%)
  • English (13%)
  • German (6%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • European (2%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Rutherford County, Tennessee in 2010:

  • 2,923 people in college/university student housing
  • 960 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 836 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 138 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
  • 117 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 40 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 32 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 23 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 22 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 13 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 5 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers

People in group quarters in Rutherford County, Tennessee in 2000:

  • 3,260 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 958 people in nursing homes
  • 541 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 345 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 162 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 157 people in institutions for the blind
  • 100 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 92 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 38 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 34 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 28 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 24 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 19 people in other group homes
  • 8 people in religious group quarters
  • 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $70,352.

9.99% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($55,451 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.99%
Tennessee average:

8.49%


0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($78 average AGI)
Rutherford County:

0.02%
Tennessee average:

0.02%

6.02% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($30,116 average AGI)
3.95% relocated from other states ($25,257 average AGI)
Rutherford County:

3.95%
Tennessee average:

4.34%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Davidson County, TN  2.96% ($48,337 average AGI)
from Williamson County, TN  0.47% ($80,085)
from Wilson County, TN  0.35% ($52,094)
from Bedford County, TN  0.26% ($58,621)
from Sumner County, TN  0.19% ($50,931)
from Coffee County, TN  0.18% ($48,250)
from Shelby County, TN  0.17% ($44,546)


8.46% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,348 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.46%
Tennessee average:

7.40%


0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($159 average AGI)
Rutherford County:

0.02%
Tennessee average:

0.01%

5.42% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($31,747 average AGI)
3.02% relocated to other states ($19,442 average AGI)
Rutherford County:

3.02%
Tennessee average:

3.20%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Davidson County, TN  1.71% ($39,785 average AGI)
to Bedford County, TN  0.41% ($52,639)
to Wilson County, TN  0.40% ($56,834)
to Coffee County, TN  0.32% ($53,514)
to Williamson County, TN  0.28% ($81,071)
to Sumner County, TN  0.19% ($47,586)
to Montgomery County, TN  0.19% ($45,967)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 13.3

Births per 1000 population in Rutherford County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Rutherford County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 4.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 3.7

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Rutherford County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.0%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Rutherford County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Rutherford County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Rutherford County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Rutherford County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Rutherford County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Rutherford County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 22,739 (17,980 aged, 4,759 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 5,221 (7%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Rutherford County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,197)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,966)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,946)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,477)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,396)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,114)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (889)
  • Unspecified dementia (682)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (655)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (526)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.48
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,187
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 95
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28,331

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,568
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 596
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 36.3. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 23.7
  • Other - 12.6

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 118.0. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 66.3
  • Poisoning - 27.2
  • Suffocation - 16.1
  • Other - 8.4

Household type by relationship:

Households: 352,182
  • Male householders: 58,912 (13,673 living alone), Female householders: 63,032 (14,535 living alone)
  • 67,097 spouses (66,742 opposite-sex spouses), 8,237 unmarried partners, (7,761 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 110,268 children (98,030 natural, 3,799 adopted, 8,439 stepchildren), 10,861 grandchildren, 4,454 brothers or sisters, 5,892 parents, 1,254 foster children, 5,131 other relatives, 12,629 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,415

Size of family households: 33,397 2-persons, 17,458 3-persons, 20,606 4-persons, 8,482 5-persons, 3,252 6-persons, 1,480 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 28,208 1-person, 7,115 2-persons, 1,564 3-persons, 184 4-persons, 198 5-persons.

57,834 married couples with children.
13,987 single-parent households (3,211 men, 10,776 women).

87.1% of residents of Rutherford speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,194,396,000 ($5,687 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $55,117,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $333,571,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $128,996,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,515,000
Federal grants: $120,028,000
Federal procurement contracts: $503,099,000 ($4,479,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $107,187,000 ($18,969,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $859,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $440,638,000
Federal Government insurance: $143,942,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 15,772
Here:

72 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 6,307
Here:

29 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,891
Here:

+9 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +25,304
Here:

+116 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Rutherford County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 27.30 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.7
State:

4.5

Year house built in Rutherford County, Tennessee
  • Year house built in Rutherford County, Tennessee
  • 4,9142020 or later
  • 31,3912010 to 2019
  • 37,1542000 to 2009
  • 23,3021990 to 1999
  • 14,3341980 to 1989
  • 10,8041970 to 1979
  • 5,4671960 to 1969
  • 5,9121950 to 1959
  • 7551940 to 1949
  • 1,5061939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Rutherford County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rutherford County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rutherford County, Tennessee
  • 101 room
  • 822 rooms
  • 1,7293 rooms
  • 4,2374 rooms
  • 14,3335 rooms
  • 16,2486 rooms
  • 16,2687 rooms
  • 14,3068 rooms
  • 18,8599+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rutherford County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rutherford County, Tennessee
  • 2461 room
  • 2,5432 rooms
  • 6,2953 rooms
  • 7,4704 rooms
  • 8,8505 rooms
  • 4,1246 rooms
  • 3,2017 rooms
  • 1,3628 rooms
  • 1,7819+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Rutherford County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rutherford County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rutherford County, Tennessee
  • 10no bedroom
  • 2891 bedroom
  • 7,2562 bedrooms
  • 50,2903 bedrooms
  • 23,0194 bedrooms
  • 5,2085+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rutherford County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rutherford County, Tennessee
  • 626no bedroom
  • 7,4261 bedroom
  • 15,2222 bedrooms
  • 8,6173 bedrooms
  • 3,6284 bedrooms
  • 3535+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherford County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherford County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherford County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 831no vehicle
  • 16,3641 vehicle
  • 40,3852 vehicles
  • 17,9803 vehicles
  • 7,1054 vehicles
  • 3,4075+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherford County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherford County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,220no vehicle
  • 12,8341 vehicle
  • 15,3622 vehicles
  • 2,9983 vehicles
  • 1,7204 vehicles
  • 7385+ vehicles

83.4% of Rutherford County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Tennessee.

Rutherford County:

83.4%
State average:

85.9%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 181,130
  • Other state: 132,366
  • Northeast: 17,087
  • Midwest: 42,555
  • South: 56,691
  • West: 16,033
Year householders moved into unit in Rutherford County, TN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Rutherford County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 66.4%Electricity
  • 30.3%Utility gas
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.5%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 87.6%Electricity
  • 10.4%Utility gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,820
Here:

15.9%
Tennessee:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,650
Here:

18.7%
Tennessee:

15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,129
Here:

12.2%
Tennessee:

25.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Rutherford County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,035,000
    Cash and Securities: $28,416,000
  • Charges - Other: $34,859,000
    Other: $26,762,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,183,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $17,865,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $7,084,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,357,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,285,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,107,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $69,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $54,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $120,544,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,735,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,264,000
    Police Protection: $2,144,000
    Regular Highways: $1,297,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,241,000
    Financial Administration: $704,000
    Correctional Institutions: $258,000
    Health - Other: $121,000
    Health - Other: $89,000
    Regular Highways: $46,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $444,853,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $399,297,000
    Police Protection: $26,283,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,308,000
    Correctional Institutions: $23,837,000
    Police Protection: $23,283,000
    Health - Other: $19,479,000
    Health - Other: $17,839,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,278,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,216,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,038,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,277,000
    Financial Administration: $10,135,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $9,848,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $9,726,000
    Regular Highways: $9,704,000
    Financial Administration: $9,255,000
    Regular Highways: $8,247,000
    General - Other: $4,282,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,167,000
    General - Other: $4,100,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,800,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,703,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,325,000
    Libraries: $1,801,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,788,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,680,000
    Libraries: $1,600,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,120,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,082,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,031,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $947,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $829,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $780,000
    Parks and Recreation: $491,000
    Parks and Recreation: $453,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,702,000
    Education: $729,000
    Education: $607,000
    Other: $388,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $18,144,000
    Interest on Debt: $17,057,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $30,830,000
    Other - General - Other: $2,003,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,298,000
    Other: $978,000
    General Local Government Support: $198,000
    General Local Government Support: $167,000
    Education: $65,000
    Education: $41,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $463,683,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $456,477,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $442,239,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $404,592,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,169,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,583,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,284,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,508,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,267,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,026,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,785,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,139,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $241,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $241,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $19,337,000
    General Revenue - Other: $7,771,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,522,000
    Special Assessments: $5,807,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,666,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,559,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,156,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $344,000
    Rents: $332,000
    Rents: $310,000
    Sale of Property: $288,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $155,000
    Sale of Property: $101,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $22,453,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,975,000
    Police Protection: $14,007,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,747,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,188,000
    Police Protection: $1,974,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,809,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,356,000
    Health - Other: $728,000
    Financial Administration: $712,000
    Regular Highways: $669,000
    Health - Other: $630,000
    Regular Highways: $611,000
    Financial Administration: $592,000
    General - Other: $424,000
    Correctional Institutions: $372,000
    Central Staff Services: $342,000
    Solid Waste Management: $300,000
    General - Other: $262,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $161,000
    Correctional Institutions: $155,000
    Solid Waste Management: $66,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $57,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $46,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $44,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $235,734,000
    Cash and Securities: $119,034,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,080,000
    Cash and Securities: $28,251,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $260,986,000
    Education: $243,711,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,472,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,452,000
    Highways: $6,300,000
    Highways: $5,369,000
    Other: $3,432,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,327,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,066,000
    Other: $1,830,000
    Public Welfare: $365,000
    Public Welfare: $235,000
    Housing and Community Development: $155,000
  • Tax - Property: $171,524,000
    Property: $152,564,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,413,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,124,000
    Other Selective Sales: $13,601,000
    Other Selective Sales: $8,409,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $8,389,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,955,000
    Other License: $1,600,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,078,000
    Other License: $1,035,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,019,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $990,000
    Severance: $456,000
    Severance: $445,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $259,875,000
    : $231,353,000

Rutherford County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,035,000
    Cash and Securities: $28,416,000
  • Charges - Other: $34,859,000
    Other: $26,762,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,183,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $17,865,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $7,084,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,357,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,285,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,107,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $69,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $54,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $120,544,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,735,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,264,000
    Police Protection: $2,144,000
    Regular Highways: $1,297,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,241,000
    Financial Administration: $704,000
    Correctional Institutions: $258,000
    Health - Other: $121,000
    Health - Other: $89,000
    Regular Highways: $46,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $444,853,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $399,297,000
    Police Protection: $26,283,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,308,000
    Correctional Institutions: $23,837,000
    Police Protection: $23,283,000
    Health - Other: $19,479,000
    Health - Other: $17,839,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,278,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,216,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,038,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,277,000
    Financial Administration: $10,135,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $9,848,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $9,726,000
    Regular Highways: $9,704,000
    Financial Administration: $9,255,000
    Regular Highways: $8,247,000
    General - Other: $4,282,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,167,000
    General - Other: $4,100,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,800,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,703,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,325,000
    Libraries: $1,801,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,788,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,680,000
    Libraries: $1,600,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,120,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,082,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,031,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $947,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $829,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $780,000
    Parks and Recreation: $491,000
    Parks and Recreation: $453,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,702,000
    Education: $729,000
    Education: $607,000
    Other: $388,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $18,144,000
    Interest on Debt: $17,057,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $30,830,000
    Other - General - Other: $2,003,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,298,000
    Other: $978,000
    General Local Government Support: $198,000
    General Local Government Support: $167,000
    Education: $65,000
    Education: $41,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $463,683,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $456,477,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $442,239,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $404,592,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,169,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,583,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,284,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,508,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,267,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,026,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,785,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,139,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $241,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $241,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $19,337,000
    General Revenue - Other: $7,771,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,522,000
    Special Assessments: $5,807,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,666,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,559,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,156,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $344,000
    Rents: $332,000
    Rents: $310,000
    Sale of Property: $288,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $155,000
    Sale of Property: $101,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $22,453,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,975,000
    Police Protection: $14,007,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,747,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,188,000
    Police Protection: $1,974,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,809,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,356,000
    Health - Other: $728,000
    Financial Administration: $712,000
    Regular Highways: $669,000
    Health - Other: $630,000
    Regular Highways: $611,000
    Financial Administration: $592,000
    General - Other: $424,000
    Correctional Institutions: $372,000
    Central Staff Services: $342,000
    Solid Waste Management: $300,000
    General - Other: $262,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $161,000
    Correctional Institutions: $155,000
    Solid Waste Management: $66,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $57,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $46,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $44,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $235,734,000
    Cash and Securities: $119,034,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,080,000
    Cash and Securities: $28,251,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $260,986,000
    Education: $243,711,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,472,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,452,000
    Highways: $6,300,000
    Highways: $5,369,000
    Other: $3,432,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,327,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,066,000
    Other: $1,830,000
    Public Welfare: $365,000
    Public Welfare: $235,000
    Housing and Community Development: $155,000
  • Tax - Property: $171,524,000
    Property: $152,564,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,413,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,124,000
    Other Selective Sales: $13,601,000
    Other Selective Sales: $8,409,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $8,389,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,955,000
    Other License: $1,600,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,078,000
    Other License: $1,035,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,019,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $990,000
    Severance: $456,000
    Severance: $445,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $259,875,000
    : $231,353,000

Rutherford County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,035,000
    Cash and Securities: $28,416,000
  • Charges - Other: $34,859,000
    Other: $26,762,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,183,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $17,865,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $7,084,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,357,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,285,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,107,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $69,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $54,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $120,544,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,735,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,264,000
    Police Protection: $2,144,000
    Regular Highways: $1,297,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,241,000
    Financial Administration: $704,000
    Correctional Institutions: $258,000
    Health - Other: $121,000
    Health - Other: $89,000
    Regular Highways: $46,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $444,853,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $399,297,000
    Police Protection: $26,283,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,308,000
    Correctional Institutions: $23,837,000
    Police Protection: $23,283,000
    Health - Other: $19,479,000
    Health - Other: $17,839,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,278,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,216,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,038,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,277,000
    Financial Administration: $10,135,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $9,848,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $9,726,000
    Regular Highways: $9,704,000
    Financial Administration: $9,255,000
    Regular Highways: $8,247,000
    General - Other: $4,282,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,167,000
    General - Other: $4,100,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,800,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,703,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,325,000
    Libraries: $1,801,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,788,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,680,000
    Libraries: $1,600,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,120,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,082,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,031,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $947,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $829,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $780,000
    Parks and Recreation: $491,000
    Parks and Recreation: $453,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,702,000
    Education: $729,000
    Education: $607,000
    Other: $388,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $18,144,000
    Interest on Debt: $17,057,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $30,830,000
    Other - General - Other: $2,003,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,298,000
    Other: $978,000
    General Local Government Support: $198,000
    General Local Government Support: $167,000
    Education: $65,000
    Education: $41,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $463,683,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $456,477,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $442,239,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $404,592,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,169,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,583,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,284,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,508,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,267,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,026,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,785,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,139,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $241,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $241,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $19,337,000
    General Revenue - Other: $7,771,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,522,000
    Special Assessments: $5,807,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,666,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,559,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,156,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $344,000
    Rents: $332,000
    Rents: $310,000
    Sale of Property: $288,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $155,000
    Sale of Property: $101,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $22,453,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,975,000
    Police Protection: $14,007,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,747,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,188,000
    Police Protection: $1,974,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,809,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,356,000
    Health - Other: $728,000
    Financial Administration: $712,000
    Regular Highways: $669,000
    Health - Other: $630,000
    Regular Highways: $611,000
    Financial Administration: $592,000
    General - Other: $424,000
    Correctional Institutions: $372,000
    Central Staff Services: $342,000
    Solid Waste Management: $300,000
    General - Other: $262,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $161,000
    Correctional Institutions: $155,000
    Solid Waste Management: $66,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $57,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $46,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $44,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $235,734,000
    Cash and Securities: $119,034,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,080,000
    Cash and Securities: $28,251,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $260,986,000
    Education: $243,711,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,472,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,452,000
    Highways: $6,300,000
    Highways: $5,369,000
    Other: $3,432,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,327,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,066,000
    Other: $1,830,000
    Public Welfare: $365,000
    Public Welfare: $235,000
    Housing and Community Development: $155,000
  • Tax - Property: $171,524,000
    Property: $152,564,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,413,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,124,000
    Other Selective Sales: $13,601,000
    Other Selective Sales: $8,409,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $8,389,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,955,000
    Other License: $1,600,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,078,000
    Other License: $1,035,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,019,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $990,000
    Severance: $456,000
    Severance: $445,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $259,875,000
    : $231,353,000

Rutherford County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,035,000
    Cash and Securities: $28,416,000
  • Charges - Other: $34,859,000
    Other: $26,762,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,183,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $17,865,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $7,084,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,357,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,285,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,107,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $69,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $54,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $120,544,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,735,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,264,000
    Police Protection: $2,144,000
    Regular Highways: $1,297,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,241,000
    Financial Administration: $704,000
    Correctional Institutions: $258,000
    Health - Other: $121,000
    Health - Other: $89,000
    Regular Highways: $46,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $444,853,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $399,297,000
    Police Protection: $26,283,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,308,000
    Correctional Institutions: $23,837,000
    Police Protection: $23,283,000
    Health - Other: $19,479,000
    Health - Other: $17,839,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,278,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,216,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,038,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,277,000
    Financial Administration: $10,135,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $9,848,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $9,726,000
    Regular Highways: $9,704,000
    Financial Administration: $9,255,000
    Regular Highways: $8,247,000
    General - Other: $4,282,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,167,000
    General - Other: $4,100,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,800,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,703,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,325,000
    Libraries: $1,801,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,788,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,680,000
    Libraries: $1,600,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,120,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,082,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,031,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $947,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $829,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $780,000
    Parks and Recreation: $491,000
    Parks and Recreation: $453,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,702,000
    Education: $729,000
    Education: $607,000
    Other: $388,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $18,144,000
    Interest on Debt: $17,057,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $30,830,000
    Other - General - Other: $2,003,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,298,000
    Other: $978,000
    General Local Government Support: $198,000
    General Local Government Support: $167,000
    Education: $65,000
    Education: $41,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $463,683,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $456,477,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $442,239,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $404,592,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,169,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,583,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,284,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,508,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,267,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,026,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,785,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,139,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $241,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $241,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $19,337,000
    General Revenue - Other: $7,771,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,522,000
    Special Assessments: $5,807,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,666,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,559,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,156,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $344,000
    Rents: $332,000
    Rents: $310,000
    Sale of Property: $288,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $155,000
    Sale of Property: $101,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $22,453,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,975,000
    Police Protection: $14,007,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,747,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,188,000
    Police Protection: $1,974,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,809,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,356,000
    Health - Other: $728,000
    Financial Administration: $712,000
    Regular Highways: $669,000
    Health - Other: $630,000
    Regular Highways: $611,000
    Financial Administration: $592,000
    General - Other: $424,000
    Correctional Institutions: $372,000
    Central Staff Services: $342,000
    Solid Waste Management: $300,000
    General - Other: $262,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $161,000
    Correctional Institutions: $155,000
    Solid Waste Management: $66,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $57,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $46,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $44,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $235,734,000
    Cash and Securities: $119,034,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,080,000
    Cash and Securities: $28,251,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $260,986,000
    Education: $243,711,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,472,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,452,000
    Highways: $6,300,000
    Highways: $5,369,000
    Other: $3,432,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,327,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,066,000
    Other: $1,830,000
    Public Welfare: $365,000
    Public Welfare: $235,000
    Housing and Community Development: $155,000
  • Tax - Property: $171,524,000
    Property: $152,564,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,413,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,124,000
    Other Selective Sales: $13,601,000
    Other Selective Sales: $8,409,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $8,389,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,955,000
    Other License: $1,600,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,078,000
    Other License: $1,035,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,019,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $990,000
    Severance: $456,000
    Severance: $445,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $259,875,000
    : $231,353,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,720
  • Number of aged recipients: 303
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,417
  • Number of recipients under 18: 514
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,645
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 561
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 972
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,338
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 26 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2,553$145,6751,308$148,7536,277$159,549252$66,1677$708,143553$119,10735$71,800
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED72$135,61155$152,800515$154,87842$33,4050$020$98,5007$68,571
APPLICATIONS DENIED266$141,135177$127,0621,932$155,506238$35,7140$0111$100,07238$70,447
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN300$151,527289$153,5221,574$161,16753$49,4721$2,727,00074$115,59516$81,750
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS50$159,86035$133,314395$160,25116$111,0630$016$104,1250$0
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 25 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED183$175,044262$189,5885$148,600
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED58$175,46694$187,5968$128,875
APPLICATIONS DENIED24$145,12544$220,7733$95,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN11$170,36417$178,8242$163,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS7$122,14313$214,2314$140,000
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Rutherford, TN
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Rutherford, TN - Value
Most common first names in Rutherford County, TN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James87870.6 years
Mary71878.6 years
William66672.6 years
John61772.3 years
Robert47669.5 years
Charles29469.0 years
George26874.0 years
Willie24077.5 years
Thomas22670.3 years
Margaret18878.0 years
Most common last names in Rutherford County, TN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith39174.6 years
Jones22474.6 years
Brown20573.5 years
Johnson17673.5 years
Williams17074.6 years
Davis15172.5 years
Taylor12874.5 years
Miller11576.4 years
Barrett11474.7 years
Harris11473.9 years
Businesses in Rutherford County, TN
NameCountNameCount
ALDI1La Quinta1
AT&T3La-Z-Boy1
Academy Sports + Outdoors1Lane Bryant1
Ace Hardware2Lane Furniture2
Advance Auto Parts6LensCrafters1
Aeropostale1Little Caesars Pizza5
American Eagle Outfitters1Long John Silver's2
Ann Taylor1Lowe's2
Applebee's1Marshalls1
Arby's6Maurices1
Ashley Furniture1McDonald's13
AutoZone6Men's Wearhouse2
Barnes & Noble1Microtel1
Baskin-Robbins3Motel 61
Bath & Body Works2Motherhood Maternity1
Baymont Inn1New Balance2
Bed Bath & Beyond1New York & Co2
Best Western1Nike14
Blockbuster2Nissan1
Budget Car Rental1OfficeMax1
Buffalo Wild Wings2Old Navy1
Burger King4Olive Garden1
CVS7Outback1
Charlotte Russe1Outback Steakhouse1
Chevrolet1Pac Sun1
Chick-Fil-A3Panda Express2
Chico's1Panera Bread1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Papa John's Pizza2
Church's Chicken1Payless2
Clarion1Penske3
Coldwater Creek1PetSmart2
ColorTyme1Pier 1 Imports1
Comfort Inn1Pizza Hut6
Comfort Suites2Plato's Closet1
Cracker Barrel3Publix Super Markets6
Cricket Wireless11Quality1
Curves3Quiznos5
DHL1RadioShack3
Dairy Queen3Ramada2
Days Inn1Red Lobster1
Discount Tire3Red Robin2
Domino's Pizza5Red Roof Inn1
DressBarn2Rite Aid6
Dressbarn1Rodeway Inn1
Dunkin Donuts1Ruby Tuesday2
Econo Lodge1Rue212
Express1Ryan's Grill1
Fashion Bug1Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
FedEx29SAS Shoes2
Finish Line1SONIC Drive-In9
Firestone Complete Auto Care3Sam's Club1
Ford1Sears3
Forever 211Shoe Carnival1
GNC7Sleep Inn2
GameStop5Spencer Gifts1
Gap1Sprint Nextel3
Goodwill1Staples2
Gymboree1Starbucks7
H&R Block9Steak 'n Shake1
Hardee's5Subway21
Havertys Furniture1Super 82
Hilton3T-Mobile8
Hobby Lobby1T.G.I. Driday's1
Holiday Inn3T.J.Maxx1
Hollister Co.1Taco Bell8
Home Depot2Talbots1
Honda1Target2
Hot Topic1The Room Place1
Howard Johnson1Toyota1
Hyundai1Toys"R"Us2
IHOP2True Value1
JCPenney1U-Haul12
Jack In The Box2UPS26
JoS. A. Bank1Verizon Wireless2
Jones New York2Victoria's Secret1
Journeys1Volkswagen1
Justice2Waffle House6
KFC5Walgreens10
Kmart2Walmart3
Knights Inn1Wendy's5
Kohl's2White Castle1
Kroger9YMCA2

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