Rutherford County, Tennessee (TN)

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• • 219,312120.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 42,08723.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 23,59313.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9,8325.4%Asian alone
  • 8,7294.8%Two or more races
  • 5180.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3030.2%Some other race alone
  • 550.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $246,787

Here:	$246,787
State:	$235,345

Townhouses or other attached units: $159,955

Here:	$159,955
State:	$200,852

In 2-unit structures: $176,150

Here:	$176,150
State:	$207,229

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $227,086

Here:	$227,086
State:	$191,604

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $116,064

Here:	$116,064
State:	$225,283

Mobile homes: $86,108

Here:	$86,108
State:	$67,221

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $34,329

Here:	$34,329
State:	$96,358

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 39
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 207
• Burglaries: 354
• Thefts: 702
• Auto thefts: 149

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 19
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 183
• Burglaries: 334
• Thefts: 642
• Auto thefts: 107

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,409 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,366 (0.7%)

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.

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

Current college students: 16,117
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 25,314 (45.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5,8142010 or later
• 7,9892000 to 2009
• 4,5971990 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%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 81,342
• One, attached: 5,968
• Two: 1,999
• 3 or 4: 3,320
• 5 to 9: 10,377
• 10 to 19: 6,477
• 20 to 49: 2,373
• 50 or more: 1,885
• Mobile homes: 4,654
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Housing units in Rutherford County with a mortgage: 53,320 (1,512 second mortgage, 3,783 home equity loan, 417 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19,215

Religion statistics for Rutherford County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Rutherford County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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
• Tennessee TORNADOES, Incident Period: April 04, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-424: April 04, 1974, FEMA Id: 424, Natural disaster type: Tornado
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.46% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,004 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($115 average AGI)

Rutherford County:	0.02%
Tennessee average:	0.04%

5.86% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($26,020 average AGI)
3.58% relocated from other states ($19,869 average AGI)

Rutherford County:	3.58%
Tennessee average:	3.48%

from Davidson County, TN	2.71% ($40,623 average AGI)
from Williamson County, TN	0.40% ($62,451)
from Wilson County, TN	0.34% ($45,582)
from Bedford County, TN	0.25% ($40,196)
from Shelby County, TN	0.18% ($35,816)
from Maury County, TN	0.17% ($41,984)
from Sumner County, TN	0.15% ($46,240)

7.90% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,780 average adjusted gross income)

0.34% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,842 average AGI)

Rutherford County:	0.34%
Tennessee average:	0.04%

4.76% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($25,989 average AGI)
2.80% relocated to other states ($15,948 average AGI)

Rutherford County:	2.80%
Tennessee average:	2.95%

to Davidson County, TN	1.79% ($37,809 average AGI)
to Wilson County, TN	0.37% ($47,782)
to Bedford County, TN	0.32% ($46,082)
to Williamson County, TN	0.30% ($82,340)
to Coffee County, TN	0.18% ($44,985)
to Sumner County, TN	0.18% ($50,740)
to Maury County, TN	0.16% ($40,759)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 5.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.0

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

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 269,543 (42,598 male householders, 39,304 female householders)

  61,172 spouses, 99,233 children (93,494 natural, 2,155 adopted, 3,584 stepchildren), 6,760 grandchildren, 4,232 brothers or sisters, 4,861 parents, 5,303 other relatives, 6,080 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 42,932 (12,835 male householders (8,983 living alone)), 17,782 female householders (12,403 living alone)), 12,315 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,682

Size of family households: 34,534 2-persons, 17,214 3-persons, 17,405 4-persons, 8,818 5-persons, 2,572 6-persons, 1,359 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 21,386 1-person, 7,593 2-persons, 1,206 3-persons, 432 4-persons.

51,802 married couples with children.
17,458 single-parent households (4,628 men, 12,830 women).

89.1% of residents of Rutherford speak English at home.
6.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% 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:

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

• Year house built in Rutherford County, Tennessee
• 6,9842014 or later
• 6,8102010 to 2013
• 32,6452000 to 2009
• 27,8621990 to 1999
• 16,1251980 to 1989
• 12,4221970 to 1979
• 6,1601960 to 1969
• 5,0031950 to 1959
• 2,0311940 to 1949
• 2,3781939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rutherford County, Tennessee
• 01 room
• 882 rooms
• 1263 rooms
• 3,2774 rooms
• 15,5655 rooms
• 15,1546 rooms
• 12,7897 rooms
• 10,8488 rooms
• 14,6889+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rutherford County, Tennessee
• 3591 room
• 1,8182 rooms
• 6,4543 rooms
• 11,8354 rooms
• 10,0315 rooms
• 4,5316 rooms
• 2,2147 rooms
• 1,1108 rooms
• 1,6329+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rutherford County, Tennessee
• 88no bedroom
• 1051 bedroom
• 5,7132 bedrooms
• 43,8873 bedrooms
• 19,4634 bedrooms
• 3,2795+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rutherford County, Tennessee
• 359no bedroom
• 8,7831 bedroom
• 14,6692 bedrooms
• 12,2573 bedrooms
• 3,0474 bedrooms
• 8695+ 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
• 772no vehicle
• 14,1411 vehicle
• 30,1062 vehicles
• 17,4393 vehicles
• 7,2314 vehicles
• 2,8465+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherford County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,589no vehicle
• 14,6001 vehicle
• 15,6982 vehicles
• 6,0613 vehicles
• 6614 vehicles
• 3755+ vehicles

84.9% of Rutherford County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Tennessee.

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

• This state: 175,916
• Other state: 111,309
• Northeast: 12,502
• Midwest: 38,034
• South: 48,281
• West: 12,492

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Rutherford County on our top lists:

• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"