Cheatham County

DIVERSITY

There are 40.2k residents in Cheatham County, Tennessee, of which 98.5 percent are citizens. 2.72 percent of Cheatham County, Tennessee citizens were foreign-born as of 2019. (1.09k people).

Cheatham County, Tennessee has 37.2k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2019 than any other race or ethnicity. The next most prevalent ethnic groupings were White (Hispanic), 809, and Two+ (Non-Hispanic), 690.

Ethnicity and Race

Cheatham County, Tennessee has 37.2k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2019 than any other race or ethnicity. The next most prevalent ethnic groupings were White (Hispanic), 809, and Two+ (Non-Hispanic), 690.

Hispanics make up 3% of the population in Cheatham County, Tennessee (1.2k people).

Population Born Abroad

1.09k persons in Cheatham County, Tennessee, or 2.72 percent of the total population, were foreign-born in 2019, which is less than the 13.7 percent nationwide average. 2.43 percent of Cheatham County, Tennessee residents were foreign-born as of 2018, a growing percentage.

By Nativity, Age

The median age of all residents in Cheatham County, Tennessee, was 40.3, with native-born residents being on average older than foreign-born residents, who had a median age of 34. However, the population of Cheatham County, Tennessee, is getting younger. All citizens of Cheatham County, Tennessee, were 40 years old on average in 2018.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 90,080 of Tennessee's foreign-born residents' birthplaces in 2019, followed by India with 22,725 and Guatemala with 14,922 persons each.

Citizenship

Cheatham County, Tennessee's population was 98.5 percent US citizens as of 2019, which is greater than the 93.4 percent national average. Cheatham County, Tennessee had 98.8% of its residents who were US citizens in 2018, indicating a declining citizenship rate.

Veterans

Veterans In Cheatham County, Tennessee, there are 1.7 times more military people than in any other combat who served in Vietnam.

ECONOMY

Cheatham County, Tennessee has a median household income of $61,913. In Cheatham County, Tennessee, Census Tract 702.01 had the highest Median Household Income in 2019 with a value of $84,715, followed by Census Tract 704.02 and Census Tract 704.01 with values of $72,357 and $68,947, respectively.

The average salary of men in Tennessee is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $45,164 on average. Tennessee's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is lower than the national average at 0.465.

There are 20.000 individuals employed in Cheatham County, Tennessee. The highest paid sectors in Cheatham County, Tennessee are Information ($62,901), Finance & Insurance ($55,750), and Utilities ($53,462). The largest industries in the county are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,644 people), Construction (2,428 people), and Manufacturing (2,266 people).