La Vergne, TN

Diversity

There are 35.6k residents in La Vergne, Tennessee, of which 92.1% are citizens. 13.1% of persons living in La Vergne, Tennessee as of 2020 were born abroad (4.66k people).

In La Vergne, Tennessee, White (non-Hispanic) citizens outnumbered any other racial or ethnic group by 2.03 times (18k people) in 2020. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 8.85k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.37k White (Hispanic) inhabitants.

Ethnicity and Race

In La Vergne, Tennessee, White (non-Hispanic) citizens outnumbered any other racial or ethnic group by 2.03 times (18k people) in 2020. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 8.85k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.37k White (Hispanic) inhabitants.

In La Vergne, Tennessee, 17.9% of the population is Hispanic (6.37k people).

Population Born Abroad

13.1% of La Vergne, Tennessee citizens (4.66k persons) were foreign-born in 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. In La Vergne, Tennessee, 13.6% of residents were foreign-born in 2019, indicating a declining rate.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in La Vergne, Tennessee, in 2020 was 32. Citizens who were born in the country were often younger than those who were born abroad, whose median age was 39. However, the population of La Vergne, Tennessee, is aging. All residents of La Vergne, Tennessee, were 31 years old on average in 2019.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico was the nation of birth of 88,072 Tennessee people who were foreign-born as of the year 2020, followed by India with 23,811 and Guatemala with 14,944.

Citizenship

The percentage of US citizens living in La Vergne, Tennessee as of 2020 was 92.1%, which was lower than the 93.4% national average. La Vergne, Tennessee had 92.1% citizens in 2019, indicating that the citizenship rate has been rising.

Veterans

1.37 times more military soldiers from La Vergne, Tennessee, served in the Gulf War (2001-) than in any previous conflict.

Economy

La Vergne, Tennessee's median household income is $66,360. Census Tract 401.01 in La Vergne, Tennessee, had the highest median household income in 2020, with a value of $75,294, followed by Census Tract 402 and Census Tract 401.02 with values of $72,917 and $71,723, respectively.

In Tennessee, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $46,310 on average. Tennessee's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.463, which is lower than the national average.

18.6k people work in La Vergne, Tennessee's economy. Manufacturing (which employs 2,724 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,504 people), and Retail Trade (which employs 2,046 people) are the three largest industries in La Vergne, Tennessee, and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (which pays $52,955), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($51,375), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,074) are the three highest paying.