| | People QuickFacts | Rutherford County | Tennessee |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 268,921 | 6,403,353 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 262,604 | 6,346,110 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 2.4% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 262,604 | 6,346,105 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.1% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 25.8% | 23.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 8.5% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.6% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 81.2% | 79.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 12.9% | 16.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 3.1% | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.1% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 6.9% | 4.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 75.3% | 75.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 80.3% | 83.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.3% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 87.9% | 82.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 26.3% | 22.7% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 18,336 | 505,746 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.1 | 23.9 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 103,913 | 2,829,025 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 69.0% | 69.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 18.9% | 18.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $157,100 | $134,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 92,343 | 2,443,475 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.65 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $24,390 | $23,722 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $53,770 | $43,314 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.7% | 16.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Rutherford County | Tennessee |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 4,497 | 131,5821 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 82,514 | 2,264,0321 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 15.1 | -5.31 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 17,493 | 465,545 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 20,939 | 545,348 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.1% | 8.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.6% | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.7% | 1.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.3% | 25.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 11,304,846 | 140,447,760 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 6,226,284 | 80,116,528 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,804,294 | 77,547,291 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,588 | $12,563 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 386,963 | 10,626,759 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 866 | 14,977 |