Median Household Income
$51,410
Median Home Value
$201,800
Median Gross Rent
$783/mo
Poverty Rate
16.8%
Unemployment Rate
6.3%
Homeownership Rate
73.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
21.5%
Median Age
45.3
Population Over Time
Rutherford County shrank 3.4% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
67,181
2016
66,701
2018
66,532
2020
66,741
2022
64,680
2024
64,930
Business & Industry
Rutherford County has 1,289 business establishments employing 16,815 people.
Other services (except public administration)
201
Health care and social assistance
142
Construction
139
Accommodation and food services
122
Professional, scientific, and technical services
81
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
69
Finance and insurance
53
Wholesale trade
53
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.