Cheatham County, Tennessee

Cheatham County has a population of 41,829 and has grown 4.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $338,700, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $89,852.

Home price
$338,700
Income
$89,852
Population
41,829
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$338,700county
Median gross rent$1,345county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198029.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,653county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,730county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,578county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,211county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$89,852county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate7.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.7%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.0%county
Share of workers employed by government13.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.8%county
Economic output per resident$45,929county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.47%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time33.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service24 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12058688county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station103 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.0%county
Traffic deaths14.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.9%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment5381county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution15 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population41,829county
Land area in square miles302county
People per square mile of land138.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store0.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.0%county
Share of households that are one person21.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.1%county
Second languages4.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls29.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents168county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in1,695county
Households that moved away1,480county
Average income of arriving households$65,736county
Average income of departing households$63,917county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year285county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.0 incounty
Annual snowfall4.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.26 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F57 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing70 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days203 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 9county
Average first fall frostOct 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$143county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,232 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity70.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas18.7%county
Homes heated by propane7.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband90.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk54.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk32.6county
Landslide risk59.6county
Hail risk50.4county
Earthquake risk79.8county
Tornado risk67.0county
Tropical cyclone risk17.5county
Extreme heat risk45.9county
Winter weather risk17.5county
Strong wind risk44.0county
Wildfire risk14.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Cheatham County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Tennessee figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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