Wilson County, Tennessee

Wilson County has a population of 158,805 and has grown 18.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $428,000, about 4.5 times the county's median household income of $95,839.

Home price
$428,000
Income
$95,839
Population
158,805
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$428,000county
Median gross rent$1,486county
Median year homes here were built2000county
Share of homes built before 198023.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,880county
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$95,839county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate8.0%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 home16.8%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.4%county
Share of workers employed by government13.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.2%county
Economic output per resident$64,065county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.42%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 time30.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service16 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12058688county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station140 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.2%county
Traffic deaths40.3county
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 higher37.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.4%county
Public schools in the county31county
Public school enrollment25216county
Students per full-time teacher16.6county
Elementary schools18county
Middle schools6county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians33county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.2%county

Place

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

Population158,805county
Land area in square miles571county
People per square mile of land278.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores14county
Convenience stores15county
Share living far from a food store22.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.5%county
Population change since 2020+18.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age39.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.9%county
Share of households that are one person22.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.6%county
Second languages8.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents134county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents22county
Households that moved in7,109county
Households that moved away5,175county
Average income of arriving households$79,111county
Average income of departing households$78,986county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes31county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,982county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings13.1%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature60.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation55.1 incounty
Annual snowfall5.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.25 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F45 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing75 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days209 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 5county
Average first fall frostOct 31county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$143county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,141 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity59.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas36.2%county
Homes heated by propane3.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband93.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk82.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk31.2county
Landslide risk29.5county
Hail risk82.0county
Earthquake risk88.8county
Tornado risk85.8county
Tropical cyclone risk38.5county
Extreme heat risk62.0county
Winter weather risk88.9county
Strong wind risk70.5county
Wildfire risk37.3county

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 Wilson 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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