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Robertson County

Tennessee · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
75,539
Median household income
$83,047
People below poverty
10.4%
Median home value
$335,000

Income

The median income of households in Robertson County, Tennessee was $83,047. An estimated 3.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.2
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5
$15,000 to $24,999 4.3
$25,000 to $34,999 6.3
$35,000 to $49,999 11
$50,000 to $74,999 17.1
$75,000 to $99,999 17.2
$100,000 to $149,999 21.2
$150,000 to $199,999 9.2
$200,000 or more 7.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 64693
Female 47428

An estimated 81.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,651. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.3
Social Security 31.7
Retirement income 22.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.8
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.3

In 2020-2024, 7.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 55.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 40.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024, 89.8% had health insurance coverage and 10.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.2% and public coverage was 30.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.5%.


In 2020-2024, Robertson County, Tennessee had a total population of 75,539 - 37,653 (49.8%) females and 37,886 (50.2%) males. The median age was 38.7 years. An estimated 24.1% of the population was under 18 years, 32.6% was 19 to 44 years, 26.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2811 1985
5 to 9 2174 2677
10 to 14 3008 2287
15 to 19 2439 2192
20 to 24 2160 2164
25 to 29 2256 2364
30 to 34 2472 2520
35 to 39 2904 2465
40 to 44 2474 2890
45 to 49 2431 2155
50 to 54 2394 2586
55 to 59 2407 3017
60 to 64 2737 2318
65 to 69 2001 2087
70 to 74 1421 1617
75 to 79 1052 1157
80 to 84 447 578
85 and over 298 594

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 80.4% were White; 7.2% were Black or African American; 14.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 1.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10% of the people in Robertson County, Tennessee were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 78.7% of the people in Robertson County, Tennessee were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 28,255 households in Robertson County, Tennessee. The average household size was 2.65 people.

Married-couple households made up 55% of the households in Robertson County, Tennessee while cohabiting couple households made up 7.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.4% of all households, while 14.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22% of all households.

In Robertson County, Tennessee, 33.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55
Cohabiting Couples 7.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.8% of males and 52.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.5 24
Now married, except separated 55.8 52.9
Separated 1 1.5
Widowed 3.6 8
Divorced 10 13.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Robertson County, Tennessee, 1,569 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 42.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.4% of the people living in Robertson County, Tennessee were U.S. natives. 63.1% of the Robertson County, Tennessee population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.6% of Robertson County, Tennessee residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 37.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 70.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Robertson County, Tennessee come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Robertson County, Tennessee.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 76.4
Asia 10.6
Europe 5.5
Africa 3.2
Northern America 4.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024, 9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 8% of people at least five years old; 4.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 8
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of the people at least one year old living in Robertson County, Tennessee were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.8
Different house, same county 4.9
Different county, same state 3.4
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 22.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Robertson County, Tennessee was 15,970 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 954 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 12,844. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,172.

Educational Attainment of People in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.7
High school diploma or equivalency 39.6
Some college, no degree 19.5
Associate's degree 8.8
Bachelor's degree 15.1
Graduate or professional degree 7.3

Disability

In Robertson County, Tennessee, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.9% of people under 18 years old, to 10.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Robertson County, Tennessee, 64.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 29,883 78.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,877 12.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 3,397 8.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Robertson County, Tennessee worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.7
Construction 9.9
Manufacturing 14.4
Wholesale trade 2.7
Retail trade 11.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.9
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.7
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 4.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 13,475 35.3
Service occupations 5,721 15
Sales and office occupations 7,603 19.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 4,915 12.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 6,446 16.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.2% of Robertson County, Tennessee workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.5
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 12.2

In 2020-2024, Robertson County, Tennessee had a total of 29,824 housing units. Of these housing units, 84.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 8.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 84.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.1
Mobile homes 7.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

16.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Robertson County, Tennessee was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 78.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Robertson County, Tennessee had 28,255 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,569 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 77.6% while renters occupied 22.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.66 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.58.

4.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.3% and another 34.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Robertson County, Tennessee:

House Heating Fuel Used in Robertson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 35.6
Electricity 63.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Robertson County, Tennessee was $335,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65.7 % had a mortgage. 34.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,656 and for owners without a mortgage it was $507.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Robertson County, Tennessee was $1,199. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.