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Williamson County

Tennessee · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
260,351
Median household income
$135,594
People below poverty
4.6%
Median home value
$751,900

Income

The median income of households in Williamson County, Tennessee was $135,594. An estimated 2.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 30.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Williamson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.3
$10,000 to $14,999 1.1
$15,000 to $24,999 2.7
$25,000 to $34,999 2.8
$35,000 to $49,999 6
$50,000 to $74,999 11
$75,000 to $99,999 10.2
$100,000 to $149,999 19
$150,000 to $199,999 14
$200,000 or more 30.9

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

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Dollars
Male 104923
Female 69493

An estimated 83.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,691. 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 Williamson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.4
Social Security 25.8
Retirement income 23
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 4.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Williamson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 4.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.3

In 2020-2024, 1.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Williamson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024, 95.6% had health insurance coverage and 4.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 85.3% and public coverage was 20.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.5%.


In 2020-2024, Williamson County, Tennessee had a total population of 260,351 - 131,536 (50.5%) females and 128,815 (49.5%) males. The median age was 40.4 years. An estimated 25.8% of the population was under 18 years, 29.1% was 19 to 44 years, 27.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.8 % was 65 years and older.

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

Male Female
Under 5 7127 6599
5 to 9 9859 9115
10 to 14 10618 10133
15 to 19 10434 9592
20 to 24 7363 7408
25 to 29 5345 5412
30 to 34 5585 6367
35 to 39 8546 8981
40 to 44 10031 10689
45 to 49 9820 9979
50 to 54 9937 9682
55 to 59 8141 9434
60 to 64 8244 7506
65 to 69 6342 6309
70 to 74 4881 5993
75 to 79 3184 3942
80 to 84 1850 2404
85 and over 1508 1991

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 81.9% were White; 3.9% were Black or African American; 16.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.4% were Asian; 1.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6% of the people in Williamson County, Tennessee were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 80.9% of the people in Williamson County, Tennessee were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 92,214 households in Williamson County, Tennessee. The average household size was 2.81 people.

Married-couple households made up 67.1% of the households in Williamson County, Tennessee while cohabiting couple households made up 3.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19% of all households, while 10.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 19% of all households.

In Williamson County, Tennessee, 38.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

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

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Percent
Married-couple households 67.1
Cohabiting Couples 3.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 64.8% of males and 59.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.9 23.4
Now married, except separated 64.8 59.9
Separated 1 0.8
Widowed 2 6.1
Divorced 5.3 9.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Williamson County, Tennessee, 3,218 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91.5% of the people living in Williamson County, Tennessee were U.S. natives. 38.6% of the Williamson County, Tennessee population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.5% of Williamson County, Tennessee residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 57.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Williamson 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 Williamson County, Tennessee.

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

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Percent
Latin America 26.1
Asia 49.9
Europe 11.6
Africa 5.2
Northern America 6.3
Oceania 0.8

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Williamson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024, 9.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.8% of people at least five years old; 2.3% 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 Williamson County, Tennessee in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.8
Other Indo-European languages 2.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.7
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.8 % of the people at least one year old living in Williamson County, Tennessee were living in the same house one year earlier.

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

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Percent
Same house 87.8
Different house, same county 3.7
Different county, same state 4.5
Different state 3.7
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 62.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Williamson County, Tennessee was 69,905 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 4,610 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 53,610. College or graduate school enrollment was 11,685.

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

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.7
High school diploma or equivalency 13.2
Some college, no degree 13.8
Associate's degree 6.5
Bachelor's degree 38.7
Graduate or professional degree 24

Disability

In Williamson County, Tennessee, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.2% of people under 18 years old, to 5.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Williamson County, Tennessee, 64.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 105,607 80.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 13,442 10.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 11,910 9.1

Industries

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

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

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 4.9
Manufacturing 7.3
Wholesale trade 2.6
Retail trade 10.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.4
Information 2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.7
Other Services, except public administration 4.1
Public administration 3.2

Occupations

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

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 77,050 58.7
Service occupations 13,796 10.5
Sales and office occupations 28,245 21.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 5,049 3.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 7,010 5.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64.9% of Williamson County, Tennessee workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.9 minutes to get to work.

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

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 0.5
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 28.3

In 2020-2024, Williamson County, Tennessee had a total of 96,921 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.1% 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"). 15.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

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

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 15.4
Mobile homes 1.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

31.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Williamson County, Tennessee was 7.5 rooms, and of these housing units 79.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Williamson County, Tennessee had 92,214 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 4,707 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.8% while renters occupied 21.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.96 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.28.

4.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.1% and another 28.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

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

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

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Percent
Gas 56.5
Electricity 42.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Williamson County, Tennessee was $751,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 68.4 % had a mortgage. 31.6% 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 $2,642 and for owners without a mortgage it was $717.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Williamson County, Tennessee was $1,969. 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.