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Sumner County School District Overview

Volunteer State Community College located in Sumner County School District area. A total of 67,089 households are located in Sumner County School District area. Among them, 23,222 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.20 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 55,622 and 43,275 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.48% (4,519) of residents are non-citizens and 6.10% (11,100) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Sumner County School District, Tennessee
Household	67,089
Population	181,921
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	23,222 (34.61%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	55,622
Total Students	43,275
Pre-Kindergarten	2,636
Kindergarten	2,285
Grade 1-8	19,665
Grade 9-12	10,112
College/Graduate School	8,577
Veterans	139,693
Non-citizen	4,519
Non-English Home Language	11,100
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

145,258 residents are over the age of 16 and 95,585 people are in labor force. Among them, 95,397 people are in civilian labor force and 188 are in armed labor force. 92,522 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Sumner County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	91,006	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	75,298	82.74%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	8,346	9.17%
Public transportation	190	0.21%
Walked	486	0.53%
Other method	1,312	1.44%
Worked from home	5,374	5.91%
Average Commute Time	29 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	92,522	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	33,903	36.64%
Service	14,435	15.60%
Sales and office	22,986	24.84%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	7,234	7.82%
Production, transportation, and material moving	13,964	15.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	92,522	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	517	0.56%
Construction	6,124	6.62%
Manufacturing	10,809	11.68%
Wholesale trade	3,712	4.01%
Retail trade	11,516	12.45%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	6,004	6.49%
Information	1,485	1.61%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5,545	5.99%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	9,790	10.58%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	19,992	21.61%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	8,831	9.54%
Other services, except public administration	4,413	4.77%
Public administration	3,784	4.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	92,522	-
Private wage and salary workers	74,800	80.85%
Government workers	10,904	11.79%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	6,624	7.16%
Unpaid family workers	194	0.21%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $89,411 for the 67,089 households in Sumner County School District area, Tennessee. The average income of a single worker is $35,878. 166,357 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.50%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	67,089	-
Less than $10,000	2,551	3.80%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,008	2.99%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,898	7.30%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,741	8.56%
$35,000 - $49,999	8,921	13.30%
$50,000 - $74,999	13,209	19.69%
$75,000 - $99,999	9,686	14.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	11,712	17.46%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,269	6.36%
More than $200,000	4,094	6.10%
Median Household Income	$67,204	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$89,411	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	48,495	-
Less than $10,000	1,159	2.39%
$10,000 - $14,999	853	1.76%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,964	4.05%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,368	6.95%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,470	11.28%
$50,000 - $74,999	9,516	19.62%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,105	16.71%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,311	21.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,032	8.31%
More than $200,000	3,717	7.66%

Median Family Income	$80,595	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$103,237	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$35,878	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,537	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,537	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	181,810	-
With health insurance coverage	166,357	91.50%
Public coverage	57,159	31.44%
Private health insurance	129,420	71.18%
Without health insurance coverage	15,453	8.50%

Housing

There are 71,863 housing units in Sumner County School District area, Tennessee with 67,089 units (93.36%) occupied. 49,394 houses (73.62%) are occupied by owner and 17,695 houses (26.38%) are rented. The average housing value is $234,200 and the average rental cost is $1,026. 3,702 houses (5.15%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,299 houses (4.59%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	71,863	-
Occupied	67,089	93.36%
Owner Occupied	49,394	73.62%
Renter Occupied	17,695	26.38%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	53,107	73.90%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,160	3.01%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	11,647	16.21%
Mobile Homes	4,942	6.88%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	7	0.01%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	71,863	-
Built 2014 or later	3,702	5.15%
Built 2010 - 2013	4,014	5.59%
Built 2000 - 2009	15,299	21.29%
Built 1990 - 1999	14,435	20.09%
Built 1980 - 1989	9,885	13.76%
Built 1970 - 1979	11,068	15.40%
Built 1960 - 1969	7,221	10.05%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,940	4.09%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,299	4.59%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	71,863	-
1 room	852	1.19%
2 rooms	1,023	1.42%
3 rooms	4,006	5.57%
4 rooms	7,108	9.89%
5 rooms	13,071	18.19%
6 rooms	15,144	21.07%
7 rooms	10,445	14.53%
8 rooms	7,862	10.94%
9 rooms or more	12,352	17.19%
Median Number of Rooms	6.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	71,863	-
no bedroom	877	1.22%
1 bedroom	4,525	6.30%
2 bedrooms	12,785	17.79%
3 bedrooms	36,746	51.13%
4 bedrooms	13,956	19.42%
5 bedrooms or more	2,974	4.14%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	49,394	-
Less than $50,000	1,602	3.24%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,211	6.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,871	13.91%
$150,000 - $199,999	8,424	17.05%
$200,000 - $299,999	13,676	27.69%
$300,000 - $499,999	11,590	23.46%
$500,000 - $999,999	3,255	6.59%
$1,000,000 or more	765	1.55%
Median House Value	$234,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	16,834	-
Less than $500	1,306	7.76%
$500 - $999	6,666	39.60%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,642	39.46%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,744	10.36%
$2,000 - $2,499	281	1.67%
$2,500 - $2,999	131	0.78%
$3,000 or more	64	0.38%
Median Rental Costs	$1,026	-

Demographic

A total of 183,437 people lives in Sumner County School District area, Tennessee with 89,689 male and 93,748 female. The males to female ratio is 48.89 to 51.11. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	183,437	-
Male	89,689	48.89%
Female	93,748	51.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	183,437	-
Under 5 years	11,154	6.08%
5 - 9 years	12,586	6.86%
10 - 14 years	12,114	6.60%
15 - 19 years	11,773	6.42%
20 - 24 years	10,133	5.52%
25 - 34 years	22,682	12.37%
35 - 44 years	24,466	13.34%
45 - 54 years	25,988	14.17%
55 - 59 years	12,584	6.86%
60 - 64 years	11,416	6.22%
65 - 74 years	17,411	9.49%
75 - 84 years	7,943	4.33%
85 years and older	3,187	1.74%
Median Age	39.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	183,437	-
One Race	179,351	97.77%
White	159,883	87.16%
Black or African American	13,457	7.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native	465	0.25%
Asian	2,564	1.40%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	164	0.09%
Other	2,818	1.54%

Two or more races	4,086	2.23%
White and Black or African American	1,756	0.96%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	816	0.44%
White and Asian	668	0.36%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	120	0.07%