Rutherford County

Rutherford County has 360,646 residents across 13 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $85,470, 23% above the Tennessee figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $382,600, and 36% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

360,646residentsACS 2020–2024

$85,470median household incomeTennessee: $70K

$382,600median home valueowner-occupied homes

94%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Rutherford County in TennesseeZIP codes in Rutherford County highlighted; the rest of Tennessee in grey

Map of Tennessee with Rutherford County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 13 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
37037	9,855	$103K	$391K	87%	35%	96%	35 min
37060	3,396	$97K	$491K	90%	33%	92%	38 min
37085	5,853	$119K	$425K	94%	43%	92%	38 min
37086	38,872	$79K	$303K	73%	22%	91%	35 min
37118	1,094	$75K	$478K	87%	31%	89%	44 min
37127	21,499	$91K	$375K	77%	40%	96%	31 min
37128	79,268	$94K	$398K	64%	39%	95%	31 min
37129	63,652	$91K	$422K	65%	41%	95%	29 min
37130	58,064	$63K	$372K	50%	40%	91%	27 min
37132	2,704	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	0%	–	18 min
37149	2,602	$78K	$403K	91%	26%	81%	44 min
37153	5,682	$99K	$449K	86%	41%	85%	42 min
37167	66,504	$84K	$365K	62%	28%	95%	29 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

360,646 residents in 129,431 households, next to the Tennessee figure.

25%

under 18

26%

aged 18–34

11%

aged 65 and over

24%

of households are people living alone

51%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

138,929 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $382,600 (±$5,768).

65%

of households own their home

68%

of homes are detached single-family houses

19%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,502

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later6%

2010–201922%

2000–200924%

1990–199918%

1980–198912%

1970–19798%

1960–19694%

1950–19594%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,909.

$85,470

median household income

9.3%

of people live below the poverty line

3.6%

unemployment rate

36%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

31 min

average commute to work

21%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

83%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

15%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

94%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Rutherford County, Tennessee, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.