CensusEasy
CITY

Gallatin

Tennessee · 54,590 residents (2025 est.) · 34.9 sq mi
Time machine
COMPARE TO
Part of the Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government metro area
Compare
The short version

Gallatin is a city of 48,532 people in Tennessee. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 25,302 people. The foreign-born share is 5%. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 1,391 people per square mile. 82% were living in the same home a year earlier.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 108%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
48,532
+109%since 2000
from 23,230 in 2000
54,590 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,391 / sq mi
+69%since 2009
from 822 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.6
+3%since 2000
from 35.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
34.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
16K25K34K43K52K19902000201020202024Gallatin
202449K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(2,697)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.2%(3,484)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(2,730)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(2,925)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(3,277)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.7%(8,106)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(6,105)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.2%(5,457)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.8%(5,720)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.6%(4,664)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.3%(2,560)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(807)
US avg: 1.9%
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,518
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,696 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,492
+134%since 2000
from $18,550 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.2%
+29.7 ptssince 2009
from 21.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.0%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 14.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.472
+10%since 2010
from 0.431 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services9%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade7.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration6.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$372,000
+108%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $98,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,395
+49%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $514 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
57.1%
−5.6 ptssince 2000
from 62.8% in 2000
42.9% rent
Vacancy rate
5.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.41 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.45 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.8%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 25.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.9%
+12.2 ptssince 2009
from 38.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.8
+44%since 2009
from 3.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
85
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic77%(17,877)
Black17.5%(4,064)
Hispanic / Latino3.4%(801)
Asian0.4%(92)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic66.6%(32,314)
Black14.5%(7,056)
Hispanic / Latino11.2%(5,437)
Asian2%(950)
Other5.7%(2,775)
Diversity Score
65
+39%since 2009
from 47 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.6%(2,717)
Puerto Rican1.6%(764)
Ecuadorian0.6%(313)
Salvadoran0.5%(240)
Honduran0.4%(173)
Cuban0.3%(158)
Spaniard0.2%(113)
Venezuelan0.2%(80)
Panamanian0.1%(51)
Colombian0.1%(36)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Dominican0%(11)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.6%(283)
Japanese0.4%(202)
Filipino0.3%(123)
Korean0.2%(74)
Cambodian0.1%(49)
Chinese0.1%(38)
Thai0.1%(32)
Sri Lankan0.1%(30)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(37)
Ancestry
American14.5%(7,014)
English12.4%(6,020)
German9%(4,375)
Irish8.8%(4,254)
French2.6%(1,268)
Italian2.5%(1,198)
Scotch-Irish1.9%(938)
Scottish1.4%(678)
Welsh0.8%(378)
Norwegian0.8%(373)
Greek0.7%(359)
Polish0.7%(334)
+ 26 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.5%(249)
West Indian0.4%(200)
British0.4%(197)
Dutch0.4%(187)
Hungarian0.3%(163)
Austrian0.3%(138)
Serbian0.3%(137)
Russian0.2%(107)
Brazilian0.2%(103)
Romanian0.2%(93)
Arab0.2%(74)
Israeli0.1%(72)
Czech0.1%(56)
Lithuanian0.1%(54)
Croatian0.1%(40)
Danish0.1%(38)
Swiss0.1%(35)
Nigerian0.1%(29)
Finnish0.1%(27)
Canadian0%(19)
Turkish0%(19)
Bulgarian0%(18)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.5%
+19.0 ptssince 2000
from 14.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.3%
+19.4 ptssince 2000
from 71.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.9%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 4.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.4 min
+61%since 2000
from 16.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.1%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 78.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.2%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.2%
+11.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.1%
−4.8 ptssince 2011
from 7.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2011
from 64.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.2%
+7.5 ptssince 2020
from 68.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.8%
+13.8 ptssince 2009
from 26.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 46.8% in 2009
Female
51.5%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 53.2% in 2009
Foreign born
5.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.5%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2012
from 13.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.6%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 14.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.3%
+14.8 ptssince 2017
from 77.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.1%
+7.1 ptssince 2020
from 90.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
81.7%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 84.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.0%
−1.2 ptssince 2016
from 91.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 7.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.1%(7,159)
Married51.1%(9,876)
Widowed3.4%(662)
Divorced8.4%(1,623)
Women 15+
Never married29.7%(6,032)
Married49%(9,957)
Widowed7.4%(1,508)
Divorced13.8%(2,804)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.6%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 14.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 54.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 15.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 17.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 19.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.1%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 69.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 35.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.4%(454)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(452)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.1%(1,137)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(53)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(10)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,464 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Drill deeper

Places similar to Gallatin

Pensacola
Pop 53,817
Tamiami
Pop 49,752
Country Club
Pop 51,296
Coconut Creek
Pop 58,626
Places similar to Gallatin
Head to head

Compare Gallatin to nearby cities

GALLATIN VS
Hendersonville
Income$97,200+25%
Home value$430,700+16%
Population64,266+18%
SEE FULL COMPARISON →
GALLATIN VS
White House
Income$90,019+16%
Home value$344,800−7%
Population17,872−67%
SEE FULL COMPARISON →
GALLATIN VS
Mount Juliet
Income$107,068+38%
Home value$460,100+24%
Population45,172−17%
SEE FULL COMPARISON →
GALLATIN VS
Goodlettsville
Income$70,758−9%
Home value$381,900+3%
Population17,506−68%
SEE FULL COMPARISON →
Frequently asked

How many people live in Gallatin, Tennessee?

Gallatin, Tennessee has about 48,532 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Gallatin, Tennessee?

The typical household in Gallatin, Tennessee earns about $77,518 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Gallatin, Tennessee expensive?

In Gallatin, Tennessee, the median home is worth about $372,000, and the typical rent is about $1,395 a month.

How educated are people in Gallatin, Tennessee?

About 33.5% of adults age 25 and over in Gallatin, Tennessee hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Gallatin, Tennessee?

About 13.0% of people in Gallatin, Tennessee live below the federal poverty line.

Has Gallatin, Tennessee grown since 1990?

Yes, Gallatin, Tennessee has grown since 1990. The population has added about 29,738 residents, a change of about 158 percent over that period.

Keep going

Explore from here

Up the hierarchy
Tennessee

DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

How we source and harmonize this data →