La Vergne is home to 40,243 people in Tennessee. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 21,556 people. The median age is 33.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 1,628 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,313, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about La Vergne
What changed most since 1990
Population7,499 → 40,243(+437%)US over the same years: +35%
White share93.1% → 43.1%(−49.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share4.3% → 24.1%(+19.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
La Vergne's population equals 11% of Rutherford County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 22% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 6.0% of the county's.
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)21.4%(362)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.1%(558)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.1%(458)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(78)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,688 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.
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Over time
La Vergne, decade by decade
La Vergne population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,499
$75,002
$157,445
7.5%
16.4
2000
18,687
$93,775
$184,351
16.8%
37.9
2010
32,588
$80,803
$197,803
17.0%
73.7
2020
38,719
$80,431
$223,742
25.0%
87.2
2024
40,243
$81,313
$309,900
23.7%
86.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
