COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Trousdale County

Tennessee · 5,920 residents · 114 sq mi

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Trousdale County is home to 5,920 people in Tennessee. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $40,700. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 36.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $277 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,920

−18%vs 2000

vs 7,259 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

−3%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

114 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(346)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(420)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(429)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(404)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(365)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(859)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(886)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(628)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(582)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(552)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(350)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(99)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,127

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,212 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,618

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,838 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.7%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,700

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$277

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $452 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.4% in 2000

25.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.1%(6,249)

Black11.4%(824)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(110)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.1%(5,040)

Black14.4%(854)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(33)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0.3%(20)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican1.5%(174)

Mexican1.4%(166)

Central American0.7%(87)

Salvadoran0.7%(78)

South American0.4%(42)

Colombian0.4%(42)

Guatemalan0.1%(9)

Puerto Rican0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Laotian0.1%(9)

Ancestry

American23.6%(2,820)

English15.6%(1,863)

German7.7%(924)

Irish5.1%(608)

Italian2%(243)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(186)

French1.4%(170)

Scottish1%(117)

Arab0.6%(73)

Lebanese0.6%(73)

Subsaharan African0.5%(63)

Welsh0.5%(60)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Syrian0.4%(51)

Ukrainian0.3%(39)

Polish0.3%(31)

Czech0.2%(27)

Dutch0.2%(23)

Swedish0.1%(14)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Slovak0.1%(13)

Greek0.1%(9)

Nigerian0.1%(9)

West Indian0.1%(9)

Jamaican0.1%(9)

Hungarian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.0%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

47.7%

−13.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.8 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 24.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.7%(2,533)

Married42.2%(2,691)

Widowed3.8%(240)

Divorced14.4%(916)

Women 15+

Never married19.8%(769)

Married56.4%(2,197)

Widowed7.1%(275)

Divorced16.7%(651)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−10.8 ptssince 2013

from 16.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.6%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.6%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.9%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.2%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 64.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% 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)43.8%(219)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.2%(146)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30%(150)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 500 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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