County profile
Rutherford County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#209 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 92% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$27.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
128,935
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,285
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
386,352
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$85.5k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
35.8%±1.1%
Poverty rate
9.3%±0.8%
Business applications
5,575 · 2025
Retail establishments
977
25.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1National HealthCare CorporationHealthcare$1.5B78B+2National Health Investors, Inc.Real Estate$80.1M74BHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing22%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation17%
Health care15%
Transportation13%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
386,352
residents · 2025 · +12.5% since 2020
Income per capita $58.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+22,238
International migration+11,468
Natural change+9,112
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$18.0B2019
$18.7B2020
$21.1B2021
$23.5B2022
$25.8B2023
$27.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$382.6k±$5.8k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
6.8%±0.7%
Affordability
6.3× wages
Residential permits
$787.8M
3,169 units · 8.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
91.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 98Winter weather 97Tornado 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3472016
3842017
4192018
4432019
4602020
5302021
6572022
6922023
7292024
7292025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -20% since 20213,9632021
2,4562022
3,5402023
3,4202024
3,1692025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.0 km
I-24
Nearest freight rail
1.3 km
CSXT
Nearest port
45.6 km
ERGON, INC.
Nearest commercial airport
20.7 km
SMYRNA
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.4k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Rutherford?
Rutherford's economy produced $27.6B in 2024, growing 7.0% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.