Diversity

There are 112k residents in Cookeville, Tennessee, of which 98.2% are citizens. 3.28 percent of Cookeville, Tennessee citizens were foreign-born as of 2020. (3.69k people).

Cookeville, Tennessee had 101k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Hispanic), with 4.02k residents, and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic), with 2k residents.

Ethnicity and Race

Cookeville, Tennessee had 101k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Hispanic), with 4.02k residents, and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic), with 2k residents.

In Cookeville, Tennessee, 4.99% of the population is Hispanic (5.61k people).

Population Born Abroad

3.28% of Cookeville, Tennessee citizens (3.69k persons) were foreign-born in 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. In Cookeville, Tennessee, 3.6% of residents were foreign-born in 2019, indicating a declining rate.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Cookeville, Tennessee, in 2020 was 39.1. With a median age of 39, residents who were born in the United States were typically younger than those who were born abroad, who had a median age of 41. However, the population of Cookeville, Tennessee, is aging. The average age of all people living in Cookeville, Tennessee, in 2019 was 39.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico was the nation of birth of 88,072 Tennessee people who were foreign-born as of the year 2020, followed by India with 23,811 and Guatemala with 14,944.

Citizenship

Cookeville, Tennessee's population was 98.2% US citizens as of 2020, which is greater than the 93.4% national average. In Cookeville, Tennessee, 97.6% of people identified as US citizens in 2019, indicating a rising citizenship rate.

Veterans

2.17 times more military troops from Vietnam than from any other combat reside in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Economy

Cookeville, Tennessee's median household income is $42,590. Williamson County, Tennessee had the highest Median Household Income in Cookeville, Tennessee in 2020, with a value of $111,196. Wilson County, Tennessee, and Sumner County, Tennessee, came in second and third, with values of $78,962 and $69,878, respectively.

In Tennessee, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $46,310 on average. Tennessee's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.463, which is lower than the national average.

Cookeville, Tennessee's economy supports 50k jobs. Manufacturing (7,754 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,848 people), and Retail Trade (6,722 people) employ the most people in Cookeville, Tennessee, while Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($55,787), Information ($44,952), and Utilities ($44,375) pay the greatest wages.