Goodlettsville, Tennessee demographics

Goodlettsville, TN demographics: median age 38.5; 33.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Goodlettsville city, Tennessee · Incorporated city · GEOID 4729920. The survey estimates a population of 17,597 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Goodlettsville is 38.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.1 years. There are 8,031 households (±529). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.5 ±3.1	38.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,597
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Under 18	3,588 ±578	20.4% ±3.3 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	4,038 ±764	22.9% ±4.3 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	6,846 ±725	38.9% ±4.1 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	3,125 ±543	17.8% ±3.1 pp	17.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,597
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Male	7,599 ±544	43.2% ±3.1 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	9,998 ±549	56.8% ±3.1 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,597
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
White alone	10,319 ±1,009	58.6% ±5.7 pp	72.4%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,493 ±569	25.5% ±3.2 pp	15.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	9 ±10 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	249 ±161 · low precision	1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	530 ±405 · low precision	3.0% ±2.3 pp · low precision	2.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,997 ±968	11.3% ±5.5 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,597
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,013 ±581	91.0% ±3.3 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,584 ±583	9.0% ±3.3 pp	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,159 ±403	39.3% ±4.3 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	198 ±112 · low precision	2.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,650 ±354	20.5% ±4.2 pp	12.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,602 ±541	32.4% ±6.4 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	422 ±184	5.3% ±2.3 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,048 ±230	25.5% ±2.3 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,983 ±592	74.5% ±5.5 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,602 ±541	32.4% ±6.4 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,896 ±505	36.1% ±5.8 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	990 ±273	12.3% ±3.3 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,081 ±222	13.5% ±2.6 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	274 ±133	3.4% ±1.6 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	118 ±132 · low precision	1.5% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	70 ±79 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,597
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Native	16,646 ±382	94.6% ±2.2 pp	93.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	951 ±383	5.4% ±2.2 pp	6.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 16,461
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
English only	15,142 ±524	92.0% ±2.6 pp	91.4%	77.7%
Spanish	1,069 ±489	6.5% ±3.0 pp	5.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	27 ±35 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	8 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	65 ±75 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	9 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	102 ±98 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	39 ±56 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 12,643
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,024 ±318	8.1% ±2.5 pp	10.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,859 ±695	30.5% ±5.2 pp	31.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,773 ±515	21.9% ±3.9 pp	19.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	806 ±241	6.4% ±1.9 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,458 ±461	19.4% ±3.5 pp	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,723 ±354	13.6% ±2.7 pp	11.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 17,256
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Same house	14,997 ±689	86.9% ±3.9 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	565 ±286 · low precision	3.3% ±1.7 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	906 ±297	5.3% ±1.7 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	648 ±526 · low precision	3.8% ±3.0 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	140 ±157 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.0% of Goodlettsville residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.0% in Tennessee and 8.4% nationally. 91.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Goodlettsville	Tennessee	U.S.	Compared with Tennessee
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.0% ±2.3 pp	10.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.8% ±4.2 pp	89.2%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.3% ±1.7 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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