Gallatin

Population & Demographics

Gallatin, TN

Gallatin is home to 48,532 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,707 resident workers commute each day.

TennesseeCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
48,532
people
Population

48,532 residents

Median age 36.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Gallatin population & demographics

Who lives in Gallatin — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
48,532
Median age
36.6yrs
Median household income
$77,518
Median home value
$372,000
Median gross rent
$1,395/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
33.5%
Poverty rate
13.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Gallatin

How Gallatin breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White66.6%
Black14.5%
Hispanic or Latino11.2%
Two or more races4.7%
Asian2.0%
Some other race0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Gallatin

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Gallatin.

Gallatin at a glance
Employed Residents
21,707
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
22.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
25.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Gallatin proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Gallatin commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

53
Commute Score

53 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Gallatin

21,707 commutes, one dot at a time

Gallatin

Where 21,707 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Gallatin, by worker count.

1Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)22.8 mi6,590
2Gallatin0.0 mi5,417
3Hendersonville8.9 mi1,700
4Lebanon13.8 mi612
5Franklin38.3 mi537
6Goodlettsville13.9 mi497
7Brentwood31.6 mi438
8Mount Juliet13.0 mi399

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Gallatin.

1Gallatin0.0 mi5,417
2Hendersonville8.9 mi2,774
3Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)22.8 mi2,106
4Portland14.8 mi903
5Hartsville/Trousdale County16.6 mi508
6White House12.6 mi465
7Lebanon13.8 mi449
8Goodlettsville13.9 mi351

Top industries

The sectors that employ Gallatin’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services22.9%
MFManufacturing12.5%
RTRetail Trade12.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance10.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.7%
TRTransportation and Warehousing7.0%
PAPublic Administration5.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.0%
WSWholesale Trade3.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Gallatin

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Gallatin

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