What is the population of Goodlettsville city?

Goodlettsville city has 17,598 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #35 of 504 in Tennessee.

What is the median household income in Goodlettsville city?

Median household income in Goodlettsville city is $65,898 a year, 16.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Goodlettsville city?

Median gross rent is $1,370 a month and the median home value is $355,000, so rent absorbs about 24.9% of median household income.

Is Goodlettsville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Goodlettsville city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Goodlettsville, TN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Goodlettsville, Tennessee (Goodlettsville, TN — Census place “Goodlettsville city”) is 17,598 residents, ranking #35 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $65,898, the median home is worth $355,000 and median gross rent runs $1,370 a month. Looking for the Goodlettsville Tennessee ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Goodlettsville, TN: 37072.

Population: 17,598Goodlettsville city residents
Median household income: $65,898Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $355,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,370Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 63%Owner-occupied households

Goodlettsville ZIP codes (Tennessee)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Goodlettsville.

The Goodlettsville TN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

37072

What the numbers mean in Goodlettsville city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Goodlettsville city median would spend about 24.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.6% of residents and 63% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Goodlettsville city, TN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Goodlettsville city is a mid-size town in Tennessee, with 17,598 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #35 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 38.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Goodlettsville city earn a median of $65,898 a year, 16.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% above the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 9.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Goodlettsville city is valued at $355,000, 17% above the national figure and 86% above the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,370 a month, 2.6% below the national figure, or roughly $16,440 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 63% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Goodlettsville city?: Goodlettsville city has 17,598 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #35 of 504 in Tennessee.
What is the median household income in Goodlettsville city?: Median household income in Goodlettsville city is $65,898 a year, 16.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Goodlettsville city?: Median gross rent is $1,370 a month and the median home value is $355,000, so rent absorbs about 24.9% of median household income.
Is Goodlettsville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Goodlettsville city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Goodlettsville city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.