Cedars, Tennessee
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| Males: 7,818 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 7,689 |  (49.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 35.8 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 37090
| Cedars: | $95,072 |
| TN: | $65,254 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $40,550 (it was $22,951 in 2000)
Cedars CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $445,011 (it was $135,500 in 2000)
| Cedars: | $445,011 |
| TN: | $284,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $407,188; detached houses: $422,191; townhouses or other attached units: $373,317; in 2-unit structures: $473,922; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $306,966; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $213,157; mobile homes: $135,534
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cedars, TN
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- 12,05292.8%White alone
- 5684.4%Black alone
- 1591.2%Hispanic
- 1220.9%Two or more races
- 470.4%Asian alone
- 390.3%American Indian alone
- 40.03%Other race alone
- 20.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Cedars detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 131.7 square miles.
Population density: 118 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Cedars CCD: | 0.6% ($827) |
| Tennessee: | 0.8% ($715) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Murfreesboro, TN 
(17.1 miles , pop. 68,816).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (21.1 miles , pop. 545,524).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (402.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Rural Hill, TN (2.7 miles ),
), Martha-Laguardo, TN (3.0 miles ),
), Walterhill, TN (3.0 miles ),
), Latitude: 36.10 N, Longitude: 86.39 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 615
| Here: | 2.5% |
| Tennessee: | 3.0% |
- Construction (12.1%)
- Health care (8.8%)
- Educational services (5.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.0%)
- Finance & insurance (4.9%)
- Transportation equipment (4.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.1%)
- Construction (20.4%)
- Transportation equipment (6.6%)
- Truck transportation (4.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.3%)
- Public administration (3.8%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (3.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.5%)
- Health care (16.6%)
- Educational services (8.9%)
- Finance & insurance (8.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.9%)
- Social assistance (5.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.8%)
- Public administration (4.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.5%)
- Registered nurses (4.9%)
- Cashiers (4.6%)
- Child care workers (3.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.8%)
Average climate in Cedars, Tennessee
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 76.0. This is about average.
| City: | 76.0 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.390. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 17.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.390 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 13.0. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 13.0 |
| U.S.: | 5.1 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.553. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.553 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 26.8. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 21.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 26.8 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 20.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 20.0 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 8.89. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 8.89 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2004 was 0.00574. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00574 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Cedars-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 69% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/24/1997, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.0 miles away from the Cedars place center injured 18 people and caused $5 million in damages.
On 12/24/1988, a category F4 tornado 22.4 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Cedars-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 176% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 182.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 119.4 miles away from Cedars center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 182.0 miles away from Cedars center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 151.2 miles away from Cedars center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 198.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 205.1 miles away from Cedars center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Wilson County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Tornadoes: 6, Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Cedars:
- DONELSON HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; LEBANON, TN)
- RAI LEBANON (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; LEBANON, TN)
- UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; LEBANON, TN)
- LEBANON HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; LEBANON, TN)
- DCI LEBANON (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; LEBANON, TN)
- CAREALL HOMECARE SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; LEBANON, TN)
- MCFARLAND HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 10 miles away; LEBANON, TN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cedars:
- Middle Tennessee State University (about 18 miles; Murfreesboro, TN; Full-time enrollment: 21,628)
- Volunteer State Community College (about 19 miles; Gallatin, TN; FT enrollment: 5,311)
- Trevecca Nazarene University (about 21 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 2,223)
- Belmont University (about 23 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 5,795)
- Lipscomb University (about 23 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 3,827)
- Vanderbilt University (about 24 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 10,518)
- Tennessee State University (about 25 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 7,341)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Cedars: Wilson Emergency Management Agency Station 5 Gladeville (A), Nashville Superspeedway Fire Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cedars include: Spring Creek Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Hamilton Chapel (C), Corinth Church (D), Hebron Church (E), Center Chapel (F), Old Union Church (G), Bairds Mill Church of Christ (H), Hurricane Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sullivan Cemetery (1), Huddleston Cemetery (2), Hudson Cemetery (3), Jordan Cemetery (4), Williams Cemetery (5), Shelton Cemetery (6), Major Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Daniels Lake (A), Hidder Cove Lake (B), Benjamin Franklin Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jug Creek (A), Florida Creek (B), Sinking Creek (C), East Fork Hurricane Creek (D), Dry Creek (E), Partlow Branch (F), Corinth Branch (G), Cedar Branch (H), Cave Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Cedars include: Cedars of Lebanon State Park (1), Vivrett Creek Public Use Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.8 people |
| Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 75.3% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 2.9% |
| Whole state: | 13.5% |
| This place: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
For population 15 years and over in Cedars:
- Never married: 16.9%
- Now married: 70.3%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 9.2%
For population 25 years and over in Cedars:
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.6 |
| Tennessee average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Cedars, TN (based on Wilson County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 41,655 | 121 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,843 | 26 |
| Black Protestant | 1,674 | 10 |
| Other | 1,353 | 7 |
| Catholic | 900 | 1 |
| None | 60,568 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 16
| Here: | 1.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| Wilson County: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 49
| This county: | 4.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 65
| Wilson County: | 6.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Wilson County: | 9.9% |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 29.3% |
| Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 12.5% |
| Tennessee: | 13.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Cedars:
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
- WMGC (810 AM; 5 kW; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: RADIO 810 NASHVILLE, LIMITED)
- WYFN (980 AM; 5 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: BIBLE BRADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WCOR (900 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, TN)
- WHIN (1010 AM; 5 kW; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: WHIN, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WAKM (950 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: FRANKLIN RADIO ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WVOL (1470 AM; 5 kW; BERRY HILL, TN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cedars:
- WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WRLT (100.1 FM; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: TUNED-IN BROADCASTING, INC)
- WRVW (107.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSM-FM (95.5 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKDF (103.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNRQ (105.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSIX-FM (97.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WANT (98.9 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: BAY-POINTE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPLN-FM (90.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
- WAYM (88.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBUZ (102.9 FM; LA VERGNE, TN; Owner: WYCQ, INC)
- WNPL (106.7 FM; BELLE MEADE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFMQ (91.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY)
- WWTN (99.7 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJXA (92.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WFCM-FM (91.7 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WRVU (91.1 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: VANDERBILT STUDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFFH (94.1 FM; SMYRNA, TN; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Cedars:
- WHTN (Channel 39; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.)
- WJFB (Channel 66; LEBANON, TN; Owner: BRYANT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTVF (Channel 5; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NEWSCHANNEL 5 NETWORK, LP)
- WNAB (Channel 58; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE LICENSE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WNPX (Channel 28; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WUXP-TV (Channel 30; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WUXP LICENSEE, LLC)
- WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WKRN-TV (Channel 2; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WKRN, G.P.)
- WPGD (Channel 50; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WZTV (Channel 17; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WZTV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNPT (Channel 8; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- W36AK (Channel 36; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WNPX-LP (Channel 20; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
- WETV-LP (Channel 11; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: CHANNEL ELEVEN, INC.)
- WGAP-LP (Channel 26; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WJDE-LP (Channel 24; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WRMX-LP (Channel 12; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WJNK-LP (Channel 61; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WIIW-LP (Channel 14; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHRT-LP (Channel 27; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: LANDMARK ARTS, INC.)
- W52CT (Channel 52; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: JKB ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- W11BD (Channel 11; LEBANON, TN; Owner: JOE F. BRYANT, MD)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 67.7%Electricity
- 18.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.9%Utility gas
- 2.9%Wood
- 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 76.2%Electricity
- 17.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.2%Wood
- 2.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Cedars compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Cedars on our top lists:
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: leather and allied products (population 5,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: printing and related support activities (population 5,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: secretaries and administrative assistants (population 5,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (population 5,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: printing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: assemblers and fabricators (population 5,000+)"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"