Editing Cheatham County, Tennessee (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860 = 7258
| 1870 = 6678
| 1880 = 7956
| 1890 = 8845
| 1900 = 10112
| 1910 = 10540
| 1920 = 10039
| 1930 = 9025
| 1940 = 9928
| 1950 = 9167
| 1960 = 9428
| 1970 = 13199
| 1980 = 21616
| 1990 = 27140
| 2000 = 35912
| 2010 = 39105
| 2020 = 41072
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 42254
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx| title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=April 2, 2015|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2014<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47021.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607140824/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47021.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
{{Stack|[[Image:USA Cheatham County, Tennessee.csv age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Cheatham County<ref>Based on [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] data</ref>]]}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Cheatham County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US47021&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 36,299
| 88.38%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 815
| 1.98%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 92
| 0.22%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 184
| 0.45%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 25
| 0.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 1,818
| 4.43%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 1,839
| 4.48%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 41,072 people, 15,089 households, and 11,022 families residing in the county.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 35,912 people, 12,878 households, and 10,160 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|119|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 13,508 housing units at an average density of {{convert|45|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 96.86% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.48% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.36% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 1.22%.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

In 2005 The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 94.8% non-Hispanic whites, 2.1% African-Americans and 1.7% Latinos.
In 2000 Of the 12,878 households 39.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.90% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.10% were non-families. 16.90% of households were one person and 5.30% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.08.

The age distribution was 27.70% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 33.50% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 8.60% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.

The median household income was $45,836 and the median family income was $49,143. Males had a median income of $34,476 versus $25,191 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,882. About 5.30% of families and 7.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.60% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.