Demographics

Population

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• Population History: Nashville Area

  	Nashville City Limits	Davidson County	3-County MSA	8-County MSA	13-County MSA	Tennessee
  1780	242
  1810	1,100	15,608
  1820	3,410	20,154
  1830	5,566	28,122
  1840	6,929	30,509
  1850	10,165	38,882
  1860	16,988	47,055
  1870	25,865	62,897
  1880	43,350	74,879
  1890	76,168	108,174
  1900	80,865	122,815				2,020,616
  1910	110,364	149,478				2,184,789
  1920	118,342	167,815				2,337,885
  1930	153,866	222,854				2,616,556
  1940	167,402	257,267				2,915,741
  1950	174,307	321,758				3,297,718
  1960	170,674	399,743	463,628			3,567,089
  1970	447,877	447,877	541,142	699,271		3,926,018
  1980	477,811	477,811	619,665	850,505		4,590,750
  1990	510,784	510,784	681,740	985,026		4,877,185
  2000	569,891	569,891	809,149	1,251,313	1,311,789	5,689,283
  2008	626,144	626,144	891,421	1,464,321	1,550,733	6,214,888
  Three-county Metropolitan Statistical Area established in 1963
  Eight-county Metropolitan Statistical Area established in 1973
  Thirteen-county Metropolitan Statistical Area established in 2003
  Nashville and Davidson County governments merged in 1963

  Source: US Census and Claritas

• Percentage Population Change by Decade: Nashville Region Counties

  

• Population by Age: Nashville MSA

  	Male	Female	Total
  Total	746,709	772,262	1,518,971
  Under 5 years	54,709	54,085	108,794
  5 to 9 years	52,222	49,546	101,768
  10 to 14 years	52,879	50,089	102,968
  15 to 17 years	31,539	30,743	62,282
  18 and 19 years	20,856	19,218	40,074
  20 years	11,287	10,733	22,020
  21 years	11,274	9,395	20,669
  22 to 24 years	27,191	29,101	56,292
  25 to 29 years	56,025	55,125	111,150
  30 to 34 years	53,558	53,472	107,030
  35 to 39 years	58,472	57,745	116,217
  40 to 44 years	58,911	59,676	118,587
  45 to 49 years	58,101	60,620	118,721
  50 to 54 years	53,105	55,247	108,352
  55 to 59 years	44,516	48,666	93,182
  60 and 61 years	16,405	16,113	32,518
  62 to 64 years	19,111	20,323	39,434
  65 and 66 years	10,754	10,842	21,596
  67 to 69 years	12,956	15,042	27,998
  70 to 74 years	17,070	21,584	38,654
  75 to 79 years	12,842	17,238	30,080
  80 to 84 years	7,687	14,288	21,975
  85 years and over	5,239	13,371	18,610

  Source: US Census 2006-2008 estimate, American Community Survey

• Place of Birth: Nashville MSA

  	Population	% of Total Population
  Total Population:	1,518,971	100.0
  Under 5 years	108,794	7.2
  5 to 17 years	267,018	17.6
  18 to 24 years	139,055	9.2
  25 to 44 years	452,984	29.8
  45 to 54 years	227,073	14.9
  55 to 64 years	165,134	10.9
  65 to 74 years	88,248	5.8
  75 years and over	70,665	4.7
  Born in state of residence:	865,622	57.0
  Under 5 years	95,095	6.3
  5 to 17 years	196,284	12.9
  18 to 24 years	75,572	5.0
  25 to 44 years	206,164	13.6
  45 to 54 years	109,977	7.2
  55 to 64 years	85,726	5.6
  65 to 74 years	52,500	3.5
  75 years and over	44,304	2.9
  Born in other state in the United States:	537,739	35.4
  Under 5 years	11,434	0.8
  5 to 17 years	57,155	3.8
  18 to 24 years	51,553	3.4
  25 to 44 years	188,745	12.4
  45 to 54 years	101,384	6.7
  55 to 64 years	71,296	4.7
  65 to 74 years	32,208	2.1
  75 years and over	23,964	1.6
  Native; born outside the United States:	13,404	0.9
  Under 5 years	480	0.0
  5 to 17 years	2,173	0.1
  18 to 24 years	1,814	0.1
  25 to 44 years	5,230	0.3
  45 to 54 years	2,508	0.2
  55 to 64 years	825	0.1
  65 to 74 years	204	0.0
  75 years and over	170	0.0
  Foreign born:	102,206	6.7
  Under 5 years	1,785	0.1
  5 to 17 years	11,406	0.8
  18 to 24 years	10,116	0.7
  25 to 44 years	52,845	3.5
  45 to 54 years	13,204	0.9
  55 to 64 years	7,287	0.5
  65 to 74 years	3,336	0.2
  75 years and over	2,227	0.1

  Source: US Census, 2006-2008 estimate, American Community Survey

• Race and Ethnicity: Nashville MSA

  	Number of Persons	Percentage of Total Population
  Total	1,518,971	100.0
  White alone	1,205,828	79.4
  Black or African American alone	231,510	15.2
  American Indian and Alaska Native alone	4,027	0.3
  Asian alone	31,498	2.1
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1,098	0.1
  Some other race alone	25,350	1.7
  Two or more races:	19,660	1.3
  Two races including Some other race	2,816	0.2
  Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races	16,844	1.1
  Not Hispanic or Latino	1,438,953	94.7
  Hispanic or Latino	80,018	5.3

  Source: US Census, 2006-2008 estimate, American Community Survey

• Geographic Mobility for Population in the Past Year: Nashville MSA

  		% of Total Population
  Total Population:	1,498,894	100.0
  1 to 4 years	88,717	5.9
  5 to 17 years	267,018	17.8
  18 to 24 years	139,055	9.3
  25 to 34 years	218,180	14.6
  35 to 44 years	234,804	15.7
  45 to 54 years	227,073	15.1
  55 to 64 years	165,134	11.0
  65 to 74 years	88,248	5.9
  75 years and over	70,665	4.7
  Same house 1 year ago:	1,245,399	83.1
  1 to 4 years	69,886	4.7
  5 to 17 years	228,312	15.2
  18 to 24 years	89,871	6.0
  25 to 34 years	158,885	10.6
  35 to 44 years	197,148	13.2
  45 to 54 years	202,137	13.5
  55 to 64 years	151,310	10.1
  65 to 74 years	83,352	5.6
  75 years and over	64,498	4.3
  Moved within same county:	138,320	9.2
  1 to 4 years	10,798	0.7
  5 to 17 years	23,462	1.6
  18 to 24 years	23,928	1.6
  25 to 34 years	31,377	2.1
  35 to 44 years	21,249	1.4
  45 to 54 years	13,443	0.9
  55 to 64 years	7,539	0.5
  65 to 74 years	2,752	0.2
  75 years and over	3,772	0.3
  Moved from different county within same state:	58,305	3.9
  1 to 4 years	4,128	0.3
  5 to 17 years	7,490	0.5
  18 to 24 years	13,345	0.9
  25 to 34 years	14,941	1.0
  35 to 44 years	7,881	0.5
  45 to 54 years	5,192	0.3
  55 to 64 years	2,818	0.2
  65 to 74 years	1,215	0.1
  75 years and over	1,295	0.1
  Moved from different state:	50,735	3.4
  1 to 4 years	3,389	0.2
  5 to 17 years	6,841	0.5
  18 to 24 years	10,778	0.7
  25 to 34 years	11,147	0.7
  35 to 44 years	7,827	0.5
  45 to 54 years	5,802	0.4
  55 to 64 years	3,091	0.2
  65 to 74 years	881	0.1
  75 years and over	979	0.1
  Moved from abroad:	6,135	0.4
  1 to 4 years	516	0.0
  5 to 17 years	913	0.1
  18 to 24 years	1,133	0.1
  25 to 34 years	1,830	0.1
  35 to 44 years	699	0.0
  45 to 54 years	499	0.0
  55 to 64 years	376	0.0
  65 to 74 years	48	0.0
  75 years and over	121	0.0

  NOTE: Total Population here 1 year old and over

  Source: US Census, 2006-2008 estimate American Community Survey

Education

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• School Enrollment & Educational Attainment: Nashville MSA

  School Enrollment
  		Percent
  Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	391,055	391,055
  Nursery school, preschool	23,314	6.0%
  Kindergarten	21,401	5.5%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)	163,376	41.8%
  High school (grades 9-12)	83,721	21.4%
  College or graduate school	99,243	25.4%

   

  Educational Attainment
  		Percent
  Population 25 years and over	1,004,104	1,004,104
  Less than 9th grade	52,200	5.2%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma	95,390	9.5%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)	302,425	30.1%
  Some college, no degree	205,107	20.4%
  Associate's degree	60,506	6.0%
  Bachelor's degree	194,168	19.3%
  Graduate or professional degree	94,308	9.4%

   

  Percent high school graduate or higher 85.3%

  Percent bachelor's degree or higher 28.7%
  
  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey

• Educational Attainment by Gender: Nashville MSA

  	Male	Female	Total
  Total Population Age 25 and Over	484,752	519,352	1,004,104
  No schooling completed	3,514	3,002	6,516
  Nursery to 4th grade	2,945	1,994	4,939
  5th and 6th grade	7,385	5,708	13,093
  7th and 8th grade	13,668	13,984	27,652
  9th grade	10,449	9,632	20,081
  10th grade	13,924	14,509	28,433
  11th grade	15,512	14,433	29,945
  12th grade, no diploma	9,192	7,739	16,931
  High school graduate, GED, or alternative	145,256	157,169	302,425
  Some college, less than 1 year	26,776	32,871	59,647
  Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	68,885	76,575	145,460
  Associate's degree	25,191	35,315	60,506
  Bachelor's degree	95,247	98,921	194,168
  Master's degree	27,773	35,662	63,435
  Professional school degree	11,818	7,297	19,115
  Doctorate degree	7,217	4,541	11,758

  Source: US Census, 2006-2008 estimate, American Community Survey

Income

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• Household Income: Nashville MSA

  2008 dollars	Households	% of total
  Total Households:	587,010	100.0
  Less than $10,000	40,553	6.9
  $10,000 to $14,999	27,634	4.7
  $15,000 to $19,999	27,808	4.7
  $20,000 to $24,999	29,267	5.0
  $25,000 to $29,999	32,444	5.5
  $30,000 to $34,999	33,205	5.7
  $35,000 to $39,999	31,029	5.3
  $40,000 to $44,999	30,434	5.2
  $45,000 to $49,999	28,769	4.9
  $50,000 to $59,999	52,538	9.0
  $60,000 to $74,999	66,339	11.3
  $75,000 to $99,999	73,033	12.4
  $100,000 to $124,999	43,623	7.4
  $125,000 to $149,999	23,567	4.0
  $150,000 to $199,999	22,883	3.9
  $200,000 or more	23,884	4.1
  Median Household Income	$52,136
  Median Family Income	$64,025

  Source: US Census, 2006-2008 estimate, American Community Survey

• Personal Income: Nashville MSA

  Area	2006	2007	2008
  Personal Income
  United States	$10,978,053	$11,634,322	$12,035,388
  Metropolitan portion of the United States	9,639,016	10,213,729	10,550,281
  Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA	55,842	59,059	60,983
  Percent change from preceding period
  United States		6.0	3.4
  Metropolitan portion of the United States		6.0	3.3
  Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA		5.8	3.3
  Per capita Income
  United States	$36,794	$38,615	$39,582
  Metropolitan portion of the United States	38,679	40,544	41,455
  Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA	37,587	38,851	39,325
  Rank in US
  United States			...
  Metropolitan portion of the United States			...
  Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA			76
  Percent change from preceding period
  United States		4.9	2.5
  Metropolitan portion of the United States		4.8	2.2
  Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA		3.4	1.2

  Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis

  Note: Most recent year data is preliminary and data is subject to revision.