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Nashville

Tennessee · 721,074 residents (2025 est.) · 476 sq mi
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Nashville is a city of 690,130 people in Tennessee. 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. The median age is 34.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. The population is up 27% since 2000. There are 1,451 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
48% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 103%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
690,130
+27%since 2000
from 545,524 in 2000
721,074 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,451 / sq mi
+16%since 2009
from 1,246 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
34.5
+2%since 2000
from 33.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
476 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
468K529K589K650K710K19902000201020202024Nashville
2024690K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.5%(45,148)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(39,781)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.3%(36,326)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.7%(39,498)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.2%(49,557)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3420.4%(140,968)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.6%(101,064)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.1%(76,333)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.7%(73,620)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748%(55,113)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.5%(24,295)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(8,427)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,371
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,232 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$49,061
+123%since 2000
from $22,018 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.3%
+25.4 ptssince 2009
from 25.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 13.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.482
+2%since 2010
from 0.471 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade6.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food3.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$413,600
+103%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $111,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,586
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $614 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
52.4%
−2.1 ptssince 2000
from 54.5% in 2000
47.6% rent
Vacancy rate
9.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.13 people
−10%since 2009
from 2.37 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.8%
−7.1 ptssince 2009
from 28.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.4%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 45.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.3
+54%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
83
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic64%(349,104)
Black26.7%(145,483)
Hispanic / Latino4.7%(25,774)
Asian2.4%(12,905)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic52.6%(362,966)
Black24.5%(169,349)
Hispanic / Latino14.1%(97,533)
Asian3.5%(24,131)
Other5.2%(36,151)
Diversity Score
80
+14%since 2009
from 70 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6.7%(46,396)
Central American4.2%(29,003)
Honduran1.9%(13,289)
Guatemalan1.4%(9,372)
South American0.9%(6,002)
Puerto Rican0.7%(5,007)
Salvadoran0.7%(4,666)
Cuban0.6%(3,926)
Colombian0.3%(1,874)
Venezuelan0.2%(1,565)
Peruvian0.1%(799)
Spaniard0.1%(770)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(716)
Nicaraguan0.1%(709)
Dominican0.1%(595)
Panamanian0.1%(591)
Argentine0.1%(407)
Bolivian0%(271)
Chilean0%(239)
Uruguayan0%(97)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(4,502)
Chinese0.6%(3,896)
Burmese0.4%(2,926)
Vietnamese0.4%(2,556)
Filipino0.3%(2,133)
Korean0.3%(1,863)
Laotian0.2%(1,232)
Cambodian0.1%(707)
Nepalese0.1%(683)
Japanese0.1%(517)
Pakistani0.1%(507)
Bangladeshi0.1%(451)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0.1%(399)
Thai0%(308)
Bhutanese0%(184)
Malaysian0%(126)
Indonesian0%(112)
Taiwanese0%(91)
Mongolian0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(632)
Chamorro0%(44)
Tongan0%(29)
Fijian0%(10)
Ancestry
English10.8%(74,189)
German8.8%(60,922)
Irish8%(55,442)
American5.6%(38,894)
Subsaharan African3.3%(22,635)
Italian2.9%(19,931)
Arab2.3%(15,716)
Scottish2.1%(14,794)
Scotch-Irish1.5%(10,510)
French1.4%(9,973)
Polish1.4%(9,574)
Egyptian0.9%(6,514)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.7%(5,026)
Norwegian0.7%(4,533)
Dutch0.6%(4,242)
Swedish0.6%(3,986)
British0.6%(3,866)
Welsh0.5%(3,271)
Nigerian0.4%(2,964)
Russian0.4%(2,672)
Ethiopian0.3%(2,314)
Jamaican0.3%(2,190)
Greek0.3%(2,024)
Somali0.3%(1,822)
Iraqi0.2%(1,641)
Haitian0.2%(1,513)
French Canadian0.2%(1,410)
Swiss0.2%(1,308)
Czech0.2%(1,233)
Austrian0.2%(1,230)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,167)
Hungarian0.2%(1,039)
Brazilian0.1%(1,029)
Iranian0.1%(992)
Portuguese0.1%(894)
Lebanese0.1%(890)
Danish0.1%(886)
Croatian0.1%(815)
Canadian0.1%(729)
Finnish0.1%(700)
Romanian0.1%(538)
Lithuanian0.1%(496)
Kenyan0.1%(477)
Moroccan0.1%(473)
Armenian0.1%(418)
Turkish0.1%(416)
Ghanaian0.1%(410)
Serbian0%(320)
Belgian0%(315)
Slovak0%(300)
Australian0%(247)
Bulgarian0%(212)
Guyanese0%(212)
Israeli0%(208)
Slovene0%(203)
Syrian0%(195)
Jordanian0%(192)
Macedonian0%(144)
Latvian0%(103)
Barbadian0%(37)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
48.0%
+18.3 ptssince 2000
from 29.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.8%
+9.6 ptssince 2000
from 81.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
18.5%
+8.5 ptssince 2000
from 10.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.7 min
+71%since 2000
from 14.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.5%
−14.3 ptssince 2009
from 80.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.1%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
20.4%
+16.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 8.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
72.6%
+3.5 ptssince 2011
from 69.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 79.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
49.9%
+12.9 ptssince 2009
from 37.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
51.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
15.3%
+4.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.5%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2012
from 11.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.8%
−4.3 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.6%
+13.5 ptssince 2017
from 79.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.5%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 93.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
80.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 81.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
80.4%
−2.7 ptssince 2016
from 83.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.0%
+2.0 ptssince 2016
from 9.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43.6%(119,366)
Married44.9%(122,746)
Widowed2.1%(5,635)
Divorced9.4%(25,739)
Women 15+
Never married40.3%(119,029)
Married41.1%(121,390)
Widowed6.3%(18,643)
Divorced12.3%(36,327)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.8%
−4.3 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 57.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.0%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 17.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 68.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 29.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.8%(6,644)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(5,573)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32%(7,936)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(803)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(258)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 24,805 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Nashville, Tennessee?

Nashville, Tennessee has about 690,130 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Nashville, Tennessee?

The typical household in Nashville, Tennessee earns about $77,371 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Nashville, Tennessee expensive?

In Nashville, Tennessee, the median home is worth about $413,600, and the typical rent is about $1,586 a month.

How educated are people in Nashville, Tennessee?

About 48.0% of adults age 25 and over in Nashville, Tennessee hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Nashville, Tennessee?

About 14.1% of people in Nashville, Tennessee live below the federal poverty line.

Has Nashville, Tennessee grown since 1990?

Yes, Nashville, Tennessee has grown since 1990. The population has added about 201,612 residents, a change of about 41 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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