CITY · INCORPORATED 1806 · 1990 CENSUS

Nashville

Tennessee · 488,518 residents · 476 sq mi

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Nashville is a city of 488,518 people in Tennessee. 53% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $74,200. There are 57,006 fewer people here than in 2000. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $27,821, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

488,518

−10%vs 2000

vs 545,524 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

−4%vs 2000

vs 33.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

476 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024690K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(34,204)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(31,337)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(28,937)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(33,221)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.4%(40,819)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.8%(101,739)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(75,163)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(47,902)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(39,405)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(31,780)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(18,241)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(5,770)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,821

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,232 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,490

−34%vs 2000

vs $22,018 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$74,200

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $111,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$432

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $614 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.8%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.5% in 2000

47.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic64%(349,104)

Black26.7%(145,483)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(25,774)

Asian2.4%(12,905)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.9%(360,795)

Black24.3%(118,802)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(4,131)

Asian1.3%(6,220)

Other0.6%(2,701)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Costa Rican0%(326)

Bolivian0%(271)

Chilean0%(239)

Uruguayan0%(97)

Paraguayan0%(19)

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)

Sri Lankan0%(40)

Singaporean0%(25)

Mongolian0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(632)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(446)

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)

Palestinian0%(343)

Serbian0%(320)

Belgian0%(315)

Slovak0%(300)

Australian0%(247)

Bulgarian0%(212)

Guyanese0%(212)

Israeli0%(208)

Slovene0%(203)

Syrian0%(195)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(195)

Jordanian0%(192)

Macedonian0%(144)

Latvian0%(103)

Barbadian0%(37)

Cape Verdean0%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.6%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.2%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 14.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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