CITY · INCORPORATED 1806 · 2000 CENSUS
Nashville
Tennessee · 545,524 residents · 475.566 sq mi
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Nashville has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $39,232. Population has held roughly steady since 1990. Median home value has risen by half since 1990, reaching $111,800.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $42,589
Mid-age
median age 33.9
US median: 35.2
More educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024690K
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.7%(36,335)
5 to 96.2%(34,022)
10 to 145.8%(31,536)
15 to 196.8%(36,972)
20 to 248.5%(46,482)
25 to 3417.8%(97,370)
35 to 4416.4%(89,589)
45 to 5413%(70,963)
55 to 647.8%(42,376)
65 to 745.8%(31,468)
75 to 843.8%(20,762)
85 and over1.4%(7,649)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$39,232
+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $27,821 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$111,800
+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $74,200 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
1990
White, non-Hispanic73.9%(360,795)
Black24.3%(118,802)
Hispanic / Latino0.8%(4,131)
Asian1.3%(6,220)
2000
White, non-Hispanic64%(349,104)
Black26.7%(145,483)
Hispanic / Latino4.7%(25,774)
Asian2.4%(12,905)
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)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
81.1%
+5.8 ptssince 1990
from 75.4% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.4%(74,834)
Married50.9%(107,613)
Widowed2.2%(4,733)
Divorced11.4%(24,184)
Women 15+
Never married30%(69,668)
Married45.1%(104,612)
Widowed10.2%(23,591)
Divorced14.8%(34,311)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Nashville, Tennessee?
Nashville, Tennessee has about 545,524 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in Nashville, Tennessee?
The typical household in Nashville, Tennessee earns about $39,232 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 $111,800, and the typical rent is about $614 a month.
How educated are people in Nashville, Tennessee?
About 29.7% 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 13.3% 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 57,006 residents, a change of about 12 percent over that period.
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