COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Davidson County

Tennessee · 510,784 residents · 503 sq mi

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With 510,784 people, Davidson County is a county in Tennessee. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $75,600. The population has fallen 10% since 2000. Households earn $28,377 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

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

510,784

−10%vs 2000

vs 569,891 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−4%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

503 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024715K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(35,608)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(32,600)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(30,311)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(34,532)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(41,928)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.6%(104,996)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(78,823)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(50,860)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(41,891)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(33,892)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(19,295)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(6,048)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,377

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,797 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,195

−34%vs 2000

vs $23,069 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$75,600

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $114,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$433

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $615 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.8%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.3% in 2000

46.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic65.1%(371,150)

Black25.8%(146,939)

Hispanic / Latino4.6%(26,091)

Asian2.3%(13,186)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.8%(382,056)

Black23.4%(119,412)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(4,212)

Asian1.3%(6,521)

Other0.5%(2,795)

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%(47,588)

Central American4.1%(29,150)

Honduran1.9%(13,305)

Guatemalan1.3%(9,372)

South American0.8%(6,050)

Puerto Rican0.7%(5,201)

Salvadoran0.7%(4,796)

Cuban0.6%(4,212)

Colombian0.3%(1,906)

Venezuelan0.2%(1,568)

Peruvian0.1%(812)

Spaniard0.1%(770)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.1%(716)

Nicaraguan0.1%(709)

Dominican0.1%(595)

Panamanian0.1%(592)

Argentine0.1%(407)

Costa Rican0%(326)

Bolivian0%(271)

Chilean0%(239)

Uruguayan0%(97)

Paraguayan0%(19)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(4,682)

Chinese0.5%(3,909)

Burmese0.4%(2,926)

Vietnamese0.4%(2,592)

Filipino0.3%(2,153)

Korean0.3%(1,921)

Laotian0.2%(1,260)

Cambodian0.1%(707)

Nepalese0.1%(683)

Japanese0.1%(540)

Pakistani0.1%(517)

Bangladeshi0.1%(451)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Kazakh0.1%(399)

Thai0%(308)

Bhutanese0%(184)

Taiwanese0%(155)

Malaysian0%(126)

Indonesian0%(112)

Sri Lankan0%(40)

Singaporean0%(25)

Mongolian0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(632)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(461)

Chamorro0%(44)

Tongan0%(29)

Fijian0%(10)

Ancestry

English11%(78,678)

German8.9%(63,337)

Irish8%(57,504)

American5.6%(40,144)

Subsaharan African3.2%(22,893)

Italian2.9%(20,673)

Arab2.2%(15,890)

Scottish2.2%(15,621)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(11,165)

French1.5%(10,680)

Polish1.4%(9,839)

Egyptian0.9%(6,514)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.7%(5,049)

Norwegian0.7%(4,712)

Dutch0.6%(4,428)

Swedish0.6%(4,126)

British0.6%(4,048)

Welsh0.5%(3,354)

Nigerian0.4%(3,060)

Russian0.4%(2,804)

Ethiopian0.3%(2,334)

Jamaican0.3%(2,206)

Greek0.3%(2,087)

Somali0.3%(1,822)

Iraqi0.2%(1,641)

Haitian0.2%(1,513)

French Canadian0.2%(1,426)

Austrian0.2%(1,380)

Swiss0.2%(1,335)

Czech0.2%(1,331)

Ukrainian0.2%(1,181)

Hungarian0.2%(1,172)

Lebanese0.1%(1,056)

Brazilian0.1%(1,037)

Iranian0.1%(1,017)

Danish0.1%(991)

Portuguese0.1%(916)

Croatian0.1%(825)

Canadian0.1%(738)

Finnish0.1%(731)

Romanian0.1%(545)

Lithuanian0.1%(512)

Kenyan0.1%(477)

Moroccan0.1%(473)

Armenian0.1%(440)

Turkish0.1%(416)

Ghanaian0.1%(410)

Belgian0.1%(358)

Palestinian0%(343)

Serbian0%(325)

Slovak0%(311)

Australian0%(285)

Bulgarian0%(217)

Guyanese0%(212)

Israeli0%(208)

Slovene0%(203)

Syrian0%(195)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(195)

Jordanian0%(192)

Macedonian0%(144)

Latvian0%(120)

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

24.4%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.9%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+35%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 married43.3%(122,619)

Married45.3%(128,193)

Widowed2%(5,794)

Divorced9.3%(26,381)

Women 15+

Never married40%(122,906)

Married41.2%(126,586)

Widowed6.4%(19,601)

Divorced12.3%(37,906)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.5%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% 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)26.6%(6,852)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.1%(5,697)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.8%(8,196)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(1,008)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(268)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 25,773 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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