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METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Nashville Metro

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · 14 counties · 1,103,028 residents · 6,302 sq mi
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Nashville is a metro area of 1,103,028 people. There are 278,259 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $75,225. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $29,799, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 32.8
US median: 33.0
Average education
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
More affordable
home values down 17%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,103,028
−20%vs 2000
vs 1,381,287 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
175 / sq mi
−20%vs 2000
vs 219 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
32.8
−5%vs 2000
vs 34.6 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
6,302 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.0M1.3M1.6M1.9M2.2M19902000201020202024Nashville
20242.1M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.1%(78,423)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 97.2%(78,930)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 146.8%(75,460)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 197.1%(78,750)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247.4%(82,092)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3418.6%(205,091)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4416%(176,629)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5410.6%(116,409)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 648.1%(89,867)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 746.4%(70,189)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 843.6%(39,640)
US avg: 4%
85 and over1%(11,548)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$29,799
−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $44,507 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$14,182
−36%vs 2000
vs $22,283 in 2000
US average: $14,340
Poverty rate
11.8%
+1.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 10.4% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$75,225
−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $119,654 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$409
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $594 in 2000
US average: $450
Owner-occupied
65.1%
−2.6 ptsvs 2000
vs 67.7% in 2000
34.9% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic79.1%(1,092,379)
Black14.7%(203,134)
Hispanic / Latino3.1%(43,441)
Asian1.5%(20,157)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic83.9%(925,338)
Black14.8%(163,274)
Hispanic / Latino0.7%(7,644)
Asian0.9%(9,515)
Other0.4%(4,901)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Mexican5%(104,325)
Central American2.3%(47,105)
Honduran1%(18,655)
South American0.8%(16,778)
Puerto Rican0.7%(15,178)
Guatemalan0.7%(14,123)
Salvadoran0.5%(10,565)
Cuban0.4%(8,288)
Venezuelan0.3%(6,494)
Colombian0.2%(4,250)
Dominican0.2%(2,804)
Spaniard0.1%(2,518)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(2,144)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,614)
Panamanian0.1%(1,485)
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,355)
Argentine0.1%(919)
Costa Rican0.1%(872)
Chilean0%(465)
Bolivian0%(342)
Paraguayan0%(169)
Uruguayan0%(144)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(17,902)
Chinese0.4%(8,042)
Laotian0.4%(6,134)
Filipino0.3%(5,909)
Vietnamese0.3%(4,733)
Korean0.2%(4,407)
Burmese0.3%(4,147)
Japanese0.1%(1,828)
Nepalese0.1%(1,094)
Pakistani0.1%(904)
Cambodian0.1%(834)
Thai0%(699)
+ 11 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(448)
Taiwanese0%(337)
Indonesian0%(212)
Bhutanese0%(184)
Malaysian0%(157)
Sri Lankan0%(148)
Hmong0%(126)
Mongolian0%(32)
Uzbek0%(28)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(1,529)
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,465)
Chamorro0%(262)
Fijian0%(76)
Tongan0%(29)
Ancestry
English13.7%(285,871)
American10.5%(218,337)
German9.7%(200,734)
Irish9%(186,283)
Italian2.7%(57,022)
Scottish2.3%(47,670)
Subsaharan African1.7%(36,009)
French1.6%(34,057)
Scotch-Irish1.6%(33,786)
Arab1.3%(26,816)
Polish1.2%(25,343)
Dutch0.7%(14,317)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.6%(13,419)
Swedish0.6%(12,083)
Egyptian0.7%(12,012)
Welsh0.5%(10,896)
British0.4%(9,091)
West Indian0.4%(8,904)
Russian0.3%(5,557)
Greek0.3%(5,396)
French Canadian0.2%(4,761)
Nigerian0.2%(4,318)
Hungarian0.2%(4,264)
Jamaican0.2%(3,788)
Swiss0.2%(3,556)
Czech0.2%(3,352)
Ethiopian0.2%(3,301)
Danish0.2%(3,262)
Lebanese0.2%(3,026)
Canadian0.1%(2,941)
Ukrainian0.1%(2,893)
Austrian0.1%(2,790)
Romanian0.1%(2,521)
Finnish0.1%(2,499)
Portuguese0.1%(2,454)
Iraqi0.2%(2,376)
Haitian0.1%(2,204)
Iranian0.1%(2,004)
Somali0.1%(1,847)
Brazilian0.1%(1,818)
Croatian0.1%(1,456)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,415)
Slovak0.1%(1,279)
Belgian0.1%(1,121)
Palestinian0.1%(839)
Armenian0%(835)
Turkish0%(711)
Kenyan0%(708)
Serbian0%(652)
Australian0%(640)
Slovene0%(520)
Moroccan0%(512)
Ghanaian0%(492)
Bulgarian0%(418)
Syrian0%(404)
Latvian0%(376)
Jordanian0%(328)
Israeli0%(293)
Macedonian0%(243)
Guyanese0%(214)
Barbadian0%(54)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.0%
−5.0 ptsvs 2000
vs 25.0% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
72.4%
−7.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 80.2% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Graduate degree
6.7%
−1.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 8.1% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.2 min
+25%vs 2000
vs 17.8 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 married35.2%(289,379)
Married53.4%(438,938)
Widowed2.5%(20,325)
Divorced8.9%(72,792)
Women 15+
Never married30.8%(266,847)
Married49.9%(432,524)
Widowed7.1%(61,366)
Divorced12.2%(105,326)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
9.5%
−4.2 ptssince 2013
from 13.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 60.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 14.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 14.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 72.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 28.7% 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)28.3%(26,781)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26%(24,559)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.1%(29,454)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(3,231)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(554)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 94,635 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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In this metro

Largest cities

NashvilleCENTRAL721,074MurfreesboroCENTRAL171,178FranklinCENTRAL90,226Hendersonville64,266SmyrnaCENTRAL63,321Spring Hill61,336Gallatin54,590Lebanon53,412Columbia50,072Brentwood45,313Mount Juliet45,172La Vergne42,146Springfield20,090White House17,872Goodlettsville17,506Dickson17,051Nolensville15,789Portland13,658Hartsville/Trousdale County12,623Fairview10,877Thompson's Station9,469Greenbrier7,170Green Hill6,866Millersville6,438Lafayette6,020Pleasant View5,797Ashland City5,650Mount Pleasant5,103Coopertown4,843Christiana4,777

The 30 most populous of 79 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

14 component counties

Davidson CountyCENTRAL745,904Rutherford County386,352Williamson CountyCENTRAL272,061Sumner CountyCENTRAL215,538Wilson CountyCENTRAL175,033Maury County118,131Robertson County80,175Dickson County58,662Cheatham County42,778Macon County27,663Hickman County26,219Smith County20,981Cannon County15,296Trousdale County12,623
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN has about 1,103,028 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

The typical household in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns about $29,799 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN expensive?

In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, the median home is worth about $75,225, and the typical rent is about $409 a month.

How educated are people in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

About 20.0% of adults age 25 and over in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

About 11.8% of people in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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