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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Nashville Metro

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · 14 counties · 2,014,444 residents · 6,302 sq mi
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Nashville is home to 2,014,444 people. The population is up 46% since 2000. 8% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $70,678, close to the national figure. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $272,410.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.8
More educated
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,014,444
+46%since 2000
from 1,381,287 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
320 / sq mi
+46%since 2000
from 219 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
36.8
+6%since 2000
from 34.6 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
6,302 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.0M1.3M1.6M1.9M2.2M19902000201020202024Nashville
20242.1M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56%(120,670)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(127,718)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.7%(134,604)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.6%(133,154)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(137,617)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3415.3%(308,142)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.8%(277,906)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.5%(251,418)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412.1%(244,208)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 748.6%(172,916)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.9%(79,246)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.3%(26,845)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,678
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,507 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,541
+64%since 2000
from $22,283 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
45.7%
+14.5 ptssince 2009
from 31.2% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
11.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 10.4% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.3%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade10.2%
US avg: 10%
Other services7%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade6.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.5%
Public administration5%
US avg: 4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$272,410
+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $119,654 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,141
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $594 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
64.3%
−3.4 ptssince 2000
from 67.7% in 2000
35.7% rent
Persons per household
2.59 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.54 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.8
+19%since 2009
from 3.2 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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic68.6%(1,381,448)
Black14%(282,698)
Hispanic / Latino9.7%(194,554)
Asian3%(61,091)
Other3.2%(63,612)
Segregation Score
43
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.4%(84,709)
Central American1.4%(25,965)
Puerto Rican0.5%(10,370)
Salvadoran0.5%(9,766)
South American0.4%(8,358)
Guatemalan0.4%(7,729)
Honduran0.4%(6,474)
Cuban0.3%(4,826)
Colombian0.1%(2,060)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,913)
Peruvian0.1%(1,506)
Spaniard0.1%(1,369)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(1,081)
Ecuadorian0.1%(918)
Panamanian0%(748)
Argentine0%(715)
Nicaraguan0%(547)
Chilean0%(529)
Bolivian0%(212)
Uruguayan0%(180)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(15,366)
Chinese0.4%(8,180)
Laotian0.4%(6,228)
Korean0.2%(4,432)
Filipino0.2%(3,788)
Vietnamese0.2%(3,636)
Burmese0.2%(2,587)
Japanese0.1%(2,102)
Thai0.1%(1,742)
Nepalese0.1%(1,034)
Pakistani0%(676)
Cambodian0%(542)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0%(411)
Bangladeshi0.1%(350)
Taiwanese0%(279)
Malaysian0%(203)
Bhutanese0%(142)
Sri Lankan0%(117)
Hmong0%(101)
Mongolian0%(75)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(267)
Samoan0%(252)
Fijian0%(1)
Ancestry
American10.5%(202,755)
English10.3%(197,807)
German9.9%(190,184)
Irish9.4%(180,363)
Italian2.7%(52,274)
Scottish2.1%(40,730)
Scotch-Irish1.9%(36,047)
French1.8%(34,046)
Polish1.4%(26,709)
Dutch0.8%(16,300)
British0.8%(14,889)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.7%(12,519)
Swedish0.6%(11,132)
Norwegian0.6%(10,831)
Egyptian0.6%(9,763)
Russian0.4%(7,759)
West Indian0.3%(5,641)
French Canadian0.3%(5,585)
Swiss0.2%(4,217)
Hungarian0.2%(4,134)
Greek0.2%(3,586)
Czech0.2%(3,499)
Austrian0.2%(2,949)
Ethiopian0.2%(2,883)
Danish0.1%(2,813)
Romanian0.1%(2,472)
Canadian0.1%(2,418)
Lebanese0.1%(2,391)
Ukrainian0.1%(2,327)
Iranian0.1%(2,142)
Iraqi0.2%(2,076)
Portuguese0.1%(1,989)
Nigerian0.1%(1,928)
Slovak0.1%(1,744)
Jamaican0.1%(1,742)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,721)
Somali0.1%(1,585)
Haitian0.1%(1,464)
Arab0.1%(1,413)
Finnish0.1%(1,351)
Croatian0.1%(1,264)
Ghanaian0.1%(1,134)
Belgian0.1%(969)
Armenian0.1%(821)
Brazilian0%(787)
Latvian0%(603)
Turkish0%(576)
Serbian0%(477)
Bulgarian0%(429)
Australian0%(398)
Slovene0%(370)
Jordanian0%(365)
Barbadian0%(356)
Syrian0%(292)
Kenyan0%(258)
Moroccan0%(216)
Macedonian0%(188)
Guyanese0%(124)
Israeli0%(124)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.1%
+12.1 ptssince 2000
from 25.0% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
90.5%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 80.2% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
12.9%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 8.1% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.3 min
+59%since 2000
from 17.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
79.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 81.8% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
4.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.0%
−3.8 ptssince 2011
from 7.8% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
68.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2011
from 67.9% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.5%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
41.2%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
8.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
9.3%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 13.7% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.5%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
84.5%
US average: 86.2%
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

Uninsured
9.3%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 13.7% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
60.4%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
14.2%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
14.7%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
15.4%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.0%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
72.6%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
28.7%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.6%(22,474)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(23,310)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era34.2%(33,987)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6%(5,937)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II1.8%(1,801)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 99,316 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 2,014,444 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns about $70,678 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 $272,410, and the typical rent is about $1,141 a month.

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

About 37.1% 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 11.1% of people in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN live below the federal poverty line.

Has Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN grown since 1990?

Yes, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN has grown since 1990. The population has added about 911,416 residents, a change of about 83 percent over that period.

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

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