METRO AREA · 2020 ACS
Nashville Metro
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · 14 counties · 2,014,444 residents · 6,301.912 sq mi
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Nashville has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $70,678. Population has grown 46% since 2000. Median home value has 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
Population, 1990 – 2024
20242.1M
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56%(120,670)
5 to 96.3%(127,718)
10 to 146.7%(134,604)
15 to 196.6%(133,154)
20 to 246.8%(137,617)
25 to 3415.3%(308,142)
35 to 4413.8%(277,906)
45 to 5412.5%(251,418)
55 to 6412.1%(244,208)
65 to 748.6%(172,916)
75 to 843.9%(79,246)
85 and over1.3%(26,845)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$70,678
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,507 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
45.7%
+14.5 ptssince 2009
from 31.2% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.3%
Retail trade10.2%
Other services7%
Wholesale trade6.9%
Finance & insurance5.6%
Public administration5%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
Education & health services0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
Construction0.5%
Manufacturing0.1%
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Section 03
Housing
$272,410
+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $119,654 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
3.8
+19%since 2009
from 3.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
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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)
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)
Costa Rican0%(607)
Nicaraguan0%(547)
Chilean0%(529)
Bolivian0%(212)
Uruguayan0%(180)
Paraguayan0%(99)
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
Native Hawaiian0.1%(932)
Chamorro0%(267)
Samoan0%(252)
Marshallese0%(92)
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)
Subsaharan African2%(37,565)
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)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(317)
Palestinian0%(316)
Syrian0%(292)
Kenyan0%(258)
Moroccan0%(216)
Macedonian0%(188)
Guyanese0%(124)
Israeli0%(124)
Cape Verdean0%(48)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
90.5%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 80.2% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Section 08
People & community
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)
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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