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Davidson County

Population in July 2008: 3,452. Population change since 2000: +17.3%
 

Males: 1,671  (48.4%)
Females: 1,781  (51.6%)

Median resident age:  43.2 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37205.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $167,833 (it was $144,720 in 2000)
Belle Meade:  $167,833
Tennessee:  $43,614

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $131,957

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $1,069,441 (it was $728,700 in 2000)
Belle Meade:  $1,069,441
Tennessee:  $138,600

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $1,291,016; Detached houses: $1,341,983; Townhouses or other attached units: $306,363; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,865; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $542,913

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Races in Belle Meade:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Belle Meade: 125.9 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (27.5%), United States (16.7%), German (13.1%), Irish (9.2%), French (8.6%), Scottish (7.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1955

Elevation: 610 feet

Land area: 3.14 square miles.

Population density: 1101 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Belle Meade

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 28.5%
  • Unemployed: 0.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Belle Meade city

  • Never married: 12.8%
  • Now married: 76.2%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 4.9%

36 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.2%
Tennessee:  2.8%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in May 2009.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Belle Meade:  0.6% ($4,491)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (6.1 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (399.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Forest Hills, TN (1.7 miles ), Oak Hill, TN (2.0 miles ), Berry Hill, TN (2.2 miles ), Metropolitan Government, TN (2.5 miles ), Nashville-Davidson, TN (2.5 miles ), Brentwood, TN (2.9 miles ), Pegram, TN (3.3 miles ), Franklin, TN (3.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $366,100
  • 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $358,600
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $3,379,700
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $418,600
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $446,000
  • 2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $1,258,800
  • 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $613,000
  • 2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $517,300
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $534,100
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $1,284,500
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $1,251,200
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $1,599,300
  • 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $1,680,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 36.11 N, Longitude: 86.85 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 615

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Belle Meade, Tennessee - Economy and Business Data


 

Crime in Belle Meade by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Murders 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 01000000
    per 100,000 0.033.30.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 40011012
    per 100,000 134.70.00.032.932.40.031.557.9
Burglaries 955232176
    per 100,000 303.1166.7166.865.997.163.7536.3173.7
Thefts 3848333518121916
    per 100,000 1279.91600.51101.11152.8582.7382.3599.4463.2
Auto thefts 02234011
    per 100,000 0.066.766.798.8129.50.031.529.0
Arson 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 99.4107.761.165.246.919.870.344.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 19 (16 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.63
US city average:  3.00

Historical population


Population change in the 1990s: -81 (-2.7%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Finance and insurance (25%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (20%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Real estate and rental and leasing (15%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Physicians and surgeons (12%)
  • Lawyers (10%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
  • Top executives (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Financial managers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Art and design workers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)



Average climate in Belle Meade, Tennessee

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Belle Meade-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 119% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/24/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.7 miles away from the Belle Meade city center killed one person and injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 38.5 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 36 people and caused $13 million in damages.


Belle Meade-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/19/2007 at 18:16:27, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.5 miles away from Belle Meade center
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Hospitals/medical centers near Belle Meade:
  • ST THOMAS HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; NASHVILLE, TN)
  • VANDERBILT STALLWORTH REHAB HOSP LP (about 4 miles; NASHVILLE, TN)
  • BAPTIST HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; NASHVILLE, TN)

Amtrak station near Belle Meade:
  • 6 miles: NASHVILLE (GREYHOUND STA., 200 8TH AVE. S.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Belle Meade:
  • TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,346)
  • NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 4 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
  • BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
  • DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
  • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
  • VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)

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Notable locations in Belle Meade: Belle Meade Country Club (A), Belle Meade Mansion (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Westgate Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Belle Meade include: Immanuel Baptist Church (A), The Temple (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jocelyn Hollow Branch (A), Belle Meade Branch (B), Sugartree Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  82.7%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  1.0%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  0.9%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  0.0%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Belle Meade, TN



Belle Meade compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Belle Meade travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Davidson County Tennessee:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (93%)
  • Electricity (7%)


Religion statistics for Belle Meade

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.17%
Here52.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents32.5%13.2%10.9%9.4%3.7%
Congregations19.3%18.6%11.3%2.7%3.9%
Name Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentMuslim EstimateEpiscopal ChurchChurch of the NazareneOther
Adherents3.4%3.0%2.6%2.6%18.7%
Congregations1.0%1.2%2.4%5.1%34.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 3$13,660$54,6401$1,798
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$660
Police Protection - Officers 15$69,834$55,8670$0
Police - Other 4$11,413$34,2392$1,413
Streets and Highways 1$4,643$55,7160$0
Sewerage 1$4,074$48,8880$0
Other and Unallocable 1$3,948$47,3760$0
Totals for Government 25$107,572$51,6354$3,871



9.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,950 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.29%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($276 average AGI)
Davidson County:  0.12%
Tennessee average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Rutherford County, TN  0.75% ($30,683 average AGI)
from Williamson County, TN  0.66% ($52,560)
from Sumner County, TN  0.51% ($38,508)


8.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,110 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.72%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Davidson County:  0.07%
Tennessee average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Rutherford County, TN  1.23% ($35,788 average AGI)
to Williamson County, TN  0.86% ($73,711)
to Sumner County, TN  0.70% ($39,547)


Strongest AM radio stations in Belle Meade:
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCOR (900 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, TN)
  • WVOL (1470 AM; 5 kW; BERRY HILL, TN)
  • WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
  • WAKM (950 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: FRANKLIN RADIO ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WMDB (880 AM; daytime; 3 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: BABB BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WENO (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WENO, INC.)
  • WYFN (980 AM; 5 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: BIBLE BRADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WNSG (1240 AM; 1 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Belle Meade:
  • WSM-FM (95.5 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRVU (91.1 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: VANDERBILT STUDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSIX-FM (97.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKDF (103.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNRQ (105.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPLN-FM (90.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WAYM (88.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • W271AB (102.1 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJXA (92.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WFFI (93.7 FM; KINGSTON SPRINGS, TN; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNPL (106.7 FM; BELLE MEADE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRVW (107.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRLT (100.1 FM; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: TUNED-IN BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WNAZ-FM (89.1 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WRQQ (97.1 FM; GOODLETTSVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBUZ (102.9 FM; LA VERGNE, TN; Owner: WYCQ, INC)
  • WQQK (92.1 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: PHOENIX OF HENDERSONVILLE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Belle Meade:
  • WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WZTV (Channel 17; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WZTV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKRN-TV (Channel 2; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WKRN, G.P.)
  • WNPT (Channel 8; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W36AK (Channel 36; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTVF (Channel 5; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NEWSCHANNEL 5 NETWORK, LP)
  • WGAP-LP (Channel 26; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WJDE-LP (Channel 24; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WRMX-LP (Channel 12; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WUXP-TV (Channel 30; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WUXP LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNPX (Channel 28; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WJNK-LP (Channel 61; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WNAB (Channel 58; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE LICENSE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • W52CT (Channel 52; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: JKB ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WNPX-LP (Channel 20; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WHTN (Channel 39; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPGD (Channel 50; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WIIW-LP (Channel 14; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Belle Meade, Tennessee:
  • Fatal accident count: 7
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
  • Fatalities: 7
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 14
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Tennessee average:
  • Fatal accident count: 115
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 182
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 39
  • Fatalities: 126
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 294
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

Belle Meade fatal accident list:
Aug 27, 2008 08:45 AM, Harding Place, Lat: 36.092931, Lon: -86.847042, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 24, 1990 01:43 AM, Sr1, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 19, 1986 10:25 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Nov 16, 1985 11:09 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 1, 1981 02:12 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 1, 1979 08:15 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 27, 1975 08:04 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $386,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,460
Total average daily truck traffic: 86
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 7,136


Belle Meade on our top lists:
  • #27 on the list of "Top 100 cities with biggest houses"
  • #63 on the list of "Top 100 best educated cities (highest percentage of bachelor degree holding residents)"
  • #95 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest median household income"
  • #97 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest median house value"
  • #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
  • #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"

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