Nashville: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 851,000

1990: 985,026

2000: 1,231,331

Percent change, 1990–2000: 25.0%

U.S. rank in 1980: 40th (MSA)

U.S. rank in 1990: 40th (MSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 38th (MSA)

City Residents

1980: 455,651

1990: 488,366

2000: 545,524

2003 estimate: 544,765

Percent change, 1990–2000: 11.7%

U.S. rank in 1980: 25th

U.S. rank in 1990: 25th (State rank: 2nd)

U.S. rank in 2000: 32nd (State rank: 2nd)

Density: 1,152.6 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 359,581

Black or African American: 146,235

American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,639

Asian: 12,992

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 400

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 25,774

Other: 24,677

Percent of residents born in state: 57.7% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Poplation under 5 years old: 36,335

Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 34,022

Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 31,536

Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 36,972

Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 46,482

Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 97,370

Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 89,589

Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 70,963

Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 23,445

Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 18,931

Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 31,468

Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 20,762

Poplation 85 years and older: 7,649

Median age: 33.9 years

Births (2003; Davidson County)

Total number: 8,900

Deaths (2003; Davidson County)

Total number: 5,187 (of which, 69 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $22,018

Median household income: $39,232

Total households: 227,559

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 23,404

$10,000 to $14,999: 13,316

$15,000 to $24,999: 30,873

$25,000 to $34,999: 33,863

$35,000 to $49,999: 40,219

$50,000 to $74,999: 43,207

$75,000 to $99,999: 20,355

$100,000 to $149,999: 14,075

$150,000 to $199,999: 3,696

$200,000 or more: 4,551

Percent of families below poverty level (2000): 10.2% (31.7% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 46,457