Davidson County, Tennessee Population 2018

Davidson County, Tennessee's estimated population is 691,243 with a growth rate of 0.34% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Davidson County, Tennessee is the 2nd largest county in Tennessee.

Year Population Growth Growth Rate
2017678,322-12,921-1.87%
2017691,2432,3420.34%
2016688,9017,6161.12%
2015681,28510,9711.64%
2014670,31410,4461.58%
2013659,86810,5421.62%
2012649,32613,7242.16%
2011635,6027,6291.21%
2010627,973117,18922.94%
1990510,78432,9736.90%
1980477,81129,8086.65%
1970448,00348,26012.07%
1960399,74377,98524.24%
1950321,75864,49125.07%
1940257,26734,41315.44%
1930222,85455,03932.80%
1920167,81518,33712.27%
1910149,47826,66321.71%
1900122,81514,64113.53%
1890108,17429,14836.88%
188079,02616,12925.64%
187062,89715,84233.67%
186047,0558,17321.02%
185038,8828,37327.44%
184030,5092,3878.49%
183028,1227,96839.54%
182020,1544,54629.13%
181015,6085,64356.63%
18009,9656,506188.09%
17903,4590.00%

Davidson County, Tennessee Population Growth

Population Data via

Population by Race

Race Population
White431,649
Black or African American185,732
Asian23,932
Some Other Race17,907
Two or More Races16,632
American Indian and Alaska Native2,033
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander437

Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table B03002

Davidson County, Tennessee Population Pyramid 2018

10,00020,00030,00040,000 Male Population10,00020,00030,00040,000 Female Population80757065605550454035302520151050

Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table S0101

Davidson County, Tennessee Median Age

34.3


Total

33.7


Male

35


Female

Davidson County, Tennessee Adults

There are 533,096 adults, (77,455 of whom are seniors) in Davidson County, Tennessee.

Davidson County, Tennessee Age Dependency

48.9

Age Dependency Ratio

17

Old Age Dependency Ratio

31.9

Child Dependency Ratio

Davidson County, Tennessee Sex Ratio

Female

351,242

51.78%

Male

327,080

48.22%

Davidson County, Tennessee Households and Families

Davidson County, Tennessee Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table S1101

Davidson County, Tennessee Household Types

Type Owner Renter
Married73.5%26.5%
All54.4%45.6%
Male45.6%54.4%
Non Family42.9%57.1%
Female41.6%58.4%

54.4%

Rate of Home Ownership

Davidson County, Tennessee Households by Type

Type Count Average Size Owned
All273,4972.454.4
Non Family119,5881.3442.9
Married103,2193.1473.5
Female38,7413.3441.6
Male11,9493.5645.6

3.12

Average Family Size

2.4

Average Household Size

5.8%

Unmarried (Opposite Sex)

0.5%

Unmarried (Same Sex)

Davidson County, Tennessee Households

Davidson County, Tennessee Education

Davidson County, Tennessee Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Education Attained Count Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade22,1654.78%
9th to 12th Grade33,4037.20%
High School Graduate106,57322.97%
Some College90,56019.52%
Associates Degree29,9006.44%
Bachelors Degree114,15624.60%
Graduate Degree67,26914.50%

Davidson County, Tennessee Educational Attainment by Race

Name Total High School Bachelors
White289,107268,156134,547
Black115,987100,69931,110
Hispanic35,17020,4845,107
Asian15,92712,4297,544
Other Race9,6944,6481,364
Multiple Races6,3485,5112,596
Native American1,3691,047295
Islander27219544

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 92.75%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 47.37%.

Davidson County, Tennessee Earnings by Educational Attainment

Name Average Male Female
Overall$36,043$37,957$33,721
Less Than High School$21,443$23,785$17,175
High School Grad$26,819$29,404$24,517
Some College$32,950$36,160$30,966
Bachelors Degree$44,736$50,336$41,153
Graduate Degree$57,028$72,775$50,573

$36,043

Average Earnings

$37,957

Average Male

$33,721

Average Female

Davidson County, Tennessee Language

Davidson County, Tennessee Language by Age

Davidson County, Tennessee Language

83.21% of Davidson County, Tennessee residents speak only English, while 16.79% speak other languages. The largest non-English language is Spanish, which is spoken by 8.81% of the population.

Davidson County, Tennessee Poverty

Davidson County, Tennessee Poverty by Race

Name Total In Poverty Poverty Rate
Black179,16244,40924.79%
White371,07740,51810.92%
Hispanic67,22520,07629.86%
Other17,8176,05834.00%
Multiple16,0773,14119.54%
Asian23,0652,98112.92%
Islander41526062.65%
Native1,9991889.40%

16.89%

Overall Poverty Rate

16.21%

Male Poverty Rate

17.53%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Davidson County, Tennessee

The race most likely to be in poverty in Davidson County, Tennessee is Islander, with 62.65% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Davidson County, Tennessee is Native, with 9.40% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.17%. Among those working part-time, it was 22.36%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 26.76%.

Davidson County, Tennessee Poverty Rate by Education

Name Poverty
Less Than High School30.54%
High School16.88%
Some College11.13%
Bachelors or Greater5.33%

Davidson County, Tennessee Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Name Poverty
Female Unemployed41.84%
Male Unemployed38.50%
Female Employed8.39%
Male Employed7.73%

Davidson County, Tennessee Income

Davidson County, Tennessee Income by Household Type

Name Median Mean
Households$53,419$77,020
Families$65,272$92,951
Married Families$83,380$114,064
Non Families$41,018$54,150

Davidson County, Tennessee Marital Status

Davidson County, Tennessee Marital Status

Marriage Rates

40.9%

Overall Marriage Rate

43.3%

Male Marriage Rate

38.6%

Female Marriage Rate

Davidson County, Tennessee Married by Age and Sex

Davidson County, Tennessee Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35To44.

Davidson County, Tennessee Marital Status by Race


Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table S1201

Davidson County, Tennessee Veterans

Davidson County, Tennessee Veterans by War

32,642

Number of Veterans

29,152

Male Veterans

3,490

Female Veterans

Name Veterans
Vietnam11,527
First Gulf War6,312
Second Gulf War5,421
Korea2,449
World War II1,349

Davidson County, Tennessee Veterans by Age

Name Veterans
35 to 548,144
65 to 747,841
55 to 646,922
75+6,696
18 to 343,039

Davidson County, Tennessee Veterans by Race

Name Veterans % of Total
White22,3986.33%
Black9,4026.79%
Hispanic1,0082.40%
2 or More2743.24%
Indian27416.56%
Asian1720.93%
Other1110.98%
Hawaiian113.68%

Davidson County, Tennessee Veterans by Education

9.11%

Veteran Poverty Rate

29.66%

Veteran Disability Rate

Davidson County, Tennessee Employment Status

Davidson County, Tennessee Employment by Age

70.4%

Labor Force Participation

66.6%

Employment Rate

5.3%

Unemployment Rate

Davidson County, Tennessee Employment by Race

Davidson County, Tennessee Employment by Education

Population of Cities in Davidson County, Tennessee

City 2010 Census 2016 Estimated Growth Growth Rate
Nashville-Davidson603445660388569439.44%
Goodlettsville 159321695010186.39%
Forest Hills481249931813.76%
Oak Hill452946811523.36%
Belle Meade28952964692.38%
Ridgetop 1871207620510.96%
Berry Hill53653600.00%
Data Sources
  1. US Census City/Town Population estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  2. Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 - 1990