Davidson County, Tennessee Population 2018

Davidson County, Tennessee's estimated population is 691,243 with a growth rate of 3.50% 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
2017691,24323,3583.50%
2016667,885-21,016-3.05%
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
White420,689
Black or African American184,318
Asian22,901
Some Other Race21,955
Two or More Races15,662
American Indian and Alaska Native1,957
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander403

Race Data via US Census (2016 ACS 5-Year Survey)

Davidson County, Tennessee Population Pyramid 2018

0%2%4%6%8%10% Male Population0%2%4%6%8%10% Female Population80757065605550454035302520151050

Data via US Census (2016 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table S0101

Davidson County, Tennessee Median Age

34.2


Total

33.6


Male

34.9


Female

Davidson County, Tennessee Adults

There are 523,622 adults, (73,467 of which are seniors) in Davidson County, Tennessee.

Davidson County, Tennessee Age Dependency

48.4

Age Dependency Ratio

16.4

Old Age Dependency Ratio

32

Child Dependency Ratio

Davidson County, Tennessee Sex Ratio

Female

345,841

51.78%

Male

322,044

48.22%

Davidson County, Tennessee Households and Families

Davidson County, Tennessee Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Davidson County, Tennessee Household Types

Type Owner Renter
Married73.4%26.6%
All54%46%
Male46.9%53.1%
Non Family42.3%57.7%
Female41.5%58.5%

54.0%

Rate of Home Ownership

Davidson County, Tennessee Households by Type

Type Count Average Size Owned
All269,0782.454
Non Family118,9221.3442.3
Married100,2683.1473.4
Female38,2233.4241.5
Male11,6653.5446.9

3.15

Average Family Size

2.4

Average Household Size

5.8%

Unmarried (Opposite Sex)

0.6%

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 Grade22,2874.91%
9th to 12th Grade34,5037.60%
High School Graduate105,80623.30%
Some College89,46519.70%
Associates Degree28,6076.30%
Bachelors Degree108,19623.82%
Graduate Degree65,31314.38%

Davidson County, Tennessee Educational Attainment by Race

Name Total High School Bachelors
White284,011262,741129,569
Black113,29397,03428,640
Hispanic34,35719,2574,644
Asian15,06811,9957,481
Other Race12,1155,8701,601
Multiple Races6,1225,1402,464
Native American1,3511,060295
Islander20717260

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 92.51%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 49.65%.

Davidson County, Tennessee Earnings by Educational Attainment

Name Average Male Female
Overall$34,859$36,768$32,080
Less Than High School$20,265$22,369$15,674
High School Grad$26,134$28,741$23,355
Some College$31,605$34,658$29,876
Bachelors Degree$42,463$49,943$39,367
Graduate Degree$55,451$70,524$49,344

$34,859

Average Earnings

$36,768

Average Male

$32,080

Average Female

Davidson County, Tennessee Language

Davidson County, Tennessee Language by Age

Davidson County, Tennessee Language

83.59% of Davidson County, Tennessee residents speak only English, while 16.41% speak other languages. The largest non-English language is Spanish, which is spoken by 8.71% of the population.

Davidson County, Tennessee Poverty

Davidson County, Tennessee Poverty by Race

Name Total In Poverty Poverty Rate
Black177,70746,74726.31%
White365,90340,77411.14%
Hispanic65,40620,40231.19%
Other21,6956,97832.16%
Multiple15,2223,28821.60%
Asian22,0403,14314.26%
Native1,92126513.79%
Islander40319247.64%

17.66%

Overall Poverty Rate

16.72%

Male Poverty Rate

18.53%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Davidson County, Tennessee

The race most likely to be in poverty in Davidson County, Tennessee is Islander, with 47.64% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Davidson County, Tennessee is White, with 11.14% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.45%. Among those working part-time, it was 22.48%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 27.78%.

Davidson County, Tennessee Poverty Rate by Education

Name Poverty
Less Than High School30.70%
High School16.95%
Some College11.87%
Bachelors or Greater5.16%

Davidson County, Tennessee Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Name Poverty
Female Unemployed43.19%
Male Unemployed36.05%
Female Employed8.68%
Male Employed7.86%

Davidson County, Tennessee Income

Davidson County, Tennessee Income by Household Type

Name Median Mean
Households$50,484$72,553
Families$62,723$88,068
Married Families$79,614$108,117
Non Families$37,943$50,893

Davidson County, Tennessee Marital Status

Davidson County, Tennessee Marital Status

Marriage Rates

40.4%

Overall Marriage Rate

42.9%

Male Marriage Rate

38.1%

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

Davidson County, Tennessee Veterans

Davidson County, Tennessee Veterans by War

33,728

Number of Veterans

30,216

Male Veterans

3,512

Female Veterans

Name Veterans
Vietnam11,779
First Gulf War5,815
Second Gulf War5,443
Korea2,908
World War II1,528

Davidson County, Tennessee Veterans by Age

Name Veterans
35 to 548,484
65 to 747,675
55 to 647,466
75+6,727
18 to 343,376

Davidson County, Tennessee Veterans by Race

Name Veterans % of Total
White23,1246.70%
Black9,5487.00%
Hispanic1,0162.47%
2 or More4035.08%
Indian27917.58%
Other1751.24%
Asian1670.94%
Hawaiian3213.45%

Davidson County, Tennessee Veterans by Education

8.74%

Veteran Poverty Rate

28.38%

Veteran Disability Rate

Davidson County, Tennessee Employment Status

Davidson County, Tennessee Employment by Age

70%

Labor Force Participation

65.6%

Employment Rate

6.2%

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