2017 Growth Rate
0.23%
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Founded
October 6, 1783
County Seat
Nashville
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Davidson County, Tennessee's estimated population is 689,006 with a growth rate of 0.23% 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 |
| 2018 | 692,587 | 3,581 | 0.52% |
| 2017 | 689,006 | 1,576 | 0.23% |
| 2016 | 687,430 | 6,546 | 0.96% |
| 2015 | 680,884 | 10,704 | 1.60% |
| 2014 | 670,180 | 9,724 | 1.47% |
| 2013 | 660,456 | 11,054 | 1.70% |
| 2012 | 649,402 | 13,575 | 2.14% |
| 2011 | 635,827 | 8,074 | 1.29% |
| 2010 | 627,753 | 116,969 | 22.90% |
| 1990 | 510,784 | 32,973 | 6.90% |
| 1980 | 477,811 | 29,808 | 6.65% |
| 1970 | 448,003 | 48,260 | 12.07% |
| 1960 | 399,743 | 77,985 | 24.24% |
| 1950 | 321,758 | 64,491 | 25.07% |
| 1940 | 257,267 | 34,413 | 15.44% |
| 1930 | 222,854 | 55,039 | 32.80% |
| 1920 | 167,815 | 18,337 | 12.27% |
| 1910 | 149,478 | 26,663 | 21.71% |
| 1900 | 122,815 | 14,641 | 13.53% |
| 1890 | 108,174 | 29,148 | 36.88% |
| 1880 | 79,026 | 16,129 | 25.64% |
| 1870 | 62,897 | 15,842 | 33.67% |
| 1860 | 47,055 | 8,173 | 21.02% |
| 1850 | 38,882 | 8,373 | 27.44% |
| 1840 | 30,509 | 2,387 | 8.49% |
| 1830 | 28,122 | 7,968 | 39.54% |
| 1820 | 20,154 | 4,546 | 29.13% |
| 1810 | 15,608 | 5,643 | 56.63% |
| 1800 | 9,965 | 6,506 | 188.09% |
| 1790 | 3,459 | 0.00% |
| Race | Population | Percentage |
| White | 431,649 | 63.63% |
| Black or African American | 185,732 | 27.38% |
| Asian | 23,932 | 3.53% |
| Some Other Race | 17,907 | 2.64% |
| Two or More Races | 16,632 | 2.45% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2,033 | 0.30% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 437 | 0.06% |
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There are 533,096 adults, (77,455 of whom are seniors) in Davidson County, Tennessee.
Female
351,242
51.78%
Male
327,080
48.22%
| Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
| All | 273,497 | 2.4 | 54.4 |
| Non Family | 119,588 | 1.34 | 42.9 |
| Married | 103,219 | 3.14 | 73.5 |
| Female | 38,741 | 3.34 | 41.6 |
| Male | 11,949 | 3.56 | 45.6 |
| Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
| Less Than 9th Grade | 22,165 | 4.78% |
| 9th to 12th Grade | 33,403 | 7.20% |
| High School Graduate | 106,573 | 22.97% |
| Some College | 90,560 | 19.52% |
| Associates Degree | 29,900 | 6.44% |
| Bachelors Degree | 114,156 | 24.60% |
| Graduate Degree | 67,269 | 14.50% |
| Name | Total | High School | Bachelors |
| White | 289,107 | 268,156 | 134,547 |
| Black | 115,987 | 100,699 | 31,110 |
| Hispanic | 35,170 | 20,484 | 5,107 |
| Asian | 15,927 | 12,429 | 7,544 |
| Other Race | 9,694 | 4,648 | 1,364 |
| Multiple Races | 6,348 | 5,511 | 2,596 |
| Native American | 1,369 | 1,047 | 295 |
| Islander | 272 | 195 | 44 |
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 asian people with a rate of 47.37%.
$36,043
Average Earnings
$37,957
Average Male
$33,721
Average Female
83.21% of Davidson County, Tennessee residents speak only English, while 16.79% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 8.81% of the population.
| Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
| Black | 179,162 | 44,409 | 24.79% |
| White | 371,077 | 40,518 | 10.92% |
| Hispanic | 67,225 | 20,076 | 29.86% |
| Other | 17,817 | 6,058 | 34.00% |
| Multiple | 16,077 | 3,141 | 19.54% |
| Asian | 23,065 | 2,981 | 12.92% |
| Islander | 415 | 260 | 62.65% |
| Native | 1,999 | 188 | 9.40% |
16.89%
Overall Poverty Rate
16.21%
Male Poverty Rate
17.53%
Female Poverty Rate
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%.
40.9%
Overall Marriage Rate
43.3%
Male Marriage Rate
38.6%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
| Name | Veterans | % of Total |
| White | 22,398 | 6.33% |
| Black | 9,402 | 6.79% |
| Hispanic | 1,008 | 2.40% |
| 2 or More | 274 | 3.24% |
| Indian | 274 | 16.56% |
| Asian | 172 | 0.93% |
| Other | 111 | 0.98% |
| Hawaiian | 11 | 3.68% |
9.11%
Veteran Poverty Rate
29.66%
Veteran Disability Rate
70.4%
Labor Force Participation
66.6%
Employment Rate
5.3%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
87.52%
Native Born
12.48%
Foreign Born
8.32%
Non Citizen
87.52% of Davidson County, Tennessee residents were born in the United States, with 50.72% having been born in Tennessee. 8.32% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
| City | 2010 Census | 2016 Estimated | Growth | Growth Rate |
| Nashville-Davidson | 603445 | 660388 | 56943 | 9.44% |
| Goodlettsville | 15932 | 16950 | 1018 | 6.39% |
| Forest Hills | 4812 | 4993 | 181 | 3.76% |
| Oak Hill | 4529 | 4681 | 152 | 3.36% |
| Belle Meade | 2895 | 2964 | 69 | 2.38% |
| Ridgetop | 1871 | 2076 | 205 | 10.96% |
| Berry Hill | 536 | 536 | 0 | 0.00% |