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