People QuickFacts Davidson County Tennessee Population, 2012 estimate 648,295 6,456,243 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 626,684 6,346,113 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 3.4% 1.7% Population, 2010 626,681 6,346,105 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.1% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 21.8% 23.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 10.5% 13.7% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.6% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 66.2% 79.5% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 27.9% 16.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.5% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 3.2% 1.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.1% 1.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 9.9% 4.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 57.5% 75.4%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 79.3% 84.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 11.7% 4.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 15.4% 6.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 85.3% 83.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 34.4% 23.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 40,017 501,665 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 23.2 24.0  Housing units, 2011 285,020 2,829,025 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 56.8% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 37.1% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $166,300 $137,200 Households, 2007-2011 254,111 2,457,997 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.35 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $28,526 $24,197 Median household income, 2007-2011 $46,737 $43,989 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 17.7% 16.9%     Business QuickFacts Davidson County Tennessee Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 18,124 131,582 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 370,484 2,264,032 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -7.0 -5.3 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 54,350 465,545  Total number of firms, 2007 64,653 545,348 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.1% 8.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.4% 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.9% 1.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.8% 25.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 7,347,204 140,447,760 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 11,942,568 80,116,528 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 10,581,843 77,547,291 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $17,029 $12,563 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,202,982 10,626,759 Building permits, 2011 1,966 14,977     Geography QuickFacts Davidson County Tennessee Land area in square miles, 2010 504.03 41,234.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,243.3 153.9 FIPS Code 037 47 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts