People QuickFacts Nashville-Davidson Tennessee Population, 2011 estimate 609,644 6,403,353 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 601,222 6,346,110 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.4% 0.9% Population, 2010 601,222 6,346,105 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.2% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 21.7% 23.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.2% 13.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.5% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 60.5% 77.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 28.4% 16.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.1% 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.5% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 10.0% 4.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 56.3% 75.6%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 79.6% 83.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 11.7% 4.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 15.0% 6.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 84.8% 82.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 33.4% 22.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 23.2 23.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 57.0% 69.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 37.8% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $162,400 $134,100 Households, 2006-2010 242,496 2,443,475 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.33 2.49 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $26,550 $23,722 Median household income 2006-2010 $45,063 $43,314 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 17.8% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Nashville-Davidson Tennessee Total number of firms, 2007 61,671 545,348 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.4% 8.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5% 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0% 1.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.8% 25.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 6,452,038 140,447,760 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 10,837,514 80,116,528 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 10,272,149 77,547,291 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $17,337 $12,563 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,126,158 10,626,759     Geography QuickFacts Nashville-Davidson Tennessee Land area in square miles, 2010 475.13 41,234.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,265.4 153.9 FIPS Code 52006 47 Counties Davidson County (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