Nashville, TN Demographics

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Nashville demographics overview

StatisticNashvilleTennesseeNational
Population (2009 est.) 605,473 6,296,254 307,006,550
Population (2000) 545,549 5,689,283 281,421,906
Population growth 11.0% 10.7% 9.1%
Pct. speak English 89.9% 96.5% 87.9%
Pct. speak Spanish 5.1% 2.1% 7.4%
Pct. married 47.8% 59.3% 57.7%
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The Nashville population was 605,473 in 2009 compared to 545,549 in 2000. The Nashville, TN population has increased by 11.0% from 2000 to 2009.

In Nashville, 89.9% of the people speak English and 5.1% of people speak Spanish. In Nashville, 47.8% of people are married and 92.9% of residents were born in the US.

Nashville population breakdown by race

RaceNashvilleTennesseeNational
White65.94%71.13%70.38%
African American26.86%24.41%14.29%
American Indian0.33%0.28%0.76%
Asian2.11%1.31%4.52%
Native Hawaiian0.07%0.05%0.16%
Mixed race2.23%1.47%3.01%
Other race2.46%1.36%6.88%
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In Nashville, 4.6% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

Languages spoken

Urban vs. Rural population

Household income distribution

Source of income

Nashville age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Place of birth by citizenship

Place of birth for foreign born citizens

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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