Nashville Population and Demographics

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Nashville-Davidson (balance), Tennessee Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Nashville Population: 545524 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 264095 48.41% Female 281429 51.59%       Under 5 years 36335 6.66% 5 to 9 years 34022 6.24% 10 to 14 years 31536 5.78% 15 to 19 years 36972 6.78% 20 to 24 years 46482 8.52% 25 to 34 years 97370 17.85% 35 to 44 years 89589 16.42% 45 to 54 years 70963 13.01% 55 to 59 years 23445 4.3% 60 to 64 years 18931 3.47% 65 to 74 years 31468 5.77% 75 to 84 years 20762 3.81% 85 years and over 7649 1.4%       Median age (years) 33.9       18 years and over 424855 77.88% Male 202187 37.06% Female 222668 40.82% 21 years and over 397180 72.81% 62 years and over 70917 13% 65 years and over 59879 10.98% Male 22362 4.1% Female 37517 6.88%       Race     One race 534524 97.98% White 359581 65.91% Black or African American 146235 26.81% American Indian and Alaska Native 1639 0.3% Asian 12992 2.38% Asian indian 2607 0.48% Chinese 1916 0.35% Filipino 796 0.15% Japanese 644 0.12% Korean 1596 0.29% Vietnamese 1972 0.36% Other Asian 3461 0.63% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 400 0.07% Native Hawaiian 81 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 57 0.01% Samoan 181 0.03% Other Pacific Islander 81 0.01% Some other race 13677 2.51% Two or more races 11000 2.02%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 545524 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 25774 4.72% Mexican 16082 2.95% Puerto Rican 1869 0.34% Cuban 799 0.15% Other Hispanic or Latino 7024 1.29% Not Hispanic or Latino 519750 95.28% White alone 349104 63.99%       Relationship     Total Population 545524 100.00% In households 521440 95.59% Householder 227403 41.69% Spouse 88978 16.31% Child 136273 24.98% Own child under 18 years 104700 19.19% Other relatives 31828 5.83% Under 18 years 12584 2.31% Nonrelatives 36958 6.77% Unmarried partner 11935 2.19% In group quarters 24084 4.41% Institutionalized population 10232 1.88% Non-Institutionalized population 13852 2.54%       Households by Type     Total Households 227403 100.0 % Family households (families) 131100 57.65% With own children under 18 years 60245 26.49% Married-couple family 88978 39.13% With own children under 18 years 36743 16.16% Female householder, no husband present 33112 14.56% With own children under 18 years 19499 8.57% Non Family households 96303 42.35% Householder living alone 76799 33.77% Householder 65 years and over 18719 8.23%       Households with individuals under 18 years 67910 29.86% Households with individuals 65 years and over 43370 19.07%       Average Household size 2.29 Average family size 2.96       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 242451 100.00% Occupied housing units 227403 93.79% Vacant housing units 15048 6.21% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1050 0.43% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.5       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 227403 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 124036 54.54% Renter-occupied housing units. 103367 45.46%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.43 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.13

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