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People QuickFacts |
Davidson County |
Tennessee |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
626,144 | 6,214,888 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
9.9% | 9.2% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
569,889 | 5,689,270 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
7.3% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
23.5% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
10.9% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
51.2% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
67.5% | 80.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
27.5% | 16.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.8% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.6% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
7.5% | 3.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
60.9% | 77.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
45.5% | 53.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.9% | 2.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.8% | 4.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.5% | 75.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
30.5% | 19.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
104,939 | 1,149,693 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.3 | 24.5 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
278,837 | 2,724,729 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
55.3% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
38.7% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$115,800 | $93,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
237,405 | 2,232,905 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.30 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$46,430 | $42,389 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$23,069 | $19,393 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
15.2% | 15.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Davidson County |
Tennessee |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
18,462 | 135,0741 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
402,920 | 2,473,3521 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
1.1% | 3.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
49,319 | 436,143 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
54,257 | 454,366 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
8.3% | 5.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.6% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.3% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.5% | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.1% | 26.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
7,144,412 | 109,293,454 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
20,032,125 | 97,792,030 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,361,347 | 60,136,403 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,690 | $10,382 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,706,630 | 8,024,900 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
5,543 | 37,359 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
5,878,723 | 51,455,8971 |