Davidson County, Tennessee

Davidson County has a population of 715,388 and has grown 4.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $417,400, about 5.4 times the county's median household income of $77,853.

Home price
$417,400
Income
$77,853
Population
715,388
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$417,400county
Median gross rent$1,582county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198041.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented47.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,824county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,730county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,578county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,211county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$77,853county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate13.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home20.3%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force72.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.8%county
Share of workers employed by government10.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.8%county
Economic output per resident$163,378county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.60%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service3.8 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12058688county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station122 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths40.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher48.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.9%county
Public schools in the county170county
Public school enrollment84879county
Students per full-time teacher16.6county
Elementary schools86county
Middle schools42county
High schools28county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above13county
Share of local colleges that are public18.2%county
Two-year institutions9county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians91county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county11county
Hospitals here with an emergency department8county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.5%county
Frequent mental distress20.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population715,388county
Land area in square miles504county
People per square mile of land1421.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores146county
Convenience stores73county
Share living far from a food store23.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract17.1%county
Population change since 2020+4.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents8county
Median age34.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.9%county
Share of households that are one person37.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States15.0%county
Second languages19.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents133county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in31,873county
Households that moved away30,066county
Average income of arriving households$82,181county
Average income of departing households$83,180county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5,632county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings51.4%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature61°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.9 incounty
Annual snowfall6.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.25 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F57 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing68 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days216 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh13.5¢county
Household electricity use1,021 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity66.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas30.8%county
Homes heated by propane1.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband92.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk98.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk26.6county
Landslide risk69.3county
Hail risk87.8county
Earthquake risk98.2county
Tornado risk97.9county
Tropical cyclone risk53.7county
Extreme heat risk95.4county
Winter weather risk82.4county
Strong wind risk97.1county
Wildfire risk57.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here2county
NFL teams based here1county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here1county
MLS soccer teams based here1county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Davidson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Tennessee figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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