Davidson County, Tennessee

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 709,846
Median household income: $75,664
Median home value: $386,600

Home to 709,846 residents, Davidson County is one of Tennessee's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $75,664 is above the Tennessee median ($67,097).

From 2019 to 2023, Davidson County's population grew 3.3% from 687,488 to 709,846, while its median household income rose 25.3% from $60,388 to $75,664.

Owners occupy 53.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 709,846
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $75,664
Median home value: $386,600
Median gross rent: $1,485
Housing units: 345,026
Homeownership rate: 53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

687,488709,846

Median household income

$60,388$75,664

Median home value

$241,700$386,600

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,485

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	687,488	$60,388	$241,700	$1,102
2020	690,540	$62,515	$267,400	$1,172
2021	708,490	$66,047	$294,200	$1,252
2022	709,786	$71,863	$354,700	$1,394
2023	709,846	$75,664	$386,600	$1,485

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3420.2%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46,408	6.5%
5 to 17	101,702	14.3%
18 to 24	68,464	9.6%
25 to 34	143,280	20.2%
35 to 44	102,309	14.4%
45 to 54	79,702	11.2%
55 to 64	77,828	11.0%
65 to 74	56,619	8.0%
75 and over	33,534	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	379,503	53.5%
Black or African American	176,754	24.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	523	0.1%
Asian	23,892	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	350	0.0%
Some other race	3,607	0.5%
Two or more races	28,736	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	96,481	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate20.1%

Some college or associate's22.9%

Bachelor's degree29.3%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47,650	9.7%
High school graduate	99,163	20.1%
Some college or associate's	113,040	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	144,376	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	89,043	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone68.3%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home18.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	266,197	68.3%
Carpooled	31,850	8.2%
Public transit	6,260	1.6%
Walked	7,315	1.9%
Bicycle	1,180	0.3%
Worked from home	71,180	18.3%
Other means	5,620	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	68,256	21.4%
15 to 29 min	138,219	43.4%
30 to 44 min	73,888	23.2%
45 to 59 min	22,043	6.9%
60+ min	16,016	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 13.9% (95,838 of 688,554)

	Count	Share
Family households	163,363	51.9%
Nonfamily households	151,215	48.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	314,578	91.2%
Vacant	30,448	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	168,040	53.4%
Renter-occupied	146,538	46.6%

1-unit, detached50.2%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units18.2%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	173,052	50.2%
1-unit, attached	30,879	8.9%
2 to 4 units	23,826	6.9%
5 to 19 units	49,682	14.4%
20 or more units	62,687	18.2%
Mobile home & other	4,900	1.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 47037
State: Tennessee
Land area: 503 sq mi
Water area: 22 sq mi
Center point: 36.1691, -86.7848