Economic Demographic Characteristics: 2006
Geographic Area: Nashville-Davidson (balance)

Nashville-Davidson (balance) is the name used by the U.S. Census Bureau to designate the portion of Davidson County that does not include satellite cities of Nashville. The balance includes the area of Davidson County that made up the City of Nashville prior to the 1963 merger with Davidson County as well as large areas of previously unincorporated land. All community demographics data is for the year 2006 unless otherwise specified.

 

Employment Status*	Estimate	Margin of Error
Population 16 years and over	435,575	+/-2,402
In labor force	295,348	+/-4,275
Civilian labor force	294,468	+/-4,301
Employed	276,154	+/-4,580
Unemployed	18,314	+/-2,136
Armed Forces	880	+/-600
Not in labor force	140,227	+/-3,820
Civilian labor force	294,468	+/-4,301
Unemployed	6.2%	+/-0.7

*Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

 

In 2006, of the population 16 years and older in Nashville-Davidson (balance), 67.8% were in the labor force. Of those, 99.7% were associated with the Civilian labor force and 0.3% were associated with the Armed Forces. Of the population 16 years and older in the Civilian labor force, 6.2% were unemployed.

 

OCCUPATION*	Estimate	Margin of Error
Civilian employed population 16     years and over	276,154	+/-4,580
Management, professional, and related occupations	103,474	+/-5,206
Service occupations	47,148	+/-4,235
Sales and office occupations	74,015	+/-4,222
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	132	+/-167
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	20,980	+/-2,509
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	30,405	+/-2,839

*Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

 

Among the most common occupations in Nashville-Davidson (balance) were: Management, professional, and related occupations (37%); Sales and office occupations (27%); Service occupations (17%); Production, transportation, and material moving occupations (11%); and Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (8%).

 

Industry*	Estimate	Margin of Error
Civilian employed population 16     years and over	276,154	+/-4,580
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	737	+/-420
Construction	18,314	+/-2,397
Manufacturing	21,260	+/-2,249
Wholesale trade	9,023	+/-1,610
Retail trade	28,655	+/-3,138
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	12,441	+/-1,958
Information	12,083	+/-1,779
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	22,009	+/-2,266
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	33,838	+/-3,179
Educational services, and health care, and social assistance	58,121	+/-3,414
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	27,990	+/-3,123
Other services, except public administration	17,951	+/-2,146
Public administration	13,732	+/-1,942

*Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

 

For the employed population 16 years and older in 2006, the leading industries in Nashville-Davidson (balance) were Educational services, and health care, and social assistance (21%) and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (12%).

 

Income*	Estimate	Margin of Error
Total households	238,691	+/-3,156
Less than $10,000	24,072	+/-2,289
$10,000 to $14,999	15,965	+/-1,893
$15,000 to $24,999	28,332	+/-2,093
$25,000 to $34,999	34,635	+/-3,300
$35,000 to $49,999	37,399	+/-2,934
$50,000 to $74,999	42,514	+/-2,768
$75,000 to $99,999	21,516	+/-1,785
$100,000 to $149,999	20,999	+/-2,042
$150,000 to $199,999	6,761	+/-1,401
$200,000 or more	6,498	+/-1,029
Median household income (dollars)	41,194	+/-1,217
Average household income (dollars)	57,053	+/-1,634
Families	131,743	+/-4,113
Less than $10,000	10,014	+/-1,632
$10,000 to $14,999	5,516	+/-1,379
$15,000 to $24,999	10,765	+/-1,721
$25,000 to $34,999	15,079	+/-1,834
$35,000 to $49,999	19,882	+/-2,389
$50,000 to $74,999	25,842	+/-2,025
$75,000 to $99,999	16,362	+/-1,442
$100,000 to $149,999	17,276	+/-1,996
$150,000 to $199,999	5,292	+/-1,181
$200,000 or more	5,715	+/-996
Median family income (dollars)	52,911	+/-2,579
Average family income (dollars)	71,431	+/-2,781
Per capita income (dollars)	24,920	+/-703
Nonfamily households	106,948	+/-4,000
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	30,201	+/-1,302
Average nonfamily income (dollars)	38,103	+/-1,709
Median earnings for workers (dollars)	27,365	+/-912
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	37,247	+/-1,622
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	33,733	+/-1,491

*Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

 

The median income for a household in the balance was $41,194 (+/-1,217), and the median income for a family was $52,911 (+/-2,579). Males had a median income of $37,247 (+/-1,622); versus $33,733 (+/-1,491) for females. The per capita income for the balance was $24,920 (+/-703).

 

Percentage of Families and People Whose Income in the Last 12 Months is Below the Poverty Level*	Estimate	Margin of Error
All families	13.0%	+/-1.6
With related children under 18 years	20.8%	+/-2.7
With related children under 5 years only	20.2%	+/-5.1
Married couple families	4.6%	+/-1.1
With related children under 18 years	7.6%	+/-2.2
With related children under 5 years only	4.9%	+/-3.3
Families with female householder, no husband present	36.7%	+/-4.4
With related children under 18 years	44.7%	+/-5.8
With related children under 5 years only	55.2%	+/-13.2
All people	16.7%	+/-1.4
Under 18 years	26.9%	+/-3.4
Related children under 18 years	26.7%	+/-3.4
Related children under 5 years	29.5%	+/-4.7
Related children 5 to 17 years	25.3%	+/-3.8
18 years and over	13.4%	+/-1.0
18 to 64 years	13.7%	+/-1.0
65 years and over	11.4%	+/-2.2
People in families	15.6%	+/-1.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	19.8%	+/-1.8

*Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

 

In 2006, about 13% (+/-1.6) of all families and 16.7% (+/-1.4) of the population in Nashville-Davidson (balance) were below the poverty line, including 26.9% (+/-3.3) of those under age 18 and 11.4% (+/-2.2) of those age 65 or over. Of families with a female householder and no husband present, 37% had incomes below the poverty level.

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