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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government is $27,798, which is higher than the state average of $24,811 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government median household income is $46,758, which has grown by 19.18% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 22.72% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government residents spend 23.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #64

Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	27,798 USD
Tennessee	24,811 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	28,596 USD
Tennessee	27,334 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	30,637 USD
Tennessee	32,151 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	26,798 USD
Tennessee	23,376 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #111

Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	46,758 USD
Tennessee	44,621 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	65,793 USD
Tennessee	62,344 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #184

Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	19.18%
Tennessee	22.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.31%	$14,320, see rank	17.47%	$14,454	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.62%	$17,105, see rank	32.06%	$17,334	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.49%	$3,220, see rank	3.21%	$2,884	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.95%	$21,407, see rank	18.41%	$20,076	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	57,924 USD
Tennessee	55,459 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	79,342 USD
Tennessee	73,630 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$53,466, see rank	$47,658	$56,900
Black	$34,041, see rank	$32,361	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,781, see rank	$34,631	$42,396
Asian	$63,424, see rank	$66,243	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$39,602, see rank	$37,160	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$42,083, see rank	$44,540	$53,370
One Race, Other	$29,158, see rank	$31,393	$40,300
Two or More Races	$38,034, see rank	$33,366	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$25,176, see rank	$22,607	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,150, see rank	$48,825	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,689, see rank	$53,148	$65,027
65 or over	$38,570, see rank	$33,548	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	501,736, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	239,122, 47.66%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	177,670, 74.30%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	297, 0.12%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	177,373, 74.18%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	163,357, 92.10%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,016, 7.90%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	61,452, 25.70%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	262,614, 52.34%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	169,388, 64.50%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	96, 0.04%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	169,292, 64.46%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	154,843, 91.47%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,449, 8.53%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	93,226, 35.50%, see rank	43.51%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	310,560, 100%	2,788,201	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	246,889, 79.50%, see rank	83.70%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	32,111, 10.34%, see rank	9.50%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6,948, 2.24%, see rank	0.81%	5.06%
Walked	5,976, 1.92%, see rank	1.32%	2.78%
Other Means	4,054, 1.31%, see rank	1.13%	1.79%
Worked at Home	14,582, 4.70%, see rank	3.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	23.2 minutes
Tennessee	24.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	318,200	2,835,895	143,435,233
Male¹	163,357, 51.34%, see rank	52.07%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	58,461, 35.79%, see rank	29.42%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	26,070, 15.96%, see rank	14.11%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	32,215, 19.72%, see rank	17.73%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	330, 0.20%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14,668, 8.98%, see rank	9.36%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	24,726, 15.14%, see rank	22.13%	17.94%
Female¹	154,843, 48.66%, see rank	47.93%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	65,091, 42.04%, see rank	38.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	29,296, 18.92%, see rank	20.19%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	51,434, 33.22%, see rank	33.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	185, 0.12%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	386, 0.25%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,263, 5.34%, see rank	7.78%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	318,200, 100%	2,835,895	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,011, 0.32%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	18,646, 5.86%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	22,586, 7.10%, see rank	12.95%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8,252, 2.59%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	35,852, 11.27%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	13,258, 4.17%, see rank	6.19%	4.93%
Information	10,159, 3.19%, see rank	1.91%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	21,895, 6.88%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	37,961, 11.93%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	78,578, 24.69%, see rank	22.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	38,352, 12.05%, see rank	9.21%	9.49%
Public Administration	14,484, 4.55%, see rank	4.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17,166, 5.39%, see rank	4.89%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Government, TN	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	115,794	19.24%, see rank	17.83%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	20,176	14.61%, see rank	13.43%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.