Humidity & wind
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Population
721,074
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$413,600
Owner-occupied units
Nashville-Davidson, TN
Tennessee · 36.172° N, 86.785° W · 476 sq mi
Nashville-Davidson is the 20th largest city on this site, with a population of 721,074 and about 1,516 residents per square mile. The median household earns $77,371 a year, and the median home is worth $413,600.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
476 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,516
People per square mile
Rank by population
#20
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#7
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$77,371
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,586
Per month
Homeownership
52.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
24.7 min
One way
People
Median age
34.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
48%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
15.3%
Households
313,513
2.13 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 30/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 174/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 11/yr
Days above 90° 38/yr
Below freezing 52/yr
Annual rainfall 68.2in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 90°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 30°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.9%
Professional & business services 15.4%
Arts, food & hospitality 11%
Retail trade 9.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Tennessee
State bird
Northern Mockingbird
State flower
Iris
State capital
Nashville
Nickname
The Volunteer State
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Cities near Nashville-Davidson
- Hendersonville, TN14 mi · 64,266
- Franklin, TN18 mi · 90,226
- Smyrna, TN20 mi · 63,321
- Gallatin, TN23 mi · 54,590
- Lebanon, TN25 mi · 53,412
- Murfreesboro, TN30 mi · 171,178
- Spring Hill, TN30 mi · 61,336
- Columbia, TN40 mi · 50,072
Cities about the same size
- Oklahoma City, OK719,849
- Denver, CO740,613
- Washington, DC693,645
- El Paso, TX683,012
- Las Vegas, NV679,817
- Boston, MA672,973
- Seattle, WA784,777
- Detroit, MI649,095
More in Tennessee
- Memphis609,647
- Knoxville202,021
- Chattanooga194,144
- Clarksville188,829
- Johnson City74,943
- Jackson69,339
- Kingsport57,530
- Bartlett56,416
Wealthiest person in Tennessee
Name
Thomas Frist Jr & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$26.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Nashville
Source of wealth
Hospitals
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Tennessee · private sector
Employer
FedEx
Sector
Logistics
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Tennessee
Company
FedEx
Revenue
$87.7B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Memphis
Ticker
FDX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.