Nashville-Davidson, TN

Tennessee · 36.172° N, 86.785° W · 476 sq mi

Nashville-Davidson is the 21st largest city on this site, with a population of 690,130 and about 1,451 residents per square mile. The median household earns $77,371 a year, and the median home is worth $413,600.

Population

690,130

US Census ACS 2024

Median home value

$413,600

Owner-occupied units

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

476 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,451

People per square mile

Rank by population

#21

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

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

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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^%

Share of employed residents aged 16 and over, largest four of thirteen industries. Bars are scaled to the largest. US Census ACS 2024 5-year.

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.

State of Tennessee

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Iris

State capital