Davidson County, TN Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Davidson county tennessee dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 141,200 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 9,332 | 6.6 |
| Kindergarten | 7,171 | 5.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 56,360 | 39.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 27,016 | 19.1 |
| College or graduate school | 41,321 | 29.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 377,734 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 21,649 | 5.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 48,152 | 12.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 93,105 | 24.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 81,327 | 21.5 |
| Associate degree | 18,356 | 4.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 75,948 | 20.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 39,197 | 10.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 30.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 462,958 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 148,305 | 32.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 213,881 | 46.2 |
| Separated | 10,652 | 2.3 |
| Widowed | 29,625 | 6.4 |
Female | 24,610 | 5.3 |
| Divorced | 60,495 | 13.1 |
Female | 35,552 | 7.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 11,209 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 5,550 | 49.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 443,088 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 50,865 | 11.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 116,588 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 11,111 | 9.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 344,139 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 66,134 | 19.2 |
Percent employed | 60.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 278,005 | 80.8 |
Percent employed | 80.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 60,848 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 27,694 | 45.5 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 532,311 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 242,370 | 45.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 272,184 | 51.1 |
Same county | 154,521 | 29.0 |
Different county | 117,663 | 22.1 |
Same state | 42,092 | 7.9 |
Different state | 75,571 | 14.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 17,757 | 3.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 569,891 | 100.0 |
| Native | 530,295 | 93.1 |
Born in United States | 525,465 | 92.2 |
State of residence | 329,289 | 57.8 |
Different state | 196,176 | 34.4 |
Born outside United States | 4,830 | 0.8 |
| Foreign born | 39,596 | 6.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 26,573 | 4.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 9,891 | 1.7 |
Not a citizen | 29,705 | 5.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 39,596 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 5,038 | 12.7 |
| Asia | 12,800 | 32.3 |
| Africa | 4,199 | 10.6 |
| Oceania | 209 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 16,256 | 41.1 |
| Northern America | 1,094 | 2.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 532,311 | 100.0 |
| English only | 480,014 | 90.2 |
| Language other than English | 52,297 | 9.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 25,166 | 4.7 |
Spanish | 26,174 | 4.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 13,862 | 2.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 12,889 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,498 | 0.8 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 8,218 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,664 | 0.9 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 569,891 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 520,862 | 91.4 |
| Arab | 4,790 | 0.8 |
| Czech1 | 1,428 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 1,178 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 6,317 | 1.1 |
| English | 53,590 | 9.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 10,599 | 1.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,909 | 0.3 |
| German | 51,011 | 9.0 |
| Greek | 956 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 1,239 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 51,467 | 9.0 |
| Italian | 10,698 | 1.9 |
| Lithuanian | 412 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 2,995 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 5,476 | 1.0 |
| Portuguese | 574 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 2,898 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 16,699 | 2.9 |
| Scottish | 12,164 | 2.1 |
| Slovak | 595 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 7,845 | 1.4 |
| Swedish | 3,127 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 1,017 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 666 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 63,430 | 11.1 |
| Welsh | 3,152 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,295 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 203,335 | 35.7 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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