AreaProfile

Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee

Area Profile

690,130 residents. Jobs, income, climate, physical risk, development and airport access for Nashville-Davidson, in Davidson County.

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How this area ranks
Growth72nd of 134 published cities53
Housing affordability94th of 150 published cities60
Climate76th of 149 published cities71
Physical resilience85th of 150 published cities51
Access88th of 149 published cities95
Economic stabilityTop 31% of 150 published cities59
The quick read

Residential permitting has slowed: 5,005 units authorized over the past twelve months, 16% below the prior year.

A major airport is 7 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

At a glance

Population
690,130
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$77,371
Top 36% nationally
Density
1,451/sq mi
475.6 sq mi of land
Median age
34.5
2024 ACS 5-Year
County
Davidson County
Tennessee
Metro area
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
Nearest major airport
BNA
7 mi · Nashville Intl
Median home value
$413,600
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

48% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 87% of measured US cities.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$1,378$77,371Top 36%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$973$49,061Top 18%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate14.1%Top 39%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute26.6 minTop 50%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher48.0%Top 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Labor force participation72.6%Top 12%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$66,390Bottom 45%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$50,390Bottom 49%2025 OEWS
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202477k66k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $77,371 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand33,120$39,790
Fast Food and Counter Workers28,680$29,150
Retail Salespersons28,580$34,420
Registered Nurses25,100$84,040
General and Operations Managers23,820$119,990
Customer Service Representatives20,770$45,510

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,586 takes 25% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 5.3 times median household income here, well above the historic benchmark, at a level conventionally described as seriously unaffordable.

Rent as a share of income
24.6%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
5.3×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,586
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$413,600
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income5.35Top 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate52.4%Bottom 11%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±475344,794Top 1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$18$1,586Top 18%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$5,848$413,600Top 17%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income24.6%Top 19%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate9.1%Bottom 47%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
53/ 100
Ranks 72 of 134 published city profiles
Permitting is decreasing — 2 consecutive years, measured from 2020 to 2025.

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

Population has grown 2% since 2020, reaching 704,963 in 2024.

At 7.3 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US cities.

Units permitted
5,005
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
7.3
Top 19% nationally
Year over year
−16%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
58.1%
units in 5+ unit buildings
Population, annual estimates
20202021202220232024705k676k
Census Population Estimates Program, July 1 of each year. These annual estimates are designed for year-over-year comparison, unlike the ACS five-year figure shown as this profile's population.
Housing units permitted per year
2020202220232024202513k5k
Annual totals from the Census Building Permits Survey. Permitting in 2025 was lower than 2020 (−57%).

Weather & climate

6 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 91°F and January a low of 30°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 50.5 inches, including 4.7 inches of snow.

20°40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station NASHVILLE INTL AP, 6.5 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND5.0"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation50.5"1991-2020 Normals
Annual snowfall4.7"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low30°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high91°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months61991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing41°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

51 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, earthquake and tornado.

EarthquakeModerate
TornadoModerate
Inland floodingModerate
LightningModerate

Low or minimal exposure: strong wind, heat wave, cold wave, hail, winter weather, ice storm, landslide, wildfire, hurricane, drought.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. City values are the population-weighted mean of the counties the city overlaps, using AreaProfile place-to-county land-area weights. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

2 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 7 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Nashville IntlBNA7 mi11,030 ft
SmyrnaMQY19 mi8,038 ft
Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones FldHSV106 mi10,001 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

ZIP codes in Nashville-Davidson

6 published ZIP profiles
ZIPPopulationMedian household incomeArea Score
37013105,212$72,755
3721176,573$71,399
3722141,935$97,751
3720741,366$61,744
3711540,615$54,566
3707639,017$74,663