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37211Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 37211.

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How this area ranks
GrowthTop 50% of 701 published ZIP areas53
Housing affordability569th of 800 published ZIP areas57
Climate388th of 779 published ZIP areas71
Physical resilience446th of 800 published ZIP areas50
AccessTop 46% of 779 published ZIP areas97
Economic stability415th of 800 published ZIP areas58
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 5 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

At a glance

Population
76,573
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$71,399
Bottom 49% nationally
Density
3,524/sq mi
21.7 sq mi of land
Median age
32.5
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Nashville-Davidson
Tennessee
Metro area
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
Nearest major airport
BNA
5 mi · Nashville Intl
Median home value
$406,100
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

44% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 83% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$5,822$71,399Bottom 49%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$1,883$38,947Top 42%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate16.1%Top 28%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute27.6 minBottom 49%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher43.9%Top 17%2024 ACS 5-Year
Labor force participation73.7%Top 8%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$66,390Bottom 44%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$50,390Bottom 49%2025 OEWS
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202471k62k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $71,399 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 $1,515 takes 25% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 5.7 times median household income here, well above the historic benchmark, at a level conventionally described as seriously unaffordable.

Rent as a share of income
25.5%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
5.7×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,515
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$406,100
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income5.69Top 12%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate49.2%Bottom 9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±1,09635,911Top 1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$50$1,515Top 21%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$11,164$406,100Top 20%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income25.5%Top 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate8.9%Bottom 41%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
Top 50% of 701 published city profiles

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.

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

Units permitted
5,005
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
7.3
Top 14% nationally
Year over year
−16%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
58.1%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Nashville-Davidson, TN, the city containing this ZIP code.

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, 4.1 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

50 / 100
Physical resilience

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

EarthquakeModerate
Inland floodingModerate
TornadoModerate
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. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. 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

3 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 5 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Nashville IntlBNA5 mi11,030 ft
SmyrnaMQY12 mi8,038 ft
Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones FldHSV99 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.

37211 vs Nashville-Davidson

How this ZIP area compares with Nashville-Davidson as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

37211
Nashville-Davidson
Median household income
$71,399
vs
$77,371
Per capita income
$38,947
vs
$49,061
Population density
3,524/sq mi
vs
1,451/sq mi
Median home value
$406,100
vs
$413,600
Median gross rent
$1,515
vs
$1,586
Homeownership rate
49.2%
vs
52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
43.9%
vs
48.0%
Poverty rate
16.1%
vs
14.1%
Median age
32.5
vs
34.5

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.