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37214

Nashville, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
29,805
Median household income
$72,012
People below poverty
10.9%
Median home value
$340,900

Income

The median income of households in 37214 was $72,012. An estimated 5.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.1
$10,000 to $14,999 2.3
$15,000 to $24,999 5.1
$25,000 to $34,999 6.8
$35,000 to $49,999 11.5
$50,000 to $74,999 21.1
$75,000 to $99,999 15.1
$100,000 to $149,999 17.6
$150,000 to $199,999 8.1
$200,000 or more 7.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37214 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 63041
Female 53602

An estimated 84% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,857. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 37214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84
Social Security 22.2
Retirement income 17.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.4

In 2020-2024, 5.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 32.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37214 in 2020-2024, 88.7% had health insurance coverage and 11.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 74.7% and public coverage was 25.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.1%.


In 2020-2024, 37214 had a total population of 29,805 - 15,190 (51%) females and 14,615 (49%) males. The median age was 38.4 years. An estimated 15.5% of the population was under 18 years, 41.7% was 19 to 44 years, 26.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37214 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 960 744
5 to 9 608 474
10 to 14 723 325
15 to 19 400 649
20 to 24 929 1181
25 to 29 1261 1663
30 to 34 1698 1577
35 to 39 1251 1162
40 to 44 879 812
45 to 49 908 1134
50 to 54 1181 1125
55 to 59 1012 800
60 to 64 832 864
65 to 69 880 898
70 to 74 631 692
75 to 79 335 584
80 to 84 89 160
85 and over 38 346

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 68.2% were White; 16.1% were Black or African American; 13.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.6% were Asian; 6.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.9% of the people in 37214 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 65.2% of the people in 37214 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 14,795 households in 37214. The average household size was 1.99 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.7% of the households in 37214 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32% of all households, while 22% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40.7% of all households.

In 37214, 20% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.7
Cohabiting Couples 10.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 46.5% of males and 42.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 38.9 34.4
Now married, except separated 46.5 42.8
Separated 1.5 1.4
Widowed 1.9 6.5
Divorced 11.2 14.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37214, 393 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 47.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.3% of the people living in 37214 were U.S. natives. 42.4% of the 37214 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.7% of 37214 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 71.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37214 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 37214.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 49.9
Asia 33.6
Europe 9.5
Africa 2.9
Northern America 4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37214 in 2020-2024, 10.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.6% of people at least five years old; 5.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 37214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.6
Other Indo-European languages 2.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 80.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 37214 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 80.9
Different house, same county 8.2
Different county, same state 3.6
Different state 6.7
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 46.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37214 was 4,579 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 265 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,563. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,751.

Educational Attainment of People in 37214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.2
High school diploma or equivalency 23.2
Some college, no degree 17
Associate's degree 5.9
Bachelor's degree 33.8
Graduate or professional degree 13

Disability

In 37214, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.7% of people under 18 years old, to 9.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37214, 71.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 25.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 14,547 79.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,103 11.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,690 9.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37214 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 8.3
Manufacturing 7.8
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 10.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.6
Information 4.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 3.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37214 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,814 48
Service occupations 2,575 14
Sales and office occupations 4,209 22.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,076 5.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,693 9.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.4% of 37214 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.9
Walked 0.1
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 20.7

In 2020-2024, 37214 had a total of 15,978 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 28.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 28.8
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37214 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 50.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37214 had 14,795 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,183 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 62.5% while renters occupied 37.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.04 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.89.

6.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4% and another 16.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37214:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 26.9
Electricity 72.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37214 was $340,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 70.4 % had a mortgage. 29.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,602 and for owners without a mortgage it was $499.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37214 was $1,684. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.