Nashville is a very large town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 545,549 people and 83 constituent neighborhoods, Nashville is the second largest community in Tennessee.

Unlike some towns, Nashville isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Nashville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Nashville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Nashville who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.28%), sales jobs (11.35%), and management occupations (9.19%).

Of important note, Nashville is also a town of artists. Nashville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Nashville's character.

Also of interest is that Nashville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Nashville is a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Nashville. This makes Nashville a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Nashville presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.

Nashville Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Nashville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.74% of adults in Nashville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Nashville in 2000 was $22,018, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,072 for a family of four.

Nashville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Nashville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Nashville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Nashville include English, Irish, German, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Nashville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.