Nashville is a very large city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 678,851 people and 169 constituent neighborhoods, Nashville is the largest community in Tennessee.
Nashville real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Nashville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Nashville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Nashville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Nashville who work in office and administrative support (11.44%), management occupations (11.03%), and sales jobs (9.91%).
Of important note, Nashville is also a city 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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.89% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
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 is one of the most car-oriented large cities in America. A full 83.54% of people drive their car alone to work each day. If you like to drive, you'll love it. And you better. Because walking to work is just not a viable option for most people who live in Nashville. Highways, wide streets, parking lots, and shopping centers are part of the common Nashville landscape.
Nashville is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.82% of adults in Nashville have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Nashville in 2018 was $36,716, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,864 for a family of four. However, Nashville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Nashville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Nashville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nashville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Nashville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.45% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Nashville include German, English, Irish, African, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Nashville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.