Davidson County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Davidson County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                502 37th  1.2%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           41,353  85th   0.4%
Number of Farms                 79,280                515  67th   0.6%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                 80  87th   58.0%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 626,144 2nd  10.1%
2000 Census 5,689,283 569,891 2nd  10.0%
1990 Census 4,877,203 510,786 2nd  10.5%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 59,105 3rd  7.3%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 11.6% 74th  69.5%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8          1,246.7 2nd  826.8%
2000 Census                   138.0          1,134.7 2nd  822.0%
1990 Census                   118.3          1,017.0 2nd  859.4%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968         543,955 2nd  15.0%
1990 Census            2,969,948         505,786 2nd  17.0%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 7.5% 47th  34.5%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 95.4% 2nd  150.1%
1990 Census 60.9% 99.0% 1st  162.6%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 34 91st  95.0%
1990 Census 34 33 86th  97.0%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 22.2% 81st 
18-24 9.6% 11.6% 8th 
25-44 30.2% 34.0% 2nd 
45-64 23.2% 21.1% 92nd 
65 & over 12.4% 11.1% 85th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 23.0% 81st 
18-24 10.9% 11.8% 11th 
25-44 31.8% 35.8% 1st 
45-64 19.6% 18.0% 89th 
65 & over 12.6% 11.5% 85th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Davidson County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 95.4 53rd  100.0%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 8.0 55th  74.8%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 3.4 14th  72.3%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Davidson County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $42,092 2nd  130.8%
2000 $26,097 $33,388 2nd  127.9%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.94% 26th  110.90%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $46,430 13th  109.5%
2000 $35,760 $40,423 11th  113.0%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 2.00% 49th  81.29%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 15.2% 28th  96.20%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 24.2% 46th  107.56%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 17.0% 75th  129.60%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 20.0% 65th  125.22%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 14.4% 23rd  91.36%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 12.8% 21st  90.81%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 2.9% 89th  119.58%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 3.2% 87th  125.85%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Davidson County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               17.2 2nd  121.1%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 46.4% 83rd  108.4%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 9.3% 56th  98.9%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7             101.5 3rd  125.8%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               18.3 91st  131.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                1.4 69th  107.7%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3                8.5 11th  91.4%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             210.5 22nd  90.3%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             191.1 10th  88.8%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
49th 
52nd 
49th 
Tennessee Davidson County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                3.7 3rd  206.0%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                7.1 4th  169.0%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               48.3 53rd  98.1%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 6.1% 19th  71.7%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Davidson County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 7.5% 5th  78.7%
2000 4.0% 3.2% 4th  79.8%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 14.9% 39th  95.0%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Davidson County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 444,439 2 16.2%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.1% 5 25.7%
Construction 4.9% 4.6% 1 94.2%
Manufacturing 13.8% 5.8% 2 42.1%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 19.8% 2 89.6%
Information 1.8% 2.6% 1 146.3%
Financial Activities 5.2% 5.9% 2 112.0%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 13.8% 2 117.4%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 16.4% 1 132.6%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 11.1% 1 110.7%
Other Services 2.6% 3.1% 2 119.1%
Government 14.9% 16.6% 1 111.2%
Federal 1.8% 2.1% 2 118.7%
State 3.3% 9.2% 1 283.4%
Local 9.9% 5.3% 2 53.2%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
3rd 
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11th 
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9th 
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6th 
17th 
11th 
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V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Davidson* County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      499,368 23rd 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         6,219 3rd 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 11,569,000 67th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Davidson* County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0% ########## 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $  218,291 17.7%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%      146,199 11.8%
All Other               555,838 6.9%        72,091 5.8%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $    60,156 4.9%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $  956,853 77.5%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%      598,400 48.4%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%      231,707 18.8%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%      126,746 10.3%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Davidson County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $ 18,302,719
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $29,231 2nd  138.0%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $4.04 2nd 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $ 11,261,854
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $17,986 1st  162.0%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.25% 45th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Davidson County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $   1,218,146 2nd 7.1%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355         440,322 1st 11.4%
Other Utilities               598,698         405,000 1st 67.6%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735         398,632 1st 21.0%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201         341,774 2nd 18.7%
Business District Development               375,758         215,473 1st 57.3%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785         175,844 1st 61.5%
Recreation            1,118,527         164,942 1st 14.7%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869         160,443 5th 5.3%
Public Buildings               526,288         112,272 1st 21.3%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581           58,958 10th 3.3%
Public Health Facilities               323,093           58,060 3rd 18.0%
Fire Protection               220,725           49,910 2nd 22.6%
Community Development               367,547           46,918 2nd 12.8%
Stormwater               371,227           29,126 3rd 7.8%
Housing               100,189           14,267 2nd 14.2%
Solid Waste                 54,314             8,350 1st 15.4%
Telecommunications                 17,009             7,059 1st 41.5%
Other Facilities                 32,755             6,607 3rd 20.2%
School System-wide Need                 63,021             4,300 4th 6.8%
Property Acquisition                   3,956                100 7th 2.5%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362                    - 68th 0.0%
Grand Total  $       34,202,707  $   3,916,503 2nd 11.5%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Davidson County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 81.5% 5th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 30.5% 2nd 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 75.9% 3rd 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 24.4% 2nd 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 19
Public 14 1
Private 63 18
Other Public Institutions 93 3
Community Colleges 13 1
Technology Centers 27 1
Two-Year Private Institutions 20 7
Off-campus Sites 33 1
2007 - 2008 Enrollment (full-time equivalent) at Post-secondary Institutions    
Four-year Colleges and Universities*          214,260              37,976
Public 134,696 8,254
Private 79,564 29,722
Other Public Institutions* 134,278 13,793
Community Colleges 80,454 7,752
Technology Centers 13,939 579
Two-Year Private Insitutions 11,049 5,291
Off-campus Sites 28,836 171
* Note: By location of instiution, not county of residence of students
IX.  Public School Systems  (Total number of school systems is 136)
Statewide Davidson County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                   72,014               
Percent of Statewide 7.6%          
1997-1998                 834,318                   64,823               
Percent of Statewide 7.8%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 7,191          
Percent Change 13.2% 11.1%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 72.8%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 58.3%
Special Education 14.7% 12.3%
English Language Learners 3.2% 10.9%
Statewide Davidson County    
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 35.3%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 96.4%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      14.7               
1997-1998                      15.8                      15.1               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (0.4)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 98.1%          
1997-1998 96.6% 94.0%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 16.8%
1997-1998 4.5% 5.9%
*Classroom teachers include art, music and physical education teachers.  Because these auxiliary teachers are
included, ratios of students to classroom teachers do not represent and tend to be lower than actual class sizes.
Statewide Davidson County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $9,340
Percent of Statewide 120.6%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $6,476
Percent of Statewide 126.4%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,864          
Percent Change 51.1% 44.2%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $48,448
Percent of Statewide 108.1%
1997-1998 $34,584 $39,333
Percent of Statewide 113.7%
Gain $10,236 $9,115
Percent Change 29.6% 23.2%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 27.5%
Federal 10.8% 10.8%
Local 41.6% 61.7%
System Rank for Percent Local 2nd 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 26.3%
Federal 11.0% 10.3%
Local 43.5% 63.5%
System Rank for Percent Local 2nd 
Statewide Davidson County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $5,366 1st 
Sources of Information for County Profiles
I. Geography & Demographics
U.S. Bureau of the Census--all data except for marriage and divorce rates.
www.census.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture - farmland data
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
TN Dept. of Health - marriage and divorce rates.
http://health.state.tn.us/
II. Income & Poverty
U.S. Bureau of the Census--median household income data & poverty rates.
www.census.gov
TN Dept. of Human Services--Food Stamp data and Families First data.
http://www.tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_fsp.htm
http://www.tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_tanf.htm
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - per capita income data
www.bea.gov
III. Health & Healthcare
TN Dept.of Health, Health Statistics & Research--pregnancy, births, mortality & healthcare access data.
http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/healthdata.htm
IV. Employment
TN Dept. Of Labor and Workforce Development - unemployment data. 
http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/
U.S. Department of Labor - employment data.
ww.bls.gov/lau/home.htm
V. Value of Farmland and Agricultural Product Sold
U.S. Department of Agriculture - farmland data
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
TN County Technical Advisory Service (CTAS), Resource Center--county revenue data.
www.ctas.utk.edu
TN Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessment--equalized assessed property values.
http://www.comptroller.state.tn.us/pa/taxaggr.htm
TN Dept. of Revenue--total taxable sales.
www.state.tn.us/revenue/files.htm
VII. Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--all data. 
http://tn.gov/tacir/infrastructure.html
VIII. Adult & Post-secondary Education
U.S. Bureau of the Census--educational attainment.
www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html
TN Higher Education Commission--post-secondary institution and enrollment data.
www.state.tn.us/thec
IX. Public School Systems (Total number of school systems is 136)
TN Department of Education--all data except fiscal capacity.
http://www.state.tn.us/education/mdata.shtml
TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--education fiscal capacity.
http://tn.gov/tacir/fiscalcapacity.html
Prepared by TACIR