Demographics of Davidson County, Tennessee

Davidson County, Tennessee had 745,904 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +29,751 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Davidson County, in four figures

745,904
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +29,751 people.; 34.6 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,853 ±$1,253
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Davidson County, Tennessee's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Davidson County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Davidson County, Tennessee's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Davidson County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	716,153	100.0	100.0
2021	701,450	97.9	100.2
2022	712,156	99.4	100.7
2023	720,989	100.7	101.6
2024	736,623	102.9	102.5
2025	745,904	104.2	103.1

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Population of Davidson County, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	716,153	+266	+802	+106	−834
2021	701,450	−14,703	+2,871	+1,050	−17,943
2022	712,156	+10,706	+3,741	+6,531	+304
2023	720,989	+8,833	+4,252	+8,118	−3,429
2024	736,623	+15,634	+4,304	+14,102	−2,707
2025	745,904	+9,281	+4,335	+5,887	−925

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.6 ±0.1: for men 34.3 ±0.1 and for women 35.0 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Davidson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	46,649 ±59	6.5% ±<0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	101,742 ±2,038	14.2% ±0.3	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	69,311 ±1,580	9.7% ±0.2	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	249,024 ±2,400	34.8% ±0.3	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	156,212 ±2,128	21.8% ±0.3	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	92,450 ±2,068	12.9% ±0.3	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,853 ±$1,253, and income per person $50,640 ±$985, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Davidson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	44,781 ±2,130	13.8% ±0.7	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	56,336 ±2,519	17.3% ±0.8	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	56,049 ±2,223	17.3% ±0.7	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	42,135 ±1,948	13.0% ±0.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	56,462 ±2,055	17.4% ±0.6	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	27,506 ±1,217	8.5% ±0.4	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	41,638 ±1,474	12.8% ±0.4	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Davidson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	96,752 ±4,682	13.9% ±0.7	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	30,340 ±2,520	20.9% ±1.7	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	52,000 ±2,603	12.3% ±0.6	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	14,412 ±1,305	11.4% ±1.0	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Davidson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Davidson County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	357,113 ±178	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.0% ±0.5	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.0% ±0.5	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.8% ±0.8	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.2% ±0.8	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$417,400 ±$5,765	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,582 ±$18	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Davidson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	99,569 ±0	13.9% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	380,315 ±1,177	53.2% ±0.2	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	173,588 ±2,120	24.3% ±0.3	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	24,576 ±1,178	3.4% ±0.2	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	432 ±130	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	353 ±69	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,884 ±904	0.5% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	32,671 ±2,686	4.6% ±0.4	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Davidson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	316,046 ±4,182	44.2% ±0.6	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	281,460 ±4,110	39.3% ±0.6	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10,703 ±1,339	1.5% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	107,179 ±4,221	15.0% ±0.6	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	40,103 ±2,755	5.6% ±0.4	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	67,076 ±3,408	9.4% ±0.5	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Davidson County among the counties of Tennessee

2nd of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Davidson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Shelby County	910,226	−2.1%
Davidson County	745,904	+4.2%
Knox County	511,453	+6.4%
Hamilton County	390,833	+6.2%
Rutherford County	386,352	+12.5%
Williamson County	272,061	+9.0%
Montgomery County	249,935	+12.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026