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Davidson County, Tennessee

Democratic +27.4 (2024)
County seat
Nashville
Judicial district
20th Judicial District Circuit Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
745,904
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 715,388.

At a glance

Davidson County is a 745,904-person venue. The county population is 55% White and 25% Black (Census race-alone categories). 14% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $80,803, $8,796 above the TN state median of $72,007; 48.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 19.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Arabic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.7% of covered employment, average pay $85,893/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.97%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 64% of the vote across the three.

Population
715,388
Median household income
$77,853
Unemployment
3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Racially mixed

50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 55% / 25%.

Davidson County has a population of 715,388, with a median age of 34.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.2%; Black residents 24.6%. Independently, 13.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $80,803; 48.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.2% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 380,315 53.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 99,569 13.9%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 173,588 24.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 24,576 3.4%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 32,671 4.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 432 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 353 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 3,884 0.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 34.6

  • Under 18 148,391 20.7%
  • 18–24 69,311 9.7%
  • 25–44 249,024 34.8%
  • 45–64 156,212 21.8%
  • 65 and over 92,450 12.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$80,803
90% interval $78,423–$83,183
+$8,796 vs TN · 10th of 95
Below poverty line
12.2%
90% interval 10.7%–13.7%
−1.1 pp vs TN · 72nd of 95

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 23% of covered jobs.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.7% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 18.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.97%, below the Tennessee state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.0%
−0.58 pp vs. state
County GDP
$116.9B
20.83% of state
Avg. annual pay
$86,199
Establishments
31,435

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 126,136 22.7%
  • Professional & business services 104,280 18.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 97,987 17.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 74,060 13.4%
  • Financial activities 32,915 5.9%
  • Public administration 32,832 5.9%
  • Construction 31,710 5.7%
  • Manufacturing 20,983 3.8%
  • Other services 18,245 3.3%
  • Information 14,836 2.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 489 0.1%
  • Unclassified 204 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
52.8%
−14.1 pp vs TN · 94th of 95
Median gross rent
$1,582
+$393 vs TN · 2nd of 95
Owner-occupied
171,526
Renter-occupied
153,381

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 59% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Natural resources & mining, $153,922/yr) pays 2.7× the lowest (Other services, $56,345/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 18 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Democratic

Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Davidson County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.7% in 2024, 64.5% in 2020, 60.3% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 290,036 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201634.3%60.3%
202032.4%64.5%
202435.3%62.7%
  • Democratic 181,862 62.7%
  • Republican 102,256 35.3%
  • Other / third-party 5,918 2.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, linguistically diverse

Family households are 51% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 19.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

19.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 4.5% of the adult civilian population (25,773 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

80.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 72,412 10.8%
  • Arabic 12,720 1.9%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 3,457 0.5%
  • Chinese 3,217 0.5%
  • Vietnamese 2,230 0.3%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 1,751 0.3%
  • German or other West Germanic 1,424 0.2%
  • Korean 1,301 0.2%
  • Tagalog 1,288 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
324,907
Family households
167,086
51.4% of households
Married couples w/ children
45,330
27.1% of families
Single-mother families
20,507
12.3% of families
Veterans
25,773
4.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

61.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 195,969 27.4%
  • Black Protestant 81,939 11.4%
  • Catholic 62,003 8.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 47,909 6.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 36,639 5.1%
  • Orthodox 17,237 2.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
87.5%
±0.4 pp
Uninsured
12.5%
±0.4 pp
17th of 95
With a disability
11.0%
±0.4 pp
93rd of 95
Bachelor's or higher
48.4%
±0.8 pp
+17.3 pp vs TN · 2nd of 95
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
13.3%
90% interval 12.4%–14.2% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
20th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
9 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Nashville
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Davidson totals, 2024

Traffic fatalities
114
20.11 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
106

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Davidson County, Tennessee to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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