At the 2010 census, the population of the city, not including semi-independent municipalities, was 601,000. As a whole, with all municipalities, Nashville had a population of 626,600. The estimated population of Nashville in 2016 is 659,042.
The Nashville metropolitan statistical area is estimated to have 1.75 million people, up from 1.59 million in 2010. In 2016, the population of the city proper is estimated at 659,042 — not including semi-independent municipalities.
Nashville is the second largest city in the state, behind Memphis, and the 3rd largest in the Southeastern US. In 2010, the 13-county Nashville metropolitan area was home to 1.59 million people. With 528 square miles of land, the consolidated population of Nashville is estimated at 659,042 in 2016. Nashville’s metropolitan area is the largest in Tennessee and encompasses all Middle Tennessee counties.
In 2009, a survey found 628,434 people living in the city, with a density of 1,204 people per square mile (465/square kilometer).
Nashville Demographics
According to the 2010 Census, the racial makeup of Nashville was:
- White: 60.5% (non-Hispanic: 56.3%)
- African American: 28.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino of any race: 10.0%
The non-Hispanic white population, while still a majority, has decreased from 79.5% in 1970.
Nashville has become a very popular destination for immigrants due to a healthy job market and fairly low cost of living. The foreign-born population of the city tripled between 1990 and 2000, from 12,600 to 39,500. The foreign-born population has nearly doubled over the last decade and makes up about 12% of the population. The city is home to large populations of Mexicans, Kurds, Vietnamese, Cambodians, Laotians, Arabs and Bantus. There are also small communities of Pashtuns from Pakistan and Afghanistan, mostly concentrated in Antioch. Nashville is home to the largest community of Kurdish people in the country, while many of around 60,000 Bhutanese refugees admitted to the country settled in the area. There is also a strong American Jewish community here with a history dating back more than 150 years.
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