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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Nashville-Davidson (balance)
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
412,158
406,112
418,204
In labor force
294,980
286,276
303,684
Civilian labor force
294,980
286,276
303,684
Employed
282,877
274,193
291,561
Unemployed
12,103
8,653
15,553
Percent unemployed
4.1
2.9
5.3
Armed Forces
0
0
512
Not in labor force
117,178
107,930
126,426
 
Females 16 years and over
213,507
210,011
217,003
In labor force
140,695
135,889
145,501
Civilian labor force
140,695
135,889
145,501
Employed
135,422
130,088
140,756
 
Own children under 6 years
38,211
34,563
41,859
All parents in family in labor force
23,203
18,588
27,818
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
70,577
66,407
74,747
All parents in family in labor force
52,106
45,084
59,128
 
Population 16 to 19 years
22,473
18,711
26,235
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2,379
711
4,047
Unemployed or not in the labor force
472
0
1,045
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
274,536
265,281
283,791
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
221,851
210,964
232,738
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
34,841
26,974
42,708
Public transportation (including taxicab)
5,549
2,939
8,159
Walked
2,237
1,103
3,371
Other means
2,776
971
4,581
Worked at home
7,282
4,525
10,039
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
22.7
21.7
23.7
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
282,877
274,193
291,561
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
101,727
94,259
109,195
Service occupations
40,918
34,750
47,086
Sales and office occupations
85,381
76,912
93,850
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
225
0
613
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
25,157
17,689
32,625
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
29,469
23,758
35,180
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
621
0
1,243
Construction
18,139
11,490
24,789
Manufacturing
28,912
24,475
33,349
Wholesale trade
11,137
7,497
14,777
Retail trade
30,133
25,465
34,801
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
18,475
13,594
23,356
Information
11,223
8,083
14,363
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
21,619
17,091
26,147
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
30,793
26,343
35,243
Educational, health, and social services
56,387
49,373
63,401
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
28,286
22,864
33,708
Other services (except public administration)
15,264
11,144
19,384
Public administration
11,888
8,197
15,579
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
229,417
219,859
238,975
Government workers
34,863
29,017
40,709
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
17,898
13,819
21,977
Unpaid family workers
699
0
1,564
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
228,166
223,579
232,753
Less than $10,000
23,171
18,365
27,977
$10,000 to $14,999
12,707
9,556
15,859
$15,000 to $24,999
27,771
23,415
32,127
$25,000 to $34,999
28,403
23,639
33,167
$35,000 to $49,999
47,732
41,850
53,614
$50,000 to $74,999
43,059
37,746
48,372
$75,000 to $99,999
21,618
17,199
26,037
$100,000 to $149,999
15,751
12,420
19,082
$150,000 to $199,999
3,821
2,186
5,456
$200,000 or more
4,133
2,427
5,839
Median household income (dollars)
41,366
40,112
42,620
Mean household income (dollars)
50,919
48,621
53,217
 
With earnings
192,072
186,774
197,370
Mean earnings (dollars)
51,188
48,548
53,828
With Social Security
48,360
44,397
52,323
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,860
11,048
12,672
With retirement income
31,317
26,959
35,675
Mean retirement income (dollars)
19,833
14,754
24,912
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
31,515
26,883
36,147
With Supplemental Security Income
6,042
3,255
8,829
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,140
4,130
6,150
With cash public assistance income
7,605
5,117
10,093
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
4,490
1,160
7,820
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
14,015
10,819
17,211
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
14,021
10,619
17,423
 
Families
136,044
129,060
143,028
Less than $10,000
10,575
7,478
13,672
$10,000 to $14,999
3,722
1,861
5,583
$15,000 to $24,999
15,355
11,824
18,886
$25,000 to $34,999
14,102
10,691
17,513
$35,000 to $49,999
26,734
22,089
31,379
$50,000 to $74,999
29,728
25,397
34,059
$75,000 to $99,999
15,883
12,294
19,472
$100,000 to $149,999
13,073
9,720
16,426
$150,000 to $199,999
3,385
1,869
4,901
$200,000 or more
3,487
1,811
5,163
Median family income (dollars)
48,455
44,967
51,943
Mean family income (dollars)
59,700
56,153
63,248
 
Per capita income (dollars)
22,367
21,438
23,296
 
Nonfamily households
92,122
85,570
98,674
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
30,558
27,352
33,764
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
35,874
33,127
38,621
 
Median earnings (dollars):
25,833
24,521
27,145
Male full-time, year-round workers
36,616
34,509
38,723
Female full-time, year-round workers
27,826
26,255
29,397
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
15,305
11,979
18,631
With related children under 18 years
11,342
8,417
14,267
With related children under 5 years only
3,645
1,734
5,556
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
10,989
8,044
13,934
With related children under 18 years
9,307
6,603
12,011
With related children under 5 years only
3,142
1,320
4,964
 
Individuals
80,862
67,246
94,478
18 years and over
48,475
40,159
56,791
65 years and over
5,777
3,823
7,731
Related children under 18 years
32,131
23,563
40,699
Related children 5 to 17 years
20,456
13,363
27,549
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
25,334
19,158
31,510
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
15.6
13.0
18.2
18 years and over
12.1
10.1
14.1
65 years and over
10.5
6.9
14.1
Related children under 18 years
27.6
20.3
34.9
Related children under 5 years
31.8
20.9
42.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
25.6
16.7
34.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
20.2
15.6
24.8
 

The 2001 Supplementary Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection.

Industry categories adhere to the guidelines issued in Clarification Memorandum No. 2, "NAICS Alternate Aggregation Structure for Use By U. S. Statistical Agencies," issued by the Office of Management and Budget.

Free or reduced price school meal benefits figures only include households with children under 18 years.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  American Community Survey Office  |  Page Last Modified: August 23, 2007