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Nashville Statistics And Facts
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is comprised of 10 counties: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson. Nashville/Davidson County has a metropolitan government based on a 1963 plan that has become a national model. The county is largely urbanized with extensive residential areas, and population growth continues to increase due to transportation advantages, labor supply and development opportunities. 2004 Population: Nashville = 595,805 (a 4.5% increase over 2000) MSA = 1,541,659 (a 7.4% increase over 2000) 2004 Average Nashville Household Income: $55,598 Business Climate Major industries in Nashville include: Automobile Production, Finance, Health Care Management, Higher Education, Insurance, Music Production, Printing & Publishing, Technology Manufacturing and Tourism. Industry breakdown: Trade, Transportation & Utilities = 20.4% Education & Health Services = 13.7% Government = 13.1% Professional & Business Services = 12.1% Manufacturing = 11.5% Leisure & Hospitality = 10.4% Financial Activities = 6.5% Information = 2.9%
Accessibility Nashville is within 600 miles of 50% of the U.S. population, providing extreme accessibility whether by air or by surface transportation. Transportation Air The Nashville International Airport has 16 airlines serving 86 markets and sees 404 daily airport arrivals and departures. The following is a list of the airlines with gates at the Nashville Airport: American, American Eagle, Air Canada, Comair, Continental, Corporate Express, Delta, Delta Express, Frontier, Independence Air, Midwest, Northwest, Pace, Skyway, Southwest, United, United Express, US Airways and US Airways Express. Road Nashville is intersected by three major interstate highways: I-40, I-24 and I-65. I-440 is an inner beltway circling the city, and I-840 is a Southern outer beltway between I-40E and I-24E and between 1-24E and I-65S. Rail Beginning operations November 7, 2005, the Music City Star Rail opens its East Corridor route. With service Monday through Friday, three daily morning and afternoon trains connect Donelson, Hermitage, Mt.Juliet and Lebanon to downtown Nashville. The East Corridor route covers 32 miles, and service between stops peaks at 60 miles per hour. Four additional routes will open in future years. Hospitality Industry More than 50,000 jobs are directly related to the hospitality industry. Nashville hosted more than 10.5 million visitors in 2002 resulting in more than $2.9 billion in revenues for the city. Nashville has 32,851 hotel rooms in the city. Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center is now the largest non-gaming hotel property in the United States with 2,881 rooms and 288,999 square feet of exhibit space. The Nashville Convention Center features 118,675 square feet of exhibit space.
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