TheFACTPACK

NashvillesVulnerable
Residents
PreparedbyMetropolitanSocialServices(MSS)
OfficeofResearchandEvaluation
September2006

TableofContents
z Population Page3
z Income Page7
z Education Page11
z Poverty Page20
z Crime Page28
z Housing Page36
z Elderly Page39
z Families,ChildrenandChildCare Page41
z Health Page45
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Population

TotalPopulationbyRace
Total(N)

White

BlackorAfrican
American

AmericanIndian
andAlaska
Native

Asian

UnitedStates

285,691,501

75.6%

12.2%

0.8%

4.2%

Tennessee

5,748,379

80.0%

16.3%

0.3%

1.3%

DavidsonCounty,Tennessee(Nashville)

547,064

66.5%

27.0%

0.3%

2.9%

HamiltonCounty,Tennessee(Chattanooga)

301,911

76.3%

19.9%

0.4%

1.2%

KnoxCounty,Tennessee(Knoxville)

387,471

88.3%

8.9%

0.1%

1.8%

ShelbyCounty,Tennessee(Memphis)

888,943

45.4%

50.7%

0.2%

2.0%

JeffersonCounty,Alabama(Birmingham)

642,956

56.8%

40.9%

0.4%

1.0%

DuvalCounty,Florida(Jacksonville)

805,002

64.5%

29.0%

0.4%

3.4%

OrangeCounty,Florida(Orlando)

969,256

65.6%

20.1%

1.0%

4.3%

DeKalb County,Georgia(Decatur)

660,714

36.7%

55.7%

0.1%

3.8%

MarionCounty,Indiana(Indianapolis)

844,650

67.5%

24.2%

0.2%

1.4%

JeffersonCounty,Kentucky(Louisville)

687,235

76.0%

19.8%

0.2%

1.6%

MecklenburgCounty,NorthCarolina(Charlotte)

756,016

63.7%

28.1%

0.2%

3.5%

WakeCounty,NorthCarolina(Raleigh)

700,689

73.3%

19.9%

0.3%

4.2%

FranklinCounty,Ohio(Columbus)

1,066,113

73.1%

19.9%

0.3%

3.6%

TravisCounty,Texas(Austin)

848,649

72.7%

8.2%

0.5%

5.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS
estimates are subject to nonsampling error. Computations by MSS Office of Research and Evaluation.

TotalPopulationbyHispanicOrigin
TotalHispanicorigin

PercentHispanicorigin

UnitedStates

40,459,196

14.2%

Tennessee

165,155

2.9%

DavidsonCounty,Tennessee(Nashville)

35,332

6.5%

HamiltonCounty,Tennessee(Chattanooga)

6,736

2.2%

KnoxCounty,Tennessee(Knoxville)

6,356

1.6%

ShelbyCounty,Tennessee(Memphis)

29,034

3.3%

JeffersonCounty,Alabama(Birmingham)

14,144

2.2%

DuvalCounty,Florida(Jacksonville)

41,124

5.1%

OrangeCounty,Florida(Orlando)

218,793

22.6%

DeKalb County,Georgia(Decatur)

59,002

8.9%

MarionCounty,Indiana(Indianapolis)

47,197

5.6%

JeffersonCounty,Kentucky(Louisville)

15,844

2.3%

MecklenburgCounty,NorthCarolina(Charlotte)

66,043

8.7%

WakeCounty,NorthCarolina(Raleigh)

50,399

7.2%

FranklinCounty,Ohio(Columbus)

33,337

3.1%

TravisCounty,Texas(Austin)

268,674

31.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS
estimates are subject to nonsampling error. Computations by MSS Office of Research and Evaluation.

MetropolitanGovernmentCouncilDistricts
HighestPovertyDistrictsHighlighted

Income

IncomeinPast12Months(In2004Inflation
adjusteddollars)
Medianhouseholdincome

Medianfamilyincome

UnitedStates

$44,684

$53,692

Tennessee

$38,794

$47,530

DavidsonCounty,Tennessee(Nashville)

$42,730

$49,036

HamiltonCounty,Tennessee(Chattanooga)

$38,980

$47,403

KnoxCounty,Tennessee(Knoxville)

$41,922

$53,750

ShelbyCounty,Tennessee(Memphis)

$39,266

$49,972

JeffersonCounty,Alabama(Birmingham)

$40,591

$50,698

DuvalCounty,Florida(Jacksonville)

$42,161

$52,235

OrangeCounty,Florida(Orlando)

$44,490

$49,227

DeKalb County,Georgia(Decatur)

$45,563

$52,527

MarionCounty,Indiana(Indianapolis)

$39,950

$49,110

JeffersonCounty,Kentucky(Louisville)

$42,650

$52,262

MecklenburgCounty,NorthCarolina(Charlotte)

$49,552

$60,607

WakeCounty,NorthCarolina(Raleigh)

$55,442

$71,363

FranklinCounty,Ohio(Columbus)

$46,038

$57,895

TravisCounty,Texas(Austin)

$49,181

$61,063

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS
estimates are subject to nonsampling error. Computations by MSS Office of Research and Evaluation.

MedianEarningsinthePast12Months(In2004Inflationadjusted
dollars)byEducationalAttainmentforthePopulation25Yearsand
Over
Total

Lessthanhigh
school
graduate

Highschoolgraduate
(includes
equivalency)

Somecollegeor
associates
degree

Bachelorsdegree

Graduateor
professional
degree

UnitedStates

$31,132

$18,144

$25,360

$30,891

$42,404

$55,065

Tennessee

$27,491

$17,010

$23,720

$28,396

$39,623

$47,821

DavidsonCounty,Tennessee
(Nashville)

$30,835

$18,299

$25,922

$29,181

$36,917

$43,219

HamiltonCounty,Tennessee
(Chattanooga)

$29,738

$13,696

$23,156

$30,628

$44,031

$59,423

KnoxCounty,Tennessee(Knoxville)

$29,960

$13,161

$25,338

$26,284

$37,046

$50,028

ShelbyCounty,Tennessee(Memphis)

$29,356

$16,042

$21,936

$30,546

$39,427

$55,573

JeffersonCounty,Alabama
(Birmingham)

$30,361

$16,892

$22,788

$28,862

$40,281

$49,373

DuvalCounty,Florida(Jacksonville)

$31,086

$16,508

$26,563

$30,209

$45,443

$50,082

OrangeCounty,Florida(Orlando)

$29,509

$18,703

$21,896

$30,433

$40,773

$45,752

DeKalb County,Georgia(Decatur)

$32,276

$16,115

$27,479

$30,266

$42,676

$52,835

MarionCounty,Indiana(Indianapolis)

$30,488

$17,385

$25,536

$30,664

$39,784

$60,074

JeffersonCounty,Kentucky(Louisville)

$30,475

$17,535

$23,860

$30,508

$41,021

$51,323

MecklenburgCounty,NorthCarolina
(Charlotte)

$32,956

$12,223

$23,503

$30,776

$47,741

$63,127

WakeCounty,NorthCarolina
(Raleigh)

$37,242

$16,647

$27,672

$30,997

$46,433

$59,170

FranklinCounty,Ohio(Columbus)

$33,443

$20,763

$26,372

$31,828

$43,519

$56,584

TravisCounty,Texas(Austin)

$34,066

$14,280

$25,046

$30,375

$42,273

$59,675

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS
estimates are subject to nonsampling error. Computations by MSS Office of Research and Evaluation.

ChangesinCostofLiving/MinimumWagefrom
September1997toAugust2006

Bernstein, J. & Shapiro, I. (August 31, 2006). Nine years of neglect: Federal minimum wage remains unchanged for ninth straight year, falls to
lowest level in more than half a century. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

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Education

11

TargetandHighPrioritySchools Page1

Source:www.mnps.org/AssetFactory.aspx?did=11301

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TargetandHighPrioritySchools Page2

Source:www.mnps.org/AssetFactory.aspx?did=11301

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TargetandHighPrioritySchools Page3

Source:www.mnps.org/AssetFactory.aspx?did=11301

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TargetandHighPrioritySchools Page4

Source:www.mnps.org/AssetFactory.aspx?did=11301

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TargetandHighPrioritySchools Page5

Source:www.mnps.org/AssetFactory.aspx?did=11301

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TargetandHighPrioritySchools Page6

Source:www.mnps.org/AssetFactory.aspx?did=11301

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TargetandHighPrioritySchools Page7

Source:www.mnps.org/AssetFactory.aspx?did=11301

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Attendance,DropoutandGraduationRates
2005SchoolYear

SchoolDistricts

Attendance
Rate

Cohort
DropoutRate

EventDropout
Rate

Graduation
Rate

StateGoal

93%

10%

NA

90%

DavidsonCounty

91.1%

20.8%

5.5%

60.4%

HamiltonCounty
KnoxCounty

91.4%

14.0%

4.6%

70.2%

MemphisCity

93.1%
88.3%

11.2%
19.5%

2.3%
4.5%

75.6%
65.5%

ShelbyCounty

94.0%

4.4%

0.5%

88.5%

Source:ReportCard2005,www.k12.state.tn.us/rptcrd05/

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Poverty

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RatioofIncomeinPast12MonthstoPoverty
Level
Total(N)

Under
.50

.50to
.74

.75to
.99

1.00to
1.24

1.25to
1.49

1.50to
1.74

1.75to
1.84

UnitedStates

284,577,956

5.7%

3.4%

3.9%

4.5%

4.4%

4.7%

1.7%

Tennessee

5,720,066

6.4%

3.6%

4.6%

4.9%

4.7%

5.4%

1.7%

DavidsonCounty,Tennessee(Nashville)

543,866

8.4%

4.2%

3.8%

3.0%

3.5%

5.2%

2.1%

HamiltonCounty,Tennessee(Chattanooga)

300,540

4.9%

3.0%

4.4%

6.4%

5.2%

3.6%

1.6%

KnoxCounty,Tennessee(Knoxville)

387,037

5.4%

4.8%

3.8%

2.9%

3.0%

5.4%

1.0%

ShelbyCounty,Tennessee(Memphis)

886,419

9.6%

4.5%

5.6%

4.7%

4.3%

5.2%

0.7%

JeffersonCounty,Alabama(Birmingham)

640,786

6.1%

4.4%

3.1%

5.5%

6.4%

4.3%

0.8%

DuvalCounty,Florida(Jacksonville)

799,230

6.4%

3.4%

3.5%

3.7%

4.7%

4.1%

2.2%

OrangeCounty,Florida(Orlando)

959,591

4.9%

3.8%

2.9%

4.8%

5.5%

5.3%

1.6%

DeKalb County,Georgia(Decatur)

659,702

7.0%

2.8%

4.8%

3.5%

3.9%

6.5%

1.3%

MarionCounty,Indiana(Indianapolis)

842,127

6.3%

2.5%

3.9%

5.3%

6.4%

5.8%

1.8%

JeffersonCounty,Kentucky(Louisville)

685,842

7.3%

4.1%

2.2%

3.4%

3.8%

5.7%

1.2%

MecklenburgCounty,NorthCarolina
(Charlotte)

753,055

3.8%

4.2%

3.5%

3.3%

3.7%

4.7%

2.2%

WakeCounty,NorthCarolina(Raleigh)

699,884

6.2%

2.4%

2.8%

1.8%

2.5%

4.3%

1.5%

FranklinCounty,Ohio(Columbus)

1,060,873

6.9%

2.8%

3.2%

3.1%

3.4%

4.2%

1.7%

TravisCounty,Texas(Austin)

847,471

6.9%

2.6%

3.1%

4.6%

4.1%

5.1%

1.5%

Source:U.S.CensusBureau,2004AmericanCommunitySurvey.Data arebasedonasampleandaresubjecttosamplingvariability.Inadditiontosampling
variability,theACSestimatesaresubjecttononsamplingerror. ComputationsbyMSSOfficeofResearchandEvaluation.

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PovertyStatusinPast12MonthsofRelated
ChildrenUnder18YearsofAge
Total(N)

Livingbelowpovertyin
past12months

Singlefamilyhouseholdandlivingbelow
povertyinpast12months

UnitedStates

71,417,138

18.1%

11.9%

Tennessee

1,344,875

20.6%

14.0%

DavidsonCounty,Tennessee(Nashville)

126,312

26.2%

16.3%

HamiltonCounty,Tennessee(Chattanooga)

66,052

17.2%

15.4%

KnoxCounty,Tennessee(Knoxville)

84,413

20.7%

12.5%

ShelbyCounty,Tennessee(Memphis)

242,063

28.1%

22.6%

JeffersonCounty,Alabama(Birmingham)

153,774

17.3%

14.0%

DuvalCounty,Florida(Jacksonville)

212,666

18.7%

14.7%

OrangeCounty,Florida(Orlando)

244,231

15.5%

11.5%

DeKalb County,Georgia(Decatur)

167,179

23.5%

19.4%

MarionCounty,Indiana(Indianapolis)

229,098

18.9%

16.4%

JeffersonCounty,Kentucky(Louisville)

163,616

21.9%

17.5%

MecklenburgCounty,NorthCarolina(Charlotte)

197,775

17.6%

14.3%

WakeCounty,NorthCarolina(Raleigh)

183,252

15.7%

9.5%

FranklinCounty,Ohio(Columbus)

266,987

16.5%

13.3%

TravisCounty,Texas(Austin)

212,391

12.7%

6.8%

Source:U.S.CensusBureau,2004AmericanCommunitySurvey.Data arebasedonasampleandaresubjecttosamplingvariability.Inadditiontosampling
variability,theACSestimatesaresubjecttononsamplingerror. ComputationsbyMSSOfficeofResearchandEvaluation.

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ReceiptofFoodStampsintheLast12Monthsfor
Households
OfThoseReceivingFood
Stamps

Total(N)

HouseholdreceivedFood
Stampsinthepast12
months:

Income
below
poverty

Incomeator
above
poverty

UnitedStates

109,902,090

7.2%

60.4%

39.6%

Tennessee

2,314,688

11.3%

60.1%

39.9%

DavidsonCounty,Tennessee(Nashville)

239,165

9.6%

63.1%

36.9%

HamiltonCounty,Tennessee(Chattanooga)

127,897

12.7%

52.7%

47.3%

KnoxCounty,Tennessee(Knoxville)

161,853

11.0%

72.4%

27.6%

ShelbyCounty,Tennessee(Memphis)

342,045

13.9%

59.8%

40.2%

JeffersonCounty,Alabama(Birmingham)

267,643

7.3%

63.7%

36.3%

DuvalCounty,Florida(Jacksonville)

323,166

6.9%

53.0%

47.0%

OrangeCounty,Florida(Orlando)

376,160

7.6%

30.6%

69.4%

DeKalb County,Georgia(Decatur)

256,840

5.5%

52.2%

47.8%

MarionCounty,Indiana(Indianapolis)

352,932

8.4%

54.5%

45.5%

JeffersonCounty,Kentucky(Louisville)

292,006

9.5%

59.9%

40.1%

MecklenburgCounty,NorthCarolina(Charlotte)

308,978

7.3%

52.7%

47.3%

WakeCounty,NorthCarolina(Raleigh)

280,863

4.2%

53.5%

46.5%

FranklinCounty,Ohio(Columbus)

435,676

7.8%

57.0%

43.0%

TravisCounty,Texas(Austin)

338,446

5.5%

40.3%

59.7%

Source:U.S.CensusBureau,2004AmericanCommunitySurvey.Data arebasedonasampleandaresubjecttosamplingvariability.Inadditiontosampling
variability,theACSestimatesaresubjecttononsamplingerror. ComputationsbyMSSOfficeofResearchandEvaluation.

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2006AreasofHighPovertyand/orMinority
Concentrations(byCensusTract)

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PovertyinNashville
10HighestCouncilDistricts

Council
District

19
21
5
17
2
6
9
18
7
8

CouncilPerson
LudyeWallace
EdwardWhitmore
PamMurray
RonnieGreer
JamieIsabel
MikeJameson
JimForkum
GingerHausser
ErikCole
JasonHart

HouseholdsinPoverty

Households Number
Percent

6,153
5,069
5,540
7,411
7,271
6,236
6,412
6,950
6,212
6,281

2,274
1,516
1,634
2,122
1,738
1,411
1,252
1,092
967
859

37.0%
29.9%
29.5%
28.6%
23.9%
22.6%
19.5%
15.7%
15.6%
13.7%

Source:USCensusofPopulationandHousing:2000.TableSF3.
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FamiliesFirstCaregiversbyAge,MaritalStatus,
andRace 2003

Raceofcaregiver
(percent)

A rea

Total
Caseload

A verageageof Caregiveris
A frican
caregiver
single
A m erican/Black
(years)
(percent)

Tennessee

DavidsonCounty

70,391

10,399

33.1

32.3

56.7

69.6

58.3

70.2

39.5

24.6

Ham iltonCounty

4,253

32.3

61.7

68.1

30.8

KnoxCounty

3,841

33.6

48.5

39.5

58.9

ShelbyCounty

24,215

32.1

74.5

92.4

6.1

W hite

Source:FamiliesFirst2003CaseCharacteristicsStudy

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FamiliesFirstCaregiversbySelectedDescriptors
2003

Area

Total
Caseload
(number)

Average
Average
monthly
monthly
Families FoodStamp
Firstbenefit (amount)
(amount)

Average
monthly
child
support
payment
(amount)

Average
Employed hourlywage
fulltime
(amount)
(percent)

Tennessee
DavidsonCounty

70,391
10,399

$170
$168

$324
$335

$192
$212

5.9
3.5

$5.97
$6.11

HamiltonCounty

4,253

$170

$328

$180

4.3

$5.93

KnoxCounty

3,841

$166

$294

$186

5.2

$5.58

ShelbyCounty

24,215

$171

$358

$181

6.4

$6.08

Source:FamiliesFirst2003CaseCharacteristicsStudy

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Crime

28

ShotsFiredCalls

*Crime Data updated thru 1100 hrs. on Friday, September 08, 2006 for past 28 days. http://pdmap2.police.nashville.org/
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AutoThefts

*Crime Data updated thru 1100 hrs. on Friday, September 08, 2006 for past 28 days. http://pdmap2.police.nashville.org/
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Larcenies

*Crime Data updated thru 1100 hrs. on Friday, September 08, 2006 for past 28 days. http://pdmap2.police.nashville.org/
31

Homicides

*Crime Data updated thru 1100 hrs. on Friday, September 08, 2006 for past 28 days. http://pdmap2.police.nashville.org/
32

Rapes

*Crime Data updated thru 1100 hrs. on Friday, September 08, 2006 for past 28 days. http://pdmap2.police.nashville.org/
33

ResidentialBurglaries

*Crime Data updated thru 1100 hrs. on Friday, September 08, 2006 for past 28 days. http://pdmap2.police.nashville.org/
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ParoleeReleases

*Crime Data updated thru 1100 hrs. on Friday, September 08, 2006 for past 28 days. http://pdmap2.police.nashville.org/
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Housing

36

OwneroccupiedHousingUnits
TotalHousingUnits(N)

OwnerOccupied(N)

OwnerOccupied(%)

UnitedStates

109,902,090

73,754,173

67.11%

Tennessee

2,314,688

1,619,882

69.98%

DavidsonCounty,Tennessee(Nashville)

239,165

139,579

58.36%

HamiltonCounty,Tennessee(Chattanooga)

127,897

85,114

66.55%

KnoxCounty,Tennessee(Knoxville)

161,853

111,548

68.92%

ShelbyCounty,Tennessee(Memphis)

342,045

219,638

64.21%

JeffersonCounty,Alabama(Birmingham)

267,643

176,992

66.13%

DuvalCounty,Florida(Jacksonville)

323,166

205,122

63.47%

OrangeCounty,Florida(Orlando)

376,160

227,368

60.44%

DeKalb County,Georgia(Decatur)

256,840

151,333

58.92%

MarionCounty,Indiana(Indianapolis)

352,932

214,101

60.66%

JeffersonCounty,Kentucky(Louisville)

292,006

196,109

67.16%

MecklenburgCounty,NorthCarolina(Charlotte)

308,978

190,987

61.81%

WakeCounty,NorthCarolina(Raleigh)

280,863

191,143

68.06%

FranklinCounty,Ohio(Columbus)

435,676

265,066

60.84%

TravisCounty,Texas(Austin)

338,446

191,488

56.58%

Source:U.S.CensusBureau,2004AmericanCommunitySurvey.Data arebasedonasampleandaresubjecttosamplingvariability.Inadditiontosampling
variability,theACSestimatesaresubjecttononsamplingerror. ComputationsbyMSSOfficeofResearchandEvaluation.

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2006 TennesseeHousingDevelopmentAgency(THDA)
Section8VouchersbyHighPoverty

38

Elderly

39

HouseholdersAge60andOlder
TotalPopulation

60YearsofAgeandOlder

UnitedStates

285,691,501

16.4%

Tennessee

5,748,379

17.0%

DavidsonCounty,Tennessee(Nashville)

547,064

14.7%

HamiltonCounty,Tennessee(Chattanooga)

301,911

19.4%

KnoxCounty,Tennessee(Knoxville)

387,471

16.7%

ShelbyCounty,Tennessee(Memphis)

888,943

13.5%

JeffersonCounty,Alabama(Birmingham)

642,956

16.9%

DuvalCounty,Florida(Jacksonville)

805,002

14.2%

OrangeCounty,Florida(Orlando)

969,256

12.9%

DeKalb County,Georgia(Decatur)

660,714

11.4%

MarionCounty,Indiana(Indianapolis)

844,650

14.4%

JeffersonCounty,Kentucky(Louisville)

687,235

17.7%

MecklenburgCounty,NorthCarolina(Charlotte)

756,016

11.1%

WakeCounty,NorthCarolina(Raleigh)

700,689

10.8%

FranklinCounty,Ohio(Columbus)

1,066,113

12.9%

TravisCounty,Texas(Austin)

848,649

9.3%

Source:U.S.CensusBureau,2004AmericanCommunitySurvey.Data arebasedonasampleandaresubjecttosamplingvariability.Inadditiontosampling
variability,theACSestimatesaresubjecttononsamplingerror. ComputationsbyMSSOfficeofResearchandEvaluation.

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Families,Children,andChild
Care

41

PercentofPopulationYoungerThanAge5
TotalPopulation

Under5YearsofAge

UnitedStates

285,691,501

7.0%

Tennessee

5,748,379

6.7%

DavidsonCounty,Tennessee(Nashville)

547,064

7.8%

HamiltonCounty,Tennessee(Chattanooga)

301,911

6.0%

KnoxCounty,Tennessee(Knoxville)

387,471

6.0%

ShelbyCounty,Tennessee(Memphis)

888,943

7.8%

JeffersonCounty,Alabama(Birmingham)

642,956

6.8%

DuvalCounty,Florida(Jacksonville)

805,002

7.9%

OrangeCounty,Florida(Orlando)

969,256

7.7%

DeKalb County,Georgia(Decatur)

660,714

8.4%

MarionCounty,Indiana(Indianapolis)

844,650

8.5%

JeffersonCounty,Kentucky(Louisville)

687,235

6.8%

MecklenburgCounty,NorthCarolina(Charlotte)

756,016

8.0%

WakeCounty,NorthCarolina(Raleigh)

700,689

7.9%

FranklinCounty,Ohio(Columbus)

1,066,113

7.7%

TravisCounty,Texas(Austin)

848,649

8.4%

Source:U.S.CensusBureau,2004AmericanCommunitySurvey.Data arebasedonasampleandaresubjecttosamplingvariability.Inadditiontosampling
variability,theACSestimatesaresubjecttononsamplingerror. ComputationsbyMSSOfficeofResearchandEvaluation.

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PercentofChildrenUnder6YearsofAgewith
ParentsintheWorkForce
TotalUnder6
Population

LiveswithBothParentsand
BothWork

LiveswithBothParents
andOnlyFather
Works

LiveswithSingleParent
andParentWorks

UnitedStates

22,863,721

52.99%

40.74%

73.9%

Tennessee

444,375

51.93%

41.25%

72.8%

DavidsonCounty,Tennessee(Nashville)

50,835

56.04%

35.57%

58.2%

HamiltonCounty,Tennessee(Chattanooga)

21,709

43.79%

49.83%

84.5%

KnoxCounty,Tennessee(Knoxville)

28,061

57.64%

34.25%

73.0%

ShelbyCounty,Tennessee(Memphis)

73,848

49.53%

46.07%

78.6%

JeffersonCounty,Alabama(Birmingham)

47,593

52.97%

37.95%

73.9%

DuvalCounty,Florida(Jacksonville)

67,513

47.68%

46.21%

84.1%

OrangeCounty,Florida(Orlando)

82,741

65.17%

30.71%

76.2%

DeKalb County,Georgia(Decatur)

65,482

59.74%

32.32%

75.6%

MarionCounty,Indiana(Indianapolis)

79,433

49.06%

46.35%

72.2%

JeffersonCounty,Kentucky(Louisville)

51,321

61.03%

31.10%

76.8%

MecklenburgCounty,NorthCarolina
(Charlotte)

67,205

48.16%

50.83%

77.1%

WakeCounty,NorthCarolina(Raleigh)

63,515

55.28%

39.78%

76.1%

FranklinCounty,Ohio(Columbus)

92,821

51.87%

42.95%

72.6%

TravisCounty,Texas(Austin)

77,208

46.32%

46.55%

85.6%

Source:U.S.CensusBureau,2004AmericanCommunitySurvey.Data arebasedonasampleandaresubjecttosamplingvariability.Inadditiontosampling
variability,theACSestimatesaresubjecttononsamplingerror. ComputationsbyMSSOfficeofResearchandEvaluation.

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GrandparentsRaisingGrandchildren
Total
GrandparentsAge
30andOlder

LivingwithOwn
GrandchildrenUnder18Years
ofAge

ResponsibleforOwnGrandchildrenUnder18
YearsofAge

Number

Percent

UnitedStates

167,762,835

5,675,375

2,374,694

41.8%

Tennessee

3,459,721

134,157

66,178

49.3%

DavidsonCounty,Tennessee(Nashville)

332,532

13,141

7,237

55.1%

HamiltonCounty,Tennessee(Chattanooga)

186,038

11,103

5,056

45.5%

KnoxCounty,Tennessee(Knoxville)

238,923

3,785

1,394

36.8%

ShelbyCounty,Tennessee(Memphis)

500,326

26,406

13,126

49.7%

JeffersonCounty,Alabama(Birmingham)

384,346

13,720

7,573

55.2%

DuvalCounty,Florida(Jacksonville)

464,699

24,557

11,064

45.1%

OrangeCounty,Florida(Orlando)

548,007

19,628

8,325

42.4%

DeKalb County,Georgia(Decatur)

383,444

13,676

5,033

36.8%

MarionCounty,Indiana(Indianapolis)

481,320

22,546

9,635

42.7%

JeffersonCounty,Kentucky(Louisville)

419,502

12,746

5,528

43.4%

MecklenburgCounty,NorthCarolina
(Charlotte)

436,274

14,559

7,635

52.4%

WakeCounty,NorthCarolina(Raleigh)

400,136

7,805

4,078

52.2%

FranklinCounty,Ohio(Columbus)

609,119

15,354

5,908

38.5%

TravisCounty,Texas(Austin)

462,086

9,945

3,968

39.9%

Source:U.S.CensusBureau,2004AmericanCommunitySurvey.Data arebasedonasampleandaresubjecttosamplingvariability.Inadditiontosampling
variability,theACSestimatesaresubjecttononsamplingerror. ComputationsbyMSSOfficeofResearchandEvaluation.

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Health

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InfantMortalityTrends Tennesseeandthe
U.S.:1994to2004

Source:TennesseesRacialDisparityinInfantMortality,SpecialReport2006.

46

InfantMortalityRateinTennesseebyCounty
1995to2004
Davidson County

Source:TennesseesRacialDisparityinInfantMortality,SpecialReport2006.
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InfantMortalityRatebyHealthPlanning
Districts2003

InfantMortalityRate

HealthPlanningDistricts

BelleMeade/WestMeade
Bellevue
Bellshire/UnionHill
BerryHill/Woodbine
Bordeaux/WhitesCreek
Donelson/Hermitage
Downtown
EastNashville/Inglewood
ForestHills/OakHill
Joelton
Madison/Goodlettsville
NorthNashville
PriestLate/Antioch
TheNations/SylvanPark
Tusculum/CrieveHall
WestEnd/Vanderbilt

12.00

Duetothesmallnumberof

deaths,rateswerenotcalculated
forHealthPlanningDistricts
9.79
where5orfewerinfantdeaths

occurred.InfantMortalityRates

areper1,000livebirths.
11.51

8.51

5.74

*DataprovidedbytheDivisionofEpidemiologyandHealthMonitoring,MetroPublicHealthDepartment,September2006.

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WomeninDavidsonCountyWhoEnterPrenatalCareDuring
theFirstTrimester FiveYearsofData:1999to2003
100%
90%

7,363

939

4,896

482

2,160

22

70%

839

4,917

412

2,261

Percent

60%
50%

7,392

40%
30%

787

4,915

7,382

721

4,858

13
7,682

20

373

17

346

23

410
8

426

2,131

1999

338

2000

20%
10%

15

307

14

80%

7,551

437

2
378

767

5,019

8
411

2,233

328

10 - 14
All Races

15 - 19

15 - 44

10 - 14

2002
2003

328
28

427
0

0%

15 - 44

15

409

2,113

2001

15 - 19

15 - 44

White

10 - 14
Black

15 - 19

15 - 44

10 - 14

15 - 19

Other

Race and Age Group

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Source:MetropolitanPublicHealthDepartment,HealthDataWebPage,http://healthweb.nashville.org/Health_d/health_d.html

WomeninDavidsonCountyWhoSmokedDuring
Pregnancy FiveYearsofData:1999to2003
100%

903

152

699

128

23

196

80%

929

130

14

191

727

953

2
36

217
156

11

114

60%

Percent

725

11
1999

118

2000

40%

925

137

691

837

118

594

84

15 - 44

15 - 19

15 - 44

15 - 19

221

25

13

231

32

12

15 - 44

15 - 19

2001
2002
2003

108

20%

0%

All Races

White

Black

15 - 44

15 - 19
Other

Race and Age Group

50
Source:MetropolitanPublicHealthDepartment,HealthDataWebPage,http://healthweb.nashville.org/Health_d/health_d.html

LiveBirthstoUnmarriedWomeninDavidsonCounty
FiveYearsofData:1999to2003
0

100%
90%

3,378
31

960

1,440

425

1,822

11

20

515

80%
70%

3,517

Percent

3,467

3,555

3,661

841

13

389

1,890

383

1,610

1,799

863

1,777

6
1,645

132

20

143

33
1

447
13

393

20

514
17

19

20%
10%

863

1,525

18

40%
30%

1,495

24

60%
50%

923

116

1999
2000
2001

168

24

424

2002
2003

13
399

1,838

434

177

30
0

0%

15 - 44

10 - 14
All Races

15 - 19

15 - 44

10 - 14

15 - 19

15 - 44

White

10 - 14
Black

15 - 19

15 - 44

10 - 14

15 - 19

Other

Race by Age Group

Source:MetropolitanPublicHealthDepartment,HealthDataWebPage,http://healthweb.nashville.org/Health_d/health_d.html

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