#37205

While quantified demographics that isolate the Richland-West End community are hard to come by, some measures can be valuable to examine the differences between the general Richland-West End population and that of the entire Nashville-Davidson County. Therefore, comparisons between the 37205 zip code which contains the Richland area as well as including areas such as Belle Meade, West Meade, Hillwood, and Percy Warner Park. The following statistics come from two different sources, one for the 37205 zip code area and one for Nashville-Davidson County, yet both use US Census 2010 estimates. Within the 37205 zip code, 92.5% is White, 2.30% African American, 0.10% Asian, 1.70% Hispanic, compared with Nashville-Davidson county as a whole which is 60.5% White, 28.4% Black, 3.1% Asian, and 10.0% Hispanic (ZipDataMaps 2012; US Census Bureau 2012). Thus, there exists far more homogeneity within the 37205 zip code area than that of Nashville.

Additionally, 2010 data on education reveals that only 2.84% of the 37205 population age 25 or older did not complete high school compared with 18.66% for the same age group for the rest of Tennessee (CLRChoice, Inc. 2010). For the same age group, 39.10% versus 14.87%, respectively attained a Bachelor’s Degree, and 29.44% versus 7.78%, respectively attained a Graduate Degree. Overall, the education level of the 37205 zip code area is significantly higher than that of the greater Nashville-Davidson area (CLRChoice, Inc. 2010).

The median household income from 2006-2010 in Nashville was $45,063 while 37205 Median Household Income was approximately $81,769, with 41.50% of households within the 37205 zip code have an annual income above $100,000 (US Census Bureau 2012; ZipDataMaps 2012). Using US Census 2006 – 2008 estimates, only 19.4% of total Nashville households had an annual income over $100,000 (Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, 2008). 

CLRChoice, Inc. 2010. “Nashville, TN 37205 Demographics – Summary” http://www.clrsearch.com/Nashville_Demographics/TN/37205/

Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. 2008. “Demographics – Nashville Area”. http://www.nashvillechamber.com/Homepage/BusinessNashville/Research/Demographics.aspx

U.S. Census Bureau. 2012. “Nashville-Davidson (balance) Quickfacts from the US Census Bureau” http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/4752006.html