Population 256 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in East Side
Household size in East Side
| Period | East Side | Nashville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.53 | 2.57 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.87 | 2.63 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.64 | 2.64 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.29 | 2.56 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.24 | −0.01 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
East Side is a place of small households, averaging 2.29 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.53 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in East Side
| Period | East Side | Nashville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.6 | 36.6 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.4 | 37.3 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.1 | 37.9 | 39.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 48.5 | 38.0 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | +9.8 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 48.5, East Side is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in East Side
| Period | East Side | Nashville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.7% | 11.7% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.3% | 11.6% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.8% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.5% | 10.7% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | +4.8 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in eight households in East Side (11.5%), close to the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in East Side
Renters in East Side
| Period | East Side | Nashville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.8% | 31.5% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.4% | 34.2% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 8.9% | 34.2% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 3.5% | 34.8% | 33.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −15.2 pts | +3.3 pts | +2.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
East Side is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 3.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Nearly a quarter of owners (24.2%) have paid off their mortgages, well below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in East Side
| Period | East Side | Nashville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.7% | 9.1% | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.1% | 8.8% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.0% | 8.5% | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.5% | 8.2% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +6.7 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in East Side than nationally: 13.5%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in East Side
| Period | East Side | Nashville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1990 | 1984 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1991 | 1985 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1996 | 1988 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1991 | 1992 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +9 | +6 | +6 |
Much of the housing in East Side is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1991, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. That is in line with the rest of the Nashville area.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in East Side
| Period | East Side | Nashville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $717 | $905 | $761 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $670 | $986 | $837 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,006 | $1,212 | $961 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,213 | $1,653 | $1,286 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$496 | +$749 | +$526 | +$606 |
Rent in East Side runs $1,213 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 25.4% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in East Side
Bachelor's degrees in East Side
| Period | East Side | Nashville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.0% | 30.1% | 23.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.6% | 32.0% | 25.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 17.6% | 36.3% | 27.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 34.1% | 41.0% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +13.1 pts | +10.9 pts | +7.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are about as common in East Side as nationally: 34.1% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. The share is lower than in the wider Nashville area (41.0%).
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in East Side
| Period | East Side | Nashville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 90.6% | 86.5% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 93.6% | 88.0% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 87.9% | 90.0% | 87.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.0% | 91.7% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.4 pts | +5.1 pts | +6.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in East Side have finished high school (92.0%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. The Nashville area as a whole looks much the same.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in East Side
| Period | East Side | Nashville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 12.8% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.7% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.5% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.1 pts | −3.6 pts | −3.8 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in East Side has been low: just 0.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
East Side compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Side | 2.29 | 48.5 | 11.5% | 3.5% | 13.5% | 1991 | $1,213 | 34.1% | 92.0% | 0.5% |
| Burns | 2.69 | 41.7 | 6.4% | 9.3% | 3.8% | 1996 | $1,064 | 34.3% | 94.6% | 4.0% |
| Tidwell | 2.60 | 41.3 | 15.4% | 8.5% | 11.0% | 1991 | $1,204 | 23.3% | 89.0% | 3.7% |
| Spencers Mill | 2.51 | 44.6 | 11.0% | 14.1% | 11.2% | 1993 | $1,374 | 29.8% | 91.7% | 0.1% |
| Bon Aqua | 2.65 | 42.9 | 15.7% | 12.0% | 8.9% | 1991 | $902 | 19.6% | 84.9% | 1.6% |
| Pomona | 2.71 | 31.9 | 4.5% | 10.0% | 6.5% | 1999 | $1,012 | 16.8% | 96.9% | 1.4% |
| Craggie Hope | 2.54 | 43.0 | 10.4% | 14.4% | 2.0% | 1992 | $962 | 22.9% | 93.4% | 2.5% |
| White Bluff | 2.51 | 40.0 | 8.8% | 17.1% | 4.4% | 1988 | $1,071 | 19.0% | 85.8% | 1.5% |
| Dickson | 2.52 | 38.1 | 12.5% | 27.7% | 9.4% | 1984 | $1,086 | 20.2% | 90.5% | 4.2% |
| Fairview | 2.85 | 36.8 | 10.8% | 23.1% | 4.1% | 1995 | $1,440 | 32.0% | 93.1% | 2.8% |
| Kingston Springs | 2.50 | 43.3 | 13.9% | 16.9% | 2.6% | 1990 | $1,339 | 32.4% | 95.8% | 3.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up East Side. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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