Nashville Area MPO: Growth Trends & Forecasts

The greater Nashville region is poised to grow by leaps and bounds over the next couple of decades. Across the 10-county Cumberland Region around Nashville, the MPO forecasts close to another million people by the year 2035. Where those people will live, work, and play and the socio-economic characteristics of those folks will significantly influence the need for investments into our region's roads, transit, and walking and bicycling infrastructure.

Growth Trend across the 10-County Cumberland Region

In planning for our future, we must realize that we will be different in the years to come. By 2035, our region will be larger than the size of the Denver region is today - that's the magnitude of growth for which we must plan.

Population Growth Trend

Population & Employment Forecast for the Nashville Area MPO

	Year	MPO	Davidson	Maury	Robertson	Rutherford	Sumner	Williamson	Wilson
People	2006	1,394,928	613,856	77,550	61,708	230,980	148,534	159,094	103,206
	2015	1,637,000	654,879	89,371	73,949	288,734	172,232	229,052	128,783
	2025	1,904,300	702,871	101,595	87,563	349,083	197,500	308,328	157,360
	2035	2,174,914	752,326	114,005	101,324	409,986	223,124	387,970	186,179
Jobs	2006	983,074	559,435	44,773	29,573	131,831	57,236	108,904	51,322
	2015	1,128,118	618,891	50,722	34,251	155,284	64,282	143,628	61,060
	2025	1,316,029	687,059	58,019	40,223	187,195	73,129	196,539	73,865
	2035	1,536,746	755,684	65,964	47,049	226,453	83,053	269,755	88,788
Households	2006	557,156	262,173	30,295	23,196	86,816	57,539	57,805	39,332
	2015	675,667	289,632	36,218	28,874	112,778	70,052	86,646	51,467
	2025	799,466	316,455	41,962	34,884	139,114	82,970	119,252	64,829
	2035	913,442	338,140	47,182	40,511	163,719	95,226	150,917	77,747

Source: Woods & Pool Economics

Regional Profile:

Nicholas Lindeman
Economic & Systems Data Analyst
615-862-7198
lindeman@nashvillempo.org