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Population

iPopulation estimates, July 1, 2015, (V2015)

126,118

iPopulation estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2015)

109,046

iPopulation, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2015, (V2015)

15.7%

iPopulation, Census, April 1, 2010

108,755

Age and Sex

iPersons under 5 years, percent, July 1, 2015, (V2015)

X

iPersons under 5 years, percent, April 1, 2010

7.1%

iPersons under 18 years, percent, July 1, 2015, (V2015)

X

iPersons under 18 years, percent, April 1, 2010

23.5%

iPersons 65 years and over, percent, July 1, 2015, (V2015)

X

iPersons 65 years and over, percent, April 1, 2010

8.2%

iFemale persons, percent, July 1, 2015, (V2015)

X

iFemale persons, percent, April 1, 2010

50.9%

Race and Hispanic Origin

iWhite alone, percent, July 1, 2015, (V2015) (a)

X

iWhite alone, percent, April 1, 2010 (a)

75.6%

iBlack or African American alone, percent, July 1, 2015, (V2015) (a)

X

iBlack or African American alone, percent, April 1, 2010 (a)

15.2%

iAmerican Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, July 1, 2015, (V2015) (a)

X

iAmerican Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, April 1, 2010 (a)

0.3%

iAsian alone, percent, July 1, 2015, (V2015) (a)

X

iAsian alone, percent, April 1, 2010 (a)

3.4%

iNative Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, July 1, 2015, (V2015) (a)

X

iNative Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, April 1, 2010 (a)

Z

iTwo or More Races, percent, July 1, 2015, (V2015)

X

iTwo or More Races, percent, April 1, 2010

2.7%

iHispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2015, (V2015) (b)

X

iHispanic or Latino, percent, April 1, 2010 (b)

5.9%

iWhite alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2015, (V2015)

X

iWhite alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, April 1, 2010

73.1%

Population Characteristics

iVeterans, 2010-2014

7,246

iForeign born persons, percent, 2010-2014

6.7%

Housing

iHousing units, July 1, 2015, (V2015)

X

iHousing units, April 1, 2010

45,500

iOwner-occupied housing unit rate, 2010-2014

51.8%

iMedian value of owner-occupied housing units, 2010-2014

$177,200

iMedian selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2010-2014

$1,416

iMedian selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2010-2014

$444

iMedian gross rent, 2010-2014

$864

iBuilding permits, 2015

X

Families and Living Arrangements

iHouseholds, 2010-2014

43,431

iPersons per household, 2010-2014

2.53

iLiving in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2010-2014

73.1%

iLanguage other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2010-2014

8.7%

Education

iHigh school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2010-2014

91.4%

iBachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2010-2014

37.0%

Health

iWith a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2010-2014

6.6%

iPersons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent

 13.3%

Economy

iIn civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2010-2014

68.6%

iIn civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2010-2014

64.4%

iTotal accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) (c)

356,046

iTotal health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) (c)

1,110,329

iTotal manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) (c)

2,935,479

iTotal merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) (c)

705,978

iTotal retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) (c)

2,448,044

iTotal retail sales per capita, 2012 (c)

$21,467

Transportation

iMean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2010-2014

25.9

Income and Poverty

iMedian household income (in 2014 dollars), 2010-2014

$50,337

iPer capita income in past 12 months (in 2014 dollars), 2010-2014

$25,789

iPersons in poverty, percent

 17.6%

BUSINESSES

iTotal employer establishments, 2014

X

iTotal employment, 2014

X

iTotal annual payroll, 2014

X

iTotal employment, percent change, 2013-2014

X

iTotal nonemployer establishments, 2014

X

iAll firms, 2012

8,870

iMen-owned firms, 2012

4,809

iWomen-owned firms, 2012

3,171

iMinority-owned firms, 2012

1,487

iNonminority-owned firms, 2012

6,912

iVeteran-owned firms, 2012

748

iNonveteran-owned firms, 2012

7,502

GEOGRAPHY

iPopulation per square mile, 2010

1,965.0

iLand area in square miles, 2010

55.35

iFIPS Code

4751560

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The most expensive city in Tennessee

Isn't Memphis. From 24/7 Wall Street.

The Most Expensive City in Each State

42. Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, Tennessee> Cost of living compared to nation: 6.1% less expensive> State cost of living compared to nation: 9.8% less expensive (10th lowest)> Poverty rate: 15.1%> Median household income: $52,640

Theo Epstein on leadership

You may have missed it, but the Chicago Cubs won the World Series this year. Here's what their president, Theo Epstein, says about leadership. From The Daily Beast.

How It Felt to Be in the Dugout With the Chicago Cubs After They Won the World Series

“It’s not about me,” he says vehemently, and he means it. “A great organization is a thousand little sacrifices when no one’s looking—a scout traveling 100 miles out of his way to see a prospect, the stat people up all night—it takes everyone.” I say that the world will now want his lessons on leadership. “All that business school leadership stuff is bullshit,” he tells me. If there’s a secret, it’s to “keep deflecting credit, keep from blaming. Live your fucking life and be nice to people.”

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Lies, damn lies,

And statistics. It always helps to have a refresher on statistical fallacies. From Lifehacker.

Four Common Statistical Misconceptions You Should Avoid

The Base Rate Fallacy That Finds Too Many Terrorists 

Here's how the base rate fallacy works: say you have a company with 25% female employees and 75% male employees. From the outside, this would appear to be a biased selection of male candidates. We assume this because in the United States, the gender distribution is roughly equal. However, this ignores the pool of applicants. If only 10% of applicants were females, then a higher percentage of women who applied were selected versus the percentage of men who applied. 

Another common example involves the mythical terrorist-spotting device. Imagine a box that has a 99% success rate at positively identifying a terrorist and a 99% chance at properly identifying a non-terrorist correctly. One would assume that if—out of population of 1 million people, 100 of whom are terrorists—the box identifies a person as a terrorist, there is a 99% chance it's correct. In reality, it's a lot closer to 1%. The reason being that the box falsely rang for 1% of non-terrorists (9,999 people), as well as correctly ringing for 99% of real terrorists (99 people).

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Holiday Baking with TV Chef Julie Voudrie November 14th, 21st, 28th 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Julie Voudrie was a contestant on TLC's Next Great Baker Season 4, with Buddy Valasko, the Cake Boss where she and her daughter won the Hometown Dessert Challenge.  Check out Julie's website here.  With a combined passion for baking and teaching, this mom of seven loves to encourage others to be confidant in the kitchen and to create their own home-baked traditions.   Julie is now a a regularly featured chef on WJHL-TV's show, Daytime Tri-Citiies, and     also does live baking demonstrations and   inspirational talks throughout  the region. You'll create yummy holiday favorites, including gingerbread, pecan tassies, rich fudge, sugar cookies and more, with lots of encouraging  personal and hands-on instruction. Perfect for bakers of all skill levels and ages.  All supplies are provided and you get to take home what you bake. (Sharing is up to you!) To register,  click the cookie! Three three-hour sessions, all supplies and materials included in registration fee of $139.00.  Enrollment is limited to 20 participants.  REGISTER NOW! There is a materials list for basic items to be brought by students, such as rolling pins and measuring cups.

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