La Vergne, Tennessee

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La Vergne is a city in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 18,687 at the 2000 census. La Vergne lies within the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

La Vergne has traditionally been a working-class industrial town, especially since the establishment of the "Interchange City" industrial agglomeration on the west side of the city. However, in more recent years, the exponential growth of the Nashville area has given La Vergne a more upper-middle class, suburban feel.

[edit] Geography

La Vergne is located at 36°0′48″N, 86°33′46″W (36.013330, -86.562682)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 65.0 km² (25.1 mi²). 64.2 km² (24.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.20%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 18,687 people, 6,536 households, and 5,189 families residing in the city. The population density was 290.9/km² (753.7/mi²). There were 6,994 housing units at an average density of 108.9/km² (282.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.50% White, 11.02% African American, 0.43% Native American, 1.32% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.28% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.54% of the population.

There were 6,536 households out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 38.9% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,478, and the median income for a family was $55,226. Males had a median income of $35,743 versus $26,323 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,580. About 4.1% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.