Table 1.
DEMONSTRATION OF SIMILARITY OF DEMOGRAPHICS BETWEEN INNER-CITY ATLANTA AREA (GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL) AND INNER-CITY NASHVILLE AREA (METRO NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL)
| Atlanta, Georgia 2010 Census (Atlanta City–Fulton) | Grady Memorial Hospital Area 2000 Census (Zip Code 30303) | Nashville, Tennessee 2010 Census (Nashville-Davidson) | Metro Nashville General Hospital Area 2000 Census (Zip Code 37208) | Percent Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Number (Percent) | Number (Percent) | Number (Percent) | Number (Percent) | Atlanta, GA/Nashville-Davidson 2010 Census | Grady Hospital/Metro General Hospital 2000 Census |
| Total Population | 920,581 (100%) | 3,744 (100%) | 626,681 (100%) | 15,272 (100%) | – | – |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 448,267 (48.7%) | 2,631 (70.3%) | 303,540 (48.4%) | 6,994 (45.8%) | .3 | 24.5 |
| Female | 472,314 (51.3%) | 1,113 (29.7%) | 323,141 (51.6%) | 8,278 (54.2%) | –.3 | –24.5 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 15–34 | 287,560 (31.2%) | 1,665 (45.1%) | 206,879 (33.0%) | 4,549 (29.8%) | –1.8 | 15.3 |
| 35 and above | 449,045 (48.8%) | 1,786 (47.7%) | 303,594 (48.4%) | 7,306 (47.8%) | .4 | –0.1 |
| School Enrollment in 2000 | ||||||
| Population (3 years & over) enrolled in school | 219,663 (100%) | 780 (100%) | 141,200 (100%) | 5,053 (100%) | – | – |
| Less than high school | 122,441 (55.7%) | 294 (37.7%) | 72,863 (51.6%) | 2520 (49.9%) | 4.1 | –12.2 |
| High school | 42,144 (19.2%) | 221 (28.3%) | 27,016 (19.1%) | 1,054 (20.9%) | .1 | 7.4 |
| College and above | 55,078 (25.1%) | 265 (34.0%) | 41,321 (29.3%) | 1,479 (29.3%) | –4.2 | 4.7 |
| Population (25 years and over) | 527,738 (100%) | 2,969 (100%) | 377,734 (100%) | 9,222 (100%) | – | – |
| Less than high school | 84,370 (16%) | 1,158 (39.0%) | 69,801 (18.5%) | 3522 (38.1%) | –2.5 | .9 |
| High school graduate | 102,246 (19.4%) | 772 (26.0%) | 93,105 (24.6%) | 2,472 (26.8%) | –5.2 | –.8 |
| College and above | 341,122 (64.6%) | 1,039 (35.0%) | 214828 (56.9%) | 3,228 (35.0%) | 7.7 | .0 |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 409,697 (44.5%) | 700 (18.7%) | 385,039 (61.4%) | 703 (4.6%) | –16.9 | 14.1 |
| Black or African American | 405,575 (44.1%) | 2,857 (76.3%) | 173,730 (27.7%) | 14,162 (92.7%) | 16.4 | –16.4 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2,259 (0.2%) | 15 (0.4%) | 2,091 (0.33%) | 39 (0.3%) | –.13 | .1 |
| Asian | 51,569 (5.6%) | 39 (1.0%) | 19,027 (3.0%) | 68 (0.4%) | 2.6 | .6 |
| Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander | 335 (<0.1%) | 6 (0.2%) | 394 (<0.1%) | 16 (0.1%) | 0 | .1 |