INCLUCIVICS Report:

The Diversity & Equity of Fifty (50) Metro Nashville Departments

By: The Metro Human Relations Commission

January 2015

Table of Contents
Section 1: Page 3: Breakdown Totals for Metros Racial/Ethnic and Male/Female Diversity
Section 2: Pages 4 to 7: Percentage of Race/Ethnicity by Metro Department
Section 3: Pages 8 to 9: Percentage of Race/Ethnicity per Pay Range ($10,000 Increments)
Section 4: Page 10: Race/Ethnicity by Employee Pay Classifications
Section 5: Pages 11 to 18: Percentage of Race/Ethnicity per SR Pay Classification by Metro Dept.

1.Breakdown Totals for Metros Racial/Ethnic and Male/Female Diversity

Notes:
1. The discrepancy (63 people) in the total for the Racial/Ethnic chart and the Male/Female chart is due to
some employees identifying their race or ethnicity as American Indian or Other. Neither of these groups are
covered in this report. The 2 groups combined represent .6% of all Metro employees, and, therefore, their
omission does not change the statistical analyses represented in this report.
2. 1.4% of Davidson County residents included in the Census data on which this report is based were counted in
two different race/ethnic categories.

Racial/Ethnic Makeup of
Metro Government

Black/African American
Asian/Pac.Islander
Hispanic/Latino
White

2452
68
169
6593
9282

Male
Female

5896
3449
9345

Black/African
American
26%

Asian/Pac.Islander

1%
71%

2%

Hispanic/Latino
White

Male/Female Makeup of
Metro Government

37%
63%

Male
Female

2. Percentage of Race/Ethnicity by Metro Department

% of White Employees by Metro Department

Water
Trustee
State Trial Courts
State Fair
Sports Authority
Soil & Water
Social Services
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Public Works
Public Library
Public Defender
Police
Planning
Parks
Office Emergency Man.
Nash. Career Advance.
Municipal Auditorium
Metro Council Staff
Metro Clerk
Metro Action
Mayor's Office
Metro Legal
Juvenile Court Clerk
Justice Integration
Internal Audit
Information Tech.
Human Resources
Human Relations
Historical Commission
Health
General Sessions
General Services
Fire
Finance
Farmers Market
Emergency Comm.
Elections Commission
District Attorney
Criminal Justice Plan
Criminal Court Clerk
County Clerk
Convention Center
Codes
Clerk & Master
Circuit Court
Beer Board
Assessor of Property
Metro Arts
Ag. Extension

Orange Line
represents
percentage of
White population
of employable age
in Nashville (64%)
based on census
data. (Appendix,
pgs. 8-9)

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Purple Line
represents average
population of
White employees
throughout all
departments
(71%). (Based on
chart from pg. 3)

120%

% of Black/African American Employees by

Metro Department
Water
Trustee
State Trial Courts
State Fair
Sports Authority
Soil & Water
Social Services
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Public Works
Public Library
Public Defender
Police
Planning
Parks
Office Emergency Man.
Nash. Career Advance.
Municipal Auditorium
Metro Council Staff
Metro Clerk
Metro Action
Mayor's Office
Metro Legal
Juvenile Court Clerk
Justice Integration
Internal Audit
Information Tech.
Human Resources
Human Relations
Historical Commission
Health
General Sessions
General Services
Fire
Finance
Farmers Market
Emergency Comm.
Elections Commission
District Attorney
Criminal Justice Plan
Criminal Court Clerk
County Clerk
Convention Center
Codes
Clerk & Master
Circuit Court
Beer Board
Assessor of Property
Metro Arts
Ag. Extension

Orange Line
represents the
Black/African
American
population of
employable age in
Nashville (26.2%)
based on Census
data. (Appendix,
pgs. 2-3)

0%

20%

40%

60%

Purple Line
represents average
population of
Black/African
American employees
throughout all
departments (26%).
(Based on chart from
pg. 3)

80%

% of Hispanic/Latino Employees by Metro

Department
Water
Trustee
State Trial Courts
State Fair
Sports Authority
Soil & Water
Social Services
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Public Works
Public Library
Public Defender
Police
Planning
Parks
Office Emergency Man.
Nash. Career Advance.
Municipal Auditorium
Metro Council Staff
Metro Clerk
Metro Action
Mayor's Office
Metro Legal
Juvenile Court Clerk
Justice Integration
Internal Audit
Information Tech.
Human Resources
Human Relations
Historical Commission
Health
General Sessions
General Services
Fire
Finance
Farmers Market
Emergency Comm.
Elections Commission
District Attorney
Criminal Justice Plan
Criminal Court Clerk
County Clerk
Convention Center
Codes
Clerk & Master
Circuit Court
Beer Board
Assessor of Property
Metro Arts
Ag. Extension

Purple Line
represents average
population of
Hispanic/Latino
employees
throughout all
departments (2%).
(Based on chart from
pg. 3)

Orange Line represents

the Hispanic /Latino
population of employable
age in Nashville (8.2%)
based on Census data.
(Appendix, pgs. 4-5)

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

% of Asian/Pacific Islander Employees by

Metro Department
Orange Line represents
the Asian population of
employable age in
Nashville (3%) based on
Census data. (Appendix,
pgs. 6-7)

Water
Trustee
State Trial Courts
State Fair
Sports Authority
Soil & Water
Social Services
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Public Works
Public Library
Public Defender
Police
Planning
Parks
Office Emergency Man.
Nash. Career Advance.
Municipal Auditorium
Metro Council Staff
Metro Clerk
Metro Action
Mayor's Office
Metro Legal
Juvenile Court Clerk
Justice Integration
Internal Audit
Information Tech.
Human Resources
Human Relations
Historical Commission
Health
General Sessions
General Services
Fire
Finance
Farmers Market
Emergency Comm.
Elections Commission
District Attorney
Criminal Justice Plan
Criminal Court Clerk
County Clerk
Convention Center
Codes
Clerk & Master
Circuit Court
Beer Board
Assessor of Property
Metro Arts
Ag. Extension
0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

Purple Line
represents average
population of
Asian/Pacific Islander
employees
throughout all
departments (1%).
(Based on chart from
pg. 3)

12%

3. Percentage of Race/Ethnicity per Pay Range ($10,000 Increments)

% of White Employees by Pay Increment

130,000 and up
120,000 to 129,999
110,000 to 119,999
100,000 to 109,999
90,000 to 99,999
80,000 to 89,999
70,000 to 79,999
60,000 to 69,999
50,000 to 59,999

Orange Line
represents percentage
of White population
of employable age in
Nashville (64%) based
on census data.
(Appendix, pgs. 8-9)

40,000 to 49,999
30,000 to 39,999
20,000 to 29,999
10,000 to 19,999
1 to 9,999
0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Purple Line
represents average
population of White
employees
throughout all
departments (71%).
(Based on chart from
pg. 3)

100%

% of Black/African American Employees by

Pay Increment
Orange Line represents
percentage of
Black/African
Americans of
employable age in
Nashville (26.2%)
based on census data.
(Appendix, pgs. 2-3)

130,000 and up
120,000 to 129,999
110,000 to 119,999
100,000 to 109,999
90,000 to 99,999
80,000 to 89,999
70,000 to 79,999
60,000 to 69,999

Purple Line
represents average
population of
Black/African
American employees
throughout all
departments (26%).
(Based on chart from
pg. 3)

50,000 to 59,999
40,000 to 49,999
30,000 to 39,999
20,000 to 29,999
10,000 to 19,999
1 to 9,999
0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

% of Hispanic/Latino Employees by
Pay Increment
130,000 and up
120,000 to 129,999
110,000 to 119,999
100,000 to 109,999

Orange line represents

the percentage of
Hispanic/Latinos of
employable age (8.2%)
in Nashville based on
census data. (Appendix,
pgs. 4-5)

90,000 to 99,999
80,000 to 89,999
70,000 to 79,999
60,000 to 69,999
50,000 to 59,999

Purple Line represents

average population of
Hispanic/Latino
employees throughout all
departments (2%). (Based
on chart from pg. 3)

40,000 to 49,999
30,000 to 39,999
20,000 to 29,999
10,000 to 19,999
1 to 9,999
0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

% of Asian/Pacific Islander
Employees by Pay Increment
130,000 and up
120,000 to 129,999
110,000 to 119,999
100,000 to 109,999

Orange line
represents the
percentage of
Asian/Pacific
Islanders of
employable age
(3%) in Nashville
based on census
data. (Appendix,
pgs. 6-7)

90,000 to 99,999
80,000 to 89,999
70,000 to 79,999
60,000 to 69,999
50,000 to 59,999
40,000 to 49,999
30,000 to 39,999

Purple Line
represents average
population of
Asian/Pacific Islander
employees
throughout all
departments (1%).
(Based on chart from
pg. 3)

20,000 to 29,999
10,000 to 19,999
1 to 9,999
0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

4. Race/Ethnicity by Employee Pay Classifications

(SR = Standard Range) (SR13-16 = High Pay Range) (SR10-12 = Mid to High Pay Range)
Note: A few departments do not utilize the SR Classification. They are: Clerk & Master, Criminal Court Clerk, County
Clerk, Metro Action Commission, Nashville Career Advancement Center, Office of Emergency Management, Register
of Deeds, and Trustee. When possible, the given classifications, titles, and salaries were used to estimate where
employees would fall on the SR spectrum.

Racial/Ethnic Makeup of
SR13-16 Employees
(Salary Range: $63,782.78 to $170,068.14)

Black
Asian/Pac.Islander
Hispanic
White

62
7
3
376
448

Black
Asian/Pac.Islander
Hispanic
White

197
11
10
648
866

Black
Asian/Pac.Islander
Hispanic
White

3
0
0
22
25

1%
1%

14%

Black
Asian/Pac.Islander
Hispanic

84%

White

Racial/Ethnic Makeup of
SR10-SR12 Employees
(Salary Range:$43,986.40 to $69,186.06)

23%

1%
75%

Black
Asian/Pac.Islander
Hispanic
White
1%

Racial Makeup of Department

Directors (DP01-03)
0%

0%
12%

Black
Asian/Pac.Islander

88%

Hispanic
White

10

5. Percentage of Race/Ethnicity per SR Pay Classification by Metro Department

(SR = Standard Range) (SR13-16 = High Pay Range) (SR10-12 = Mid Pay Range)
Note: If a
department does
not have a bar in
any of the charts
in this section, it
is because there
was not enough
information
available to
provide accurate
data.

% of White Employees in SR10-12 Pay Range by

Metro Department (Where Applicable)
Water
Trustee
State Trial Courts
State Fair
Sports Authority
Soil & Water
Social Services
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Publick Works
Public Library
Public Defender
Police
Planning
Parks
Office Emergency Man.
Nash. Career Advance.
Municipal Auditorium
Metro Council Staff
Metro Clerk
Metro Action
Mayor's Office
Metro Legal
Juvenile Court Clerk
Justice Integration
Internal Audit
Information Tech.
Human Resources
Human Relations
Historical Commission
Health
General Sessions
General Services
Fire
Finance
Farmers Market
Emergency Comm.
Elections Commission
District Attorney
Criminal Justice Plan
Criminal Court Clerk
County Clerk
Convention Center
Codes
Clerk & Master
Circuit Court
Beer Board
Assessor of Property
Metro Arts
Ag. Extension

Orange Line
represents
percentage
of White
population
of
employable
age in
Nashville
(64%) based
on census
data.
(Appendix,
pgs. 8-9)

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Purple Line
represents
average
population of
White
employees
throughout all
departments
(71%). (Based on
chart from pg. 3)

120%

11

% of Whte Employees in SR13-16 Pay Range by

Metro Department (Where Applicable)
Water
Trustee
State Trial Courts
State Fair
Sports Authority
Soil & Water
Social Services
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Publick Works
Public Library
Public Defender
Police
Planning
Parks
Office Emergency Man.
Nash. Career Advance.
Municipal Auditorium
Metro Council Staff
Metro Clerk
Metro Action
Mayor's Office
Metro Legal
Juvenile Court Clerk
Justice Integration
Internal Audit
Information Tech.
Human Resources
Human Relations
Historical Commission
Health
General Sessions
General Services
Fire
Finance
Farmers Market
Emergency Comm.
Elections Commission
District Attorney
Criminal Justice Plan
Criminal Court Clerk
County Clerk
Convention Center
Codes
Clerk & Master
Circuit Court
Beer Board
Assessor of Property
Metro Arts
Ag. Extension

Orange Line
represents
percentage
of White
population
of
employable
age in
Nashville
(64%) based
on census
data.
(Appendix,
pgs. 8-9)

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Purple Line
represents
average
population of
White
employees
throughout all
departments
(71%). (Based
on chart from
pg. 3)

120%

12

% of Black/African Americans in SR10-12 Pay

Range by Metro Department (Where Applicable)
Water
Trustee
State Trial Courts
State Fair
Sports Authority
Soil & Water
Social Services
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Publick Works
Public Library
Public Defender
Police
Planning
Parks
Office Emergency Man.
Nash. Career Advance.
Municipal Auditorium
Metro Council Staff
Metro Clerk
Metro Action
Mayor's Office
Metro Legal
Juvenile Court Clerk
Justice Integration
Internal Audit
Information Tech.
Human Resources
Human Relations
Historical Commission
Health
General Sessions
General Services
Fire
Finance
Farmers Market
Emergency Comm.
Elections Commission
District Attorney
Criminal Justice Plan
Criminal Court Clerk
County Clerk
Convention Center
Codes
Clerk & Master
Circuit Court
Beer Board
Assessor of Property
Metro Arts
Ag. Extension

Orange Line
represents the
African American
population of
employable age in
Nashville (26.2%)
based on Census
data. (Appendix,
pgs. 2-3)

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Purple Line
represents average
population of
Black/African
American employees
throughout all
departments (26%).
(Based on chart from
pg. 3)

100%

13

% of Black/African Americans in SR13-16 Pay

Range by Metro Department (Where Applicable)
Water
Trustee
State Trial Courts
State Fair
Sports Authority
Soil & Water
Social Services
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Publick Works
Public Library
Public Defender
Police
Planning
Parks
Office Emergency Man.
Nash. Career Advance.
Municipal Auditorium
Metro Council Staff
Metro Clerk
Metro Action
Mayor's Office
Metro Legal
Juvenile Court Clerk
Justice Integration
Internal Audit
Information Tech.
Human Resources
Human Relations
Historical Commission
Health
General Sessions
General Services
Fire
Finance
Farmers Market
Emergency Comm.
Elections Commission
District Attorney
Criminal Justice Plan
Criminal Court Clerk
County Clerk
Convention Center
Codes
Clerk & Master
Circuit Court
Beer Board
Assessor of Property
Metro Arts
Ag. Extension

Orange Line
represents the
African American
population of
employable age in
Nashville (26.2%)
based on Census
data. (Appendix,
pgs. 2-3)

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Purple Line
represents average
population of
Black/African
American employees
throughout all
departments (26%).
(Based on chart from
pg. 3)

90%

14

% of Hispanic/Latinos in SR10-12 Pay Range by

Metro Department (Where Applicable)
Water
Trustee
State Trial Courts
State Fair
Sports Authority
Soil & Water
Social Services
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Publick Works
Public Library
Public Defender
Police
Planning
Parks
Office Emergency Man.
Nash. Career Advance.
Municipal Auditorium
Metro Council Staff
Metro Clerk
Metro Action
Mayor's Office
Metro Legal
Juvenile Court Clerk
Justice Integration
Internal Audit
Information Tech.
Human Resources
Human Relations
Historical Commission
Health
General Sessions
General Services
Fire
Finance
Farmers Market
Emergency Comm.
Elections Commission
District Attorney
Criminal Justice Plan
Criminal Court Clerk
County Clerk
Convention Center
Codes
Clerk & Master
Circuit Court
Beer Board
Assessor of Property
Metro Arts
Ag. Extension

Orange Line
represents the
Hispanic
population of
employable age
in Nashville
(8.2%) based on
Census data.
(Appendix, pgs.
4-5)

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

Purple Line
represents average
population of
Hispanic/Latino
employees
throughout all
departments (2%).
(Based on chart from
pg. 3)

7%

15

% of Hispanic/Latinos in SR13-16 Pay Range by

Metro Department (Where Applicable)
Water
Trustee
State Trial Courts
State Fair
Sports Authority
Soil & Water
Social Services
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Publick Works
Public Library
Public Defender
Police
Planning
Parks
Office Emergency Man.
Nash. Career Advance.
Municipal Auditorium
Metro Council Staff
Metro Clerk
Metro Action
Mayor's Office
Metro Legal
Juvenile Court Clerk
Justice Integration
Internal Audit
Information Tech.
Human Resources
Human Relations
Historical Commission
Health
General Sessions
General Services
Fire
Finance
Farmers Market
Emergency Comm.
Elections Commission
District Attorney
Criminal Justice Plan
Criminal Court Clerk
County Clerk
Convention Center
Codes
Clerk & Master
Circuit Court
Beer Board
Assessor of Property
Metro Arts
Ag. Extension

Orange Line
represents the
Hispanic population of
employable age in
Nashville (8.2%)
based on Census data.
(Appendix, pgs. 4-5)

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

Purple Line
represents average
population of
Hispanic/Latino
employees
throughout all
departments (2%).
(Based on chart
from pg. 3)

5%

16

% of Asian/Pacific Islanders in Middle

Management by Metro Department (Where Applicable)
Water
Trustee
State Trial Courts
State Fair
Sports Authority
Soil & Water
Social Services
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Publick Works
Public Library
Public Defender
Police
Planning
Parks
Office Emergency Man.
Nash. Career Advance.
Municipal Auditorium
Metro Council Staff
Metro Clerk
Metro Action
Mayor's Office
Metro Legal
Juvenile Court Clerk
Justice Integration
Internal Audit
Information Tech.
Human Resources
Human Relations
Historical Commission
Health
General Sessions
General Services
Fire
Finance
Farmers Market
Emergency Comm.
Elections Commission
District Attorney
Criminal Justice Plan
Criminal Court Clerk
County Clerk
Convention Center
Codes
Clerk & Master
Circuit Court
Beer Board
Assessor of Property
Metro Arts
Ag. Extension

Orange Line represents the

Asian population of
employable age in Nashville
(3%) based on Census data.
(Appendix, pgs. 6-7)

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

Purple Line
represents
average
population of
Asian/Pacific
Islander
employees
throughout all
departments
(1%). (Based on
chart from pg. 3)

16%

17

% of Asian/Pacific Islanders in Upper

Management by Metro Department (Where Applicable)
Water
Trustee
State Trial Courts
State Fair
Sports Authority
Soil & Water
Social Services
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Publick Works
Public Library
Public Defender
Police
Planning
Parks
Office Emergency Man.
Nash. Career Advance.
Municipal Auditorium
Metro Council Staff
Metro Clerk
Metro Action
Mayor's Office
Metro Legal
Juvenile Court Clerk
Justice Integration
Internal Audit
Information Tech.
Human Resources
Human Relations
Historical Commission
Health
General Sessions
General Services
Fire
Finance
Farmers Market
Emergency Comm.
Elections Commission
District Attorney
Criminal Justice Plan
Criminal Court Clerk
County Clerk
Convention Center
Codes
Clerk & Master
Circuit Court
Beer Board
Assessor of Property
Metro Arts
Ag. Extension

Orange Line represents

the Asian population of
employable age in
Nashville (3%) based on
Census data. (Appendix,
pgs. 6-7)

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

Purple Line
represents
average
population of
Asian/Pacific
Islander
employees
throughout all
departments
(1%). (Based on
chart from pg. 3)

18%

18