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Tennessee demographics

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Tennessee.

Population: 6,859,497
Median age: 38.8
Median household income: 58,516

Tennessee population: 6,859,497

Population

20216,859,497
20206,772,268
20196,709,356
20186,651,089
20176,597,381
20166,548,009
20156,499,615
20146,451,365
20136,402,387
20126,353,226
20116,297,991
20106,234,968
20096,158,953

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Demographic and housing estimates in Tennessee

Total population
Total population6,859,497
Male3,362,099
Female3,497,398
Population by age
Total population6,859,497
Under 5 years405,867
5 to 9 years415,626
10 to 14 years447,531
15 to 19 years438,290
20 to 24 years443,703
25 to 34 years937,154
35 to 44 years862,987
45 to 54 years885,621
55 to 59 years458,189
60 to 64 years446,339
65 to 74 years683,206
75 to 84 years324,326
85 years and over110,658
Median age (years)38.8
Under 18 years1,534,243
16 years and over5,504,783
18 years and over5,325,254
21 years and over5,058,420
62 years and over1,380,140
65 years and over1,118,190
Population by race
Total population6,859,497
One race6,597,904
   White5,198,206
   Black or African American1,130,608
   American Indian and Alaska Native15,219
   Asian125,581
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander4,312
   Some other race123,978
Two or more races261,593
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population5,138,918
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population2,477,536
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population2,661,382

Social characteristics in Tennessee

Households by type
Total households2,664,791
Family households (families)1,273,881
Married-couple family156,086
Male householder, no wife present, family477,751
Female householder, no husband present, family343,113
Nonfamily households757,073
Average household size797,527
Average family size2.52

Economic characteristics in Tennessee

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households2,664,791
Less than $10,000165,651
$10,000 to $14,999125,923
$15,000 to $24,999244,585
$25,000 to $34,999254,481
$35,000 to $49,999358,239
$50,000 to $74,999485,325
$75,000 to $99,999340,089
$100,000 to $149,999380,429
$150,000 to $199,999151,364
$200,000 or more158,705
Median household income (dollars)58,516

Housing characteristics in Tennessee

Housing occupancy
Total housing units3,011,124
Occupied housing units2,664,791
Vacant housing units346,333
Units in structure
Total housing units3,011,124
1-unit, detached2,070,608
1-unit, attached103,025
2 units77,501
3 or 4 units94,793
5 to 9 units134,935
10 to 19 units111,432
20 or more units152,665
Mobile home262,555
Boat, RV, van, etc.3,610
Year structure built
Total housing units3,011,124
Built 2014 or later9,164
Built 2010 to 2013285,949
Built 2000 to 2009478,610
Built 1990 to 1999522,516
Built 1980 to 1989411,100
Built 1970 to 1979447,829
Built 1960 to 1969295,948
Built 1950 to 1959257,530
Built 1940 to 1949129,923
Built 1939 or earlier172,555
Rooms
Total housing units3,011,124
1 room44,521
2 rooms54,884
3 rooms206,172
4 rooms456,359
5 rooms630,793
6 rooms571,507
7 rooms386,039
8 rooms277,232
9 rooms or more383,617
Median rooms5.7
Bedrooms
Total housing units3,011,124
No bedroom48,283
1 bedroom235,670
2 bedrooms750,894
3 bedrooms1,384,669
4 bedrooms470,014
5 or more bedrooms121,594
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units2,664,791
Owner-occupied1,783,274
Renter-occupied881,517
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.58
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.38
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units2,664,791
Moved in 2017 or later283,697
Moved in 2015 to 2016801,241
Moved in 2010 to 2014430,253
Moved in 2000 to 2009533,988
Moved in 1990 to 1999308,064
Moved in 1989 and earlier307,548
Value
Owner-occupied units1,783,274
Less than $50,000124,907
$50,000 to $99,999245,893
$100,000 to $149,999266,058
$150,000 to $199,999285,821
$200,000 to $299,999387,802
$300,000 to $499,999313,060
$500,000 to $999,999131,069
$1,000,000 or more28,664
Median (dollars)193,700
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units1,783,274
Housing units with a mortgage1,050,699
Housing units without a mortgage732,575
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent817,673
Less than $50086,914
$500 to $999361,300
$1,000 to $1,499251,760
$1,500 to $1,99984,797
$2,000 to $2,49921,831
$2,500 to $2,9995,899
$3,000 or more5,172
Median (dollars)951
No rent paid63,844

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