Tennessee Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Tennessee is 11th out of 51 other states in Building permits (last year)

Tennessee is 11th out of 51 other states in Income below poverty line

Tennessee is 12th out of 51 other states in Race - Black or African American

Tennessee is 14th out of 51 other states in Female residents

Tennessee is 15th out of 51 other states in Housing units

Tennessee is 16th out of 51 other states in Households

Tennessee is 16th out of 51 other states in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Tennessee is 17th out of 51 other states in Current population (2012)

Tennessee is 17th out of 51 other states in Retail sales

Tennessee is 18th out of 51 other states in Non-farm private employees

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Tennessee	Rank	US
Current population (2012)	6,456,243	17th	313,914,040
Size in square miles	41,234.9	34th	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	153.9	21st	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Tennessee	Rank	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	30th	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.1%	27th	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.2%	25th	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Tennessee	Rank	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.2%	42nd	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.0%	42nd	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Tennessee	Rank	US
Race - White	79.3%	32nd	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	17.0%	12th	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	46th	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.6%	38th	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	41st	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	43rd	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	37th	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	75.1%	25th	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Tennessee	Rank	US
Female residents	51.2%	14th	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.5%	36th	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Tennessee	Rank	US
Housing units	2,829,025	15th	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.1%	35th	25.9%
Households	2,457,997	16th	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.0%	23rd	66.1%
Home median value	$137,200	35th	$186,200
People per household	2.5	30th	2.6
Building permits (last year)	20,147	11th	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Tennessee	Rank	US
Income per capita	$24,197	40th	$27,915
Income per household	$43,989	46th	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.9%	11th	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Tennessee	Rank	US
Non-farm private establishments	129,489	22nd	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,300,542	18th	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	545,348	16th	27,092,908
Retail sales	$77,547,291	17th	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,563	34th	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$10,626,759	21st	$613,795,732

Demographics by County - Tennessee

Demographics by City - Tennessee

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Demographics by School District - Tennessee

Demographics by Congressional District - Tennessee

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