U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Tennessee
| Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
7,227,750 |
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
7,227,750 |
| Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023) |
7,126,489 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) |
6,912,347 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023) |
6,910,786 |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
4.6% |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023) |
3.1% |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2020 | 6,910,840 |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2010 | 6,346,105 |
| Age and Sex | |
| Persons under 5 years, percent |
5.8% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent |
22.0% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent |
17.4% |
| Female persons, percent |
51.0% |
| Race and Hispanic Origin | |
| White alone, percent |
78.4% |
| Black alone, percent (a)(a) |
16.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a) |
0.6% |
| Asian alone, percent (a)(a) |
2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a) |
0.1% |
| Two or More Races, percent |
2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b) |
7.5% |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent |
72.0% |
| Population Characteristics | |
| Veterans, 2019-2023 | 406,307 |
| Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 | 5.9% |
| Housing | |
| Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) | 3,195,304 |
| Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 | 67.0% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 | $256,800 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 | $1,506 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 | $455 |
| Median gross rent, 2019-2023 | $1,122 |
| Building Permits, 2023 | 47,463 |
| Families & Living Arrangements | |
| Households, 2019-2023 | 2,768,743 |
| Persons per household, 2019-2023 | 2.47 |
| Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 | 86.7% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 | 8.3% |
| Computer and Internet Use | |
| Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 | 93.5% |
| Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 | 87.4% |
| Education | |
| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 | 89.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 | 30.4% |
| Health | |
| With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 | 10.7% |
| Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent |
11.1% |
| Economy | |
| In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 61.7% |
| In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 57.3% |
| Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 24,026,772 |
| Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 67,569,204 |
| Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 33,091,113 |
| Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 149,013,235 |
| Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) | $21,140 |
| Transportation | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 25.7 |
| Income & Poverty | |
| Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 | $67,097 |
| Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 | $37,866 |
| Persons in poverty, percent |
14.0% |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Population per square mile, 2020 | 167.6 |
| Population per square mile, 2010 | 153.9 |
| Land area in square miles, 2020 | 41,232.49 |
| Land area in square miles, 2010 | 41,234.90 |
| FIPS Code | 47 |