state

Tennessee

Demographic and economic profile of Tennessee, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

Population

7,227,750

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$67,097

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Age

38.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.0% since 2018

Tennessee added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,133,249 (73.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,108,897 (15.9%)
  • Two or More Races417,706 (6.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone174,679 (2.5%)
  • Asian Alone129,226 (1.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone17,288 (0.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish332,843
  2. 2.Other Indo-European43,625
  3. 3.Arabic32,309
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island30,257
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic16,921

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

406,307

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

$59,254

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

92.1 (US=100)

Data USA · as of 2023

Per Capita Income

$37,866

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care734,869
  2. 2.Manufacturing422,176
  3. 3.Retail Trade379,511
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management347,931
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation298,539

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,272,902
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations680,054
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations546,242
  4. 4.Service Occupations515,290
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations286,664

Census ACS · as of 2023

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.29×)422,176
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.22×)236,125
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)379,511
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.03×)298,539
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.02×)159,068

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$256,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,122/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999285,679 (15.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999228,503 (12.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999192,967 (10.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999179,838 (9.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999174,671 (9.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999108,283 (5.8%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,879

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.7 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,514,844 (77.2%)
  • Worked at Home370,383 (11.4%)
  • Carpooled273,817 (8.4%)
  • Walked40,128 (1.2%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other37,867 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit15,035 (0.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.