US Census Data

Tennessee

Population, income, and housing across 95 counties and 504 cities & places.

Population
6,986,082
+4.1%’19–’23
Median household income
$67,097
+25.8%’19–’23
Median home value
$256,800
+53.6%’19–’23

Tennessee has a population of 6,986,082, spread across 95 counties and 504 cities and places.

From 2019 to 2023, Tennessee's population grew 4.1% from 6,709,356 to 6,986,082, while its median home value rose 53.6% from $167,200 to $256,800.

77.2% of workers drive to work alone. 68.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023
Population
6,986,082
Median age
38.9 yrs
Median household income
$67,097
Median home value
$256,800
Median gross rent
$1,122
Housing units
3,095,472
Homeownership rate
67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
30.4%
Unemployment rate
4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023
Population
6,709,3566,986,082
Median household income
$53,320$67,097
Median home value
$167,200$256,800
Median gross rent
$869$1,122
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueMedian gross rent
20196,709,356$53,320$167,200$869
20206,772,268$54,833$177,600$897
20216,859,497$58,516$193,700$951
20226,923,772$64,035$232,100$1,047
20236,986,082$67,097$256,800$1,122

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

CountShare
Under 5409,6755.9%
5 to 171,148,33116.4%
18 to 24622,5438.9%
25 to 34963,44413.8%
35 to 44888,91912.7%
45 to 54873,90112.5%
55 to 64906,52913.0%
65 to 74713,49910.2%
75 and over459,2416.6%

Race & ethnicity

CountShare
White (non-Hispanic)4,994,42871.5%
Black or African American1,099,94215.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native6,9140.1%
Asian127,4971.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander3,7830.1%
Some other race25,9090.4%
Two or more races231,1523.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)496,4577.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

CountShare
No high school diploma499,49710.4%
High school graduate1,508,29231.4%
Some college or associate's1,337,24327.8%
Bachelor's degree913,55919.0%
Graduate or professional degree546,94211.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work
26 min

How workers get to work

CountShare
Drove alone2,514,84477.2%
Carpooled273,8178.4%
Public transit15,0350.5%
Walked40,1281.2%
Bicycle3,5020.1%
Worked from home370,38311.4%
Other means37,8671.2%

Travel time

CountShare
Under 15 min718,17524.9%
15 to 29 min1,117,21238.7%
30 to 44 min614,65121.3%
45 to 59 min233,1178.1%
60+ min202,0387.0%

Households

Average household size
2.47
Poverty rate
13.8% (940,092 of 6,825,291)
CountShare
Family households1,784,99164.5%
Nonfamily households983,75235.5%

Housing

Median year structure built
1986

Occupancy

CountShare
Occupied2,768,74389.4%
Vacant326,72910.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

CountShare
Owner-occupied1,855,79367.0%
Renter-occupied912,95033.0%

Units in structure

CountShare
1-unit, detached2,119,53568.5%
1-unit, attached114,1743.7%
2 to 4 units174,6535.6%
5 to 19 units250,3498.1%
20 or more units175,0095.7%
Mobile home & other261,7528.5%

Geography

State FIPS
47
USPS
TN
Land area
41,224 sq mi
Water area
906 sq mi
Center point
35.8585, -86.3496

Tennessee rankings

21

National rankings

21

Counties

95

Largest cities by land area

10

Other states

51