TN Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	5,689,283	100.0

Male	2,770,275	48.7
Female	2,919,008	51.3

Under 5 years	374,880	6.6
5 to 9 years	395,813	7.0
10 to 14 years	395,155	6.9
15 to 19 years	395,184	6.9
20 to 24 years	386,345	6.8
25 to 34 years	815,901	14.3
35 to 44 years	902,527	15.9
45 to 54 years	786,916	13.8
55 to 59 years	293,942	5.2
60 to 64 years	239,309	4.2
65 to 74 years	382,852	6.7
75 to 84 years	238,994	4.2
85 years and over	81,465	1.4

Median age (years)	35.9	(X)

18 years and over	4,290,762	75.4
Male	2,051,741	36.1
Female	2,239,021	39.4
21 years and over	4,046,450	71.1
62 years and over	842,141	14.8
65 years and over	703,311	12.4
Male	281,882	5.0
Female	421,429	7.4

RACE
One race	5,626,174	98.9
White	4,563,310	80.2
Black or African American	932,809	16.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	15,152	0.3
Asian	56,662	1.0
Asian Indian	12,835	0.2
Chinese	9,426	0.2
Filipino	5,426	0.1
Japanese	4,304	0.1
Korean	7,395	0.1
Vietnamese	7,007	0.1
Other Asian ¹	10,269	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2,205	0.0
Native Hawaiian	539	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	696	0.0
Samoan	544	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	426	0.0
Some other race	56,036	1.0
Two or more races	63,109	1.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	4,617,553	81.2
Black or African American	953,349	16.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	39,188	0.7
Asian	68,918	1.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4,587	0.1
Some other race	72,929	1.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	5,689,283	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	123,838	2.2
Mexican	77,372	1.4
Puerto Rican	10,303	0.2
Cuban	3,695	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	32,468	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,565,445	97.8
White alone	4,505,930	79.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	5,689,283	100.0
In households	5,541,337	97.4
Householder	2,232,905	39.2
Spouse	1,173,960	20.6
Child	1,611,789	28.3
Own child under 18 years	1,239,200	21.8
Other relatives	287,253	5.0
Under 18 years	126,284	2.2
Nonrelatives	235,430	4.1
Unmarried partner	93,948	1.7
In group quarters	147,946	2.6
Institutionalized population	83,397	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	64,549	1.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	2,232,905	100.0
Family households (families)	1,547,835	69.3
With own children under 18 years	707,305	31.7
Married-couple family	1,173,960	52.6
With own children under 18 years	499,298	22.4
Female householder, no husband present	287,899	12.9
With own children under 18 years	165,842	7.4
Nonfamily households	685,070	30.7
Householder living alone	576,401	25.8
Householder 65 years and over	201,850	9.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	785,816	35.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	502,332	22.5

Average household size	2.48	(X)
Average family size	2.99	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	2,439,443	100.0
Occupied housing units	2,232,905	91.5
Vacant housing units	206,538	8.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	36,712	1.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	2,232,905	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	1,561,363	69.9
Renter-occupied housing units	671,542	30.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.57	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.29	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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