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Census 2008
Latest Available
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People
QuickFacts |
Tennessee |
USA |
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Population, 2008
estimate |
6,214,888 |
304,059,724 |
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Population, percent
change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
9.2% |
8.0% |
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Population estimates
base (April 1) 2000 |
5,689,270 |
281,424,602 |
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Persons under 5 years
old, percent, 2008 |
6.7% |
6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years
old, percent, 2008 |
23.8% |
24.3% |
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Persons 65 years old
and over, percent, 2008 |
13.2% |
12.8% |
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Female persons,
percent, 2008 |
51.3% |
50.7% |
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White persons,
percent, 2008 (a) |
80.4% |
79.8% |
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Black persons,
percent, 2008 (a) |
16.8% |
12.8% |
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American Indian and
Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% |
1.0% |
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Asian persons,
percent, 2008 (a) |
1.3% |
4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a)
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0.1% |
0.2% |
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Persons reporting two
or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.1% |
1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic
or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
3.7% |
15.4% |
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White persons not
Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
77.1% |
65.6% |
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Living in same house
in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.9% |
54.1% |
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Foreign born persons,
percent, 2000
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2.8% |
11.1% |
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Language other than
English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.8% |
17.9% |
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High school
graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000
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75.9% |
80.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or
higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000
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19.6% |
24.4% |
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Persons with a
disability, age 5+, 2000 |
1,149,693 |
49,746,248 |
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Mean travel time to
work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000
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24.5 |
25.5 |
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Housing units, 2008
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2,758,171 |
129,065,264 |
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Homeownership rate,
2000 |
69.9% |
66.2% |
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Housing units in
multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
18.7% |
26.4% |
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Median value of
owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$93,000 |
$119,600 |
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Households, 2000
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2,232,905 |
105,480,101 |
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Persons per
household, 2000 |
2.48 |
2.59 |
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Median household
income, 2007 |
$42,389 |
$50,740 |
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Per capita money
income, 1999 |
$19,393 |
$21,587 |
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Persons below
poverty, percent, 2007
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15.8% |
13.0% |
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Business
QuickFacts |
Tennessee |
USA |
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Private nonfarm
establishments, 2007
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137,8551 |
7,705,018 |
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Private nonfarm
employment, 2007 |
2,475,5121 |
120,604,265 |
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Private nonfarm
employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
3.6%1 |
5.7% |
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Nonemployer
establishments, 2007 |
459,681 |
21,708,021 |
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Total number of firms,
2002 |
454,366 |
22,974,655 |
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Black-owned firms,
percent, 2002 |
5.9% |
5.2% |
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American Indian and
Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.8% |
0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms,
percent, 2002 |
1.6% |
4.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002
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0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms,
percent, 2002
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0.9% |
6.8% |
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Women-owned firms,
percent, 2002 |
26.0% |
28.2% |
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Manufacturers
shipments, 2002 ($1000)
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109,293,454 |
3,916,136,712 |
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Wholesale trade
sales, 2002 ($1000)
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97,792,030 |
4,634,755,112 |
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Retail sales, 2002
($1000) |
60,136,403 |
3,056,421,997 |
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Retail sales per
capita, 2002 |
$10,382 |
$10,615 |
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Accommodation and
foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,024,900 |
449,498,718 |
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Building permits,
2008 |
22,389 |
905,359 |
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Federal spending,
2008 |
58,672,2761 |
2,771,782,1522 |
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Geography
QuickFacts |
Tennessee |
USA |
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Land area, 2000
(square miles) |
41,217.12 |
3,537,438.44 |
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Persons per square
mile, 2000 |
138.0 |
79.6 |
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FIPS Code
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47 |
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1: Includes data not distributed by county.
2: Includes data not distributed by state.
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