In 2023, Tennessee had a population of 6.99M people with a median age of 38.9 and a median household income of $67,097. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Tennessee grew from 6.92M to 6.99M, a 0.9% increase and its median household income grew from $64,035 to $67,097, a 4.78% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tennessee are White (Non-Hispanic) (71.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.7%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.69%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (2.41%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.13%).
8.32% of the households in Tennessee reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
96.4% of the residents in Tennessee are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Tennessee are The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (8,489 degrees awarded in 2023), Vanderbilt University (5,493 degrees), and University of Memphis (5,018 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Tennessee was $256,800, and the homeownership rate was 67%.
Most people in Tennessee drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Tennessee was 2 cars per household.
Tennessee borders Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, and Virginia.
