In 2021, Tennessee had a population of 6.86M people with a median age of 38.8 and a median household income of $58,516. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Tennessee grew from 6.77M to 6.86M, a 1.29% increase and its median household income grew from $54,833 to $58,516, a 6.72% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tennessee are White (Non-Hispanic) (72.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (16.3%), White (Hispanic) (2.85%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.66%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.81%).
7.4% 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.
96.9% of the residents in Tennessee are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Tennessee are The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (7,694 degrees awarded in 2021), University of Memphis (4,820 degrees), and Vanderbilt University (4,734 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Tennessee was $193,700, and the homeownership rate was 66.9%.
Most people in Tennessee drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Tennessee was 2 cars per household.
Tennessee borders Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, and Virginia.
