2024 ACS PUMS
Tennessee Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Tennessee, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Tennessee is home to 7,227,750 people across 58 PUMAs, with a median household income of $72,083 and a median age of 39.6.
7,227,750
Population
$72,083
Median HH income
32.5%
Bachelor's+
$300,000
Median home value
Tennessee at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $72,083 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $90,357 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $58,874 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $32,488 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 13.4% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 63.4% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 38.3 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $2,604 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 21.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $777 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $29 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $39,147 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 301.4 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $3,239 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,830 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $299 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $4,034 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.5% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 90.5% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 10.6% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 3.4% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 2.8% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| Science | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 5.7% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 6.4% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 2.7% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 5.9% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 5.0% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| Production | 6.9% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 9.0% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 7.2% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 11.5% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 11.8% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 5.9% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 5.7% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 11.0% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 11.5% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 10.0% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 10.0% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 66.5% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 35.5% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 15.2% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 26 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 84.4% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 0.5% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 12.6% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 30.8 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $300,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,296 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 30.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 66.8% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1980 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 2 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 5.5% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 69.0% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 95.0% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $160 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $300 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $50 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 52 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $230 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,200 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $1,100 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,011 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $500 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $1,350 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $390 | $577 |
| Statistic | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,227,750 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 39.6 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 49.1% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.8% | 20.0% |
| Black | 14.9% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 2.0% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,433 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.9 | 2 |
Tennessee's 58 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Tennessee's 58 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
101,681 – 107,770
107,770 – 114,828
114,828 – 121,274
121,274 – 128,800
128,800 – 139,980
139,980 – 169,861
All PUMAs in Tennessee
Wilson County--Lebanon & Mount Juliet cities169,861Sullivan County--Kingsport & Bristol cities162,782Anderson, Roane & Morgan Counties--Oak Ridge city160,096Robertson & Sumner Counties--Springfield & Portland cities158,459Hamblen, Jefferson & Grainger Counties--Morristown city151,546Murfreesboro city150,888Nashville/Davidson County--Downtown, East & North Nashville148,683Knoxville city (Central)148,162Blount County--Maryville & Alcoa cities142,257Williamson County--Brentwood & Franklin cities, Nolensville town (west)139,980Sevier & Cocke Counties--Sevierville city137,637Hamilton County (North)--Soddy-Daisy city137,186Nashville/Davidson County--West Nashville, Green Hills & Bellevue134,397Greene & Hawkins Counties--Greenville town132,991Hendersonville, Gallatin & Goodlettsville cities131,731Bradley & Polk Counties--Cleveland city131,405Knox County (North, East & South)130,216Williamson County--Thompson Station town & Fairview city129,311Hamilton County (South)--Chattanooga (North) & Red Bank cities128,814Bedford, Lincoln & Marshall Counties--Shelbyville & Lewisburg cities128,800Clarksville city (North)128,780Shelby County (Southeast)--Collierville town & Germantown city128,514Nashville/Davidson County--South & Southeast Nashville126,067Dickson, Cheatham & Hickman Counties125,810Washington County--Johnson City125,755Campbell, Claiborne & Scott Counties124,195Knox County (Northwest)123,686Henry, Carol & Humphreys Counties--Paris city122,576Memphis City (Central Riverside)121,274Putnam & Overton Counties--Cookeville city121,262Memphis City (Central Midtown)121,136Chattanooga city (South & Central)120,077McMinn, Rhea & Bledsoe Counties--Athens city120,053Madison & Chester Counties--Jackson city119,484Montgomery County--Clarksville city (South)117,604Henderson, Hardin & McNairy Counties116,531Lawrence, Giles & Wayne Counties--Lawrenceburg city116,523Cumberland, White & Fentress Counties--Crossville city114,938Rutherford County--Smyrna town & La Vergne city114,828Nashville/Davidson County--Antioch, South Nashville114,066Maury County--Columbia & Spring Hill cities113,269Warren, Marion & Sequatchie Counties--McMinnville city112,804Shelby County (North)--Bartlett (North & East), Millington & Lakeland cities112,761Coffee, Franklin & Moore Counties--Tullahoma & Manchester cities112,002Loudon & Monroe Counties--Lenoir City111,434Rutherford County (North, East and South)111,406Memphis (North) & Bartlett (Southwest) cities110,792Macon, Dekalb & Cannon Counties110,479Washington (South) & Carter Counties--Elizabethton city107,770Dyer, Weakely and Obion Counties--Dyersburg, Union City and Martin cities107,705Tipton & Fayette Counties106,698Memphis City (Southwest)105,972Memphis City (Southeast)105,748Nashville/Davidson County--Donelson, Hermitage & Old Hickory105,034Knox County (Southwest)105,018Gibson, Lauderdale & Haywood Counties--Brownsville city104,470Shelby County (East)--Memphis city (East) & Arlington town (South)104,346Nashville/Davidson County (North)101,681
Tennessee Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Tennessee?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 people, represented across 58 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Tennessee?+
The median household income in Tennessee is $72,083 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Tennessee?+
32.5% of Tennessee residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Tennessee data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Tennessee — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.