Arkansas vs. Tennessee
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Arkansas Tennessee
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3,017,804 6,829,174
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.5% 7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 2,916,031 6,346,276
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 2,915,918 6,346,105
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.3% 22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.0% 16.4%
Female persons, percent 50.9% 51.2%
White alone, percent 79.1% 78.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 15.7% 17.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.7% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.4% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.7% 5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 72.2% 73.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 202,572 435,040
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.8% 5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 1,380,504 2,992,279
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.7% 66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $123,300 $158,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,071 $1,224
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $347 $381
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $729 $841
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 15.7% 18.3%
Building permits, 2018 10,179 37,169
Households, 2014-2018 1,152,175 2,567,061
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.52 2.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.4% 85.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.4% 7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 84.1% 85.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 69.8% 75.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.2% 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 22.6% 26.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 12.5% 11.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.8% 12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.9% 60.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.3% 56.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,307,264 12,499,013
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 15,792,628 42,383,683
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 62,712,925 139,960,482
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 31,256,110 111,718,421
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 36,815,256 91,641,605
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,483 $14,194
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.7 25.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $45,726 $50,972
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $25,635 $28,511
Persons in poverty, percent 17.2% 15.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 66,786 137,918
Total employment, 2017 1,030,593 2,650,007
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 42,305,514 120,113,689
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.7% 2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 205,915 524,081
All firms, 2012 231,959 550,453
Men-owned firms, 2012 123,158 302,249
Women-owned firms, 2012 75,962 195,694
Minority-owned firms, 2012 35,982 105,234
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 189,029 434,025
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 25,915 59,379
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 192,988 469,392
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.5% 8.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3% 1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.5% 25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010 56.0 153.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 52,035.48 41,234.90
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Arkansas and Tennessee using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.