Tennessee vs. Kentucky
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Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6,829,174 4,467,673 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 7.6% 3.0% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 6,346,276 4,339,333 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 6,346,105 4,339,367 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.0% 6.2% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.2% 22.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.4% 16.4% Female persons, percent 51.2% 50.7% White alone, percent 78.5% 87.6% Black or African American alone, percent 17.1% 8.4% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.3% Asian alone, percent 1.9% 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.6% 3.8% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 73.7% 84.3% Veterans, 2014-2018 435,040 273,675 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.0% 3.8% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 2,992,279 1,995,182 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.3% 67.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $158,600 $135,300 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,224 $1,158 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $381 $370 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $841 $741 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 18.3% 18.0% Building permits, 2018 37,169 13,826 Households, 2014-2018 2,567,061 1,728,681 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.53 2.49 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.2% 84.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.1% 5.5% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.2% 84.3% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.4% 75.5% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.0% 85.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 26.6% 23.6% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.1% 13.1% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.0% 6.7% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.9% 58.9% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.3% 54.7% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 12,499,013 7,500,115 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 42,383,683 26,264,745 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 139,960,482 129,284,438 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 111,718,421 71,745,899 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 91,641,605 54,869,978 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,194 $12,526 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.0 23.3 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $50,972 $48,392 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,511 $26,948 Persons in poverty, percent 15.3% 16.9% Total employer establishments, 2017 137,918 91,241 Total employment, 2017 2,650,007 1,625,006 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 120,113,689 67,733,358 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.2% 1.4% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 524,081 291,230 All firms, 2012 550,453 331,546 Men-owned firms, 2012 302,249 184,154 Women-owned firms, 2012 195,694 106,011 Minority-owned firms, 2012 105,234 27,258 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 434,025 296,155 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 59,379 33,208 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 469,392 282,704 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.4% 3.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 1.6% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 1.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.9% 25.6% Population per square mile, 2010 153.9 109.9 Land area in square miles, 2010 41,234.90 39,486.34
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Tennessee and Kentucky using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
