Tennessee vs. Virginia

	Tennessee	Virginia
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,829,174	8,535,519
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.6%	6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,346,276	8,001,049
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,346,105	8,001,024
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.4%	15.4%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.8%
White alone, percent	78.5%	69.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	17.1%	19.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.6%	9.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	73.7%	61.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	435,040	684,480
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	12.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,992,279	3,538,847
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.3%	66.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$158,600	$264,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,224	$1,767
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$381	$470
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$841	$1,202
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.3%	21.7%
Building permits, 2018	37,169	31,977
Households, 2014-2018	2,567,061	3,128,415
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.61
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%	16.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.2%	89.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.4%	82.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.0%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.6%	38.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.1%	8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.0%	10.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.3%	60.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,499,013	17,795,901
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	42,383,683	47,705,003
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	139,960,482	96,389,872
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	111,718,421	86,613,641
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	91,641,605	110,002,385
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,194	$13,438
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.0	28.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,972	$71,564
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,511	$37,763
Persons in poverty, percent	15.3%	10.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	137,918	201,893
Total employment, 2017	2,650,007	3,310,542
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	120,113,689	177,105,769
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.2%	1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	524,081	617,046
All firms, 2012	550,453	653,193
Men-owned firms, 2012	302,249	353,012
Women-owned firms, 2012	195,694	236,290
Minority-owned firms, 2012	105,234	185,043
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	434,025	450,109
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	59,379	76,434
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	469,392	548,439
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.4%	9.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	4.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	30.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	153.9	202.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	41,234.90	39,490.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Tennessee and Virginia using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.