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Tennessee At A Glance
Last Updated July 19, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 42,143 square miles
- Population in 2000: 5,689,283; 63.6% urban; 36.4% rural
- Population in 1990: 4,877,185
- Population Change: Up
16.7% 1990-2000; Up
6.2% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 16th of 50; 2.0% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Memphis (645,978);
Nashville (544,765);
Knoxville (173,278);
Chattanooga (154,887);
Clarksville (107,953)
- Registered Voters: No party registration
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 17 R 16 D
- State House: 53 D 46 R
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
4,505,930 (79.2%) white;
928,204 (16.3%) black;
56,077 (1.0%) Asian;
13,820 (0.2%) American Indian;
1,810 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
54,824 (1.0%) two-plus races;
4,780 (0.1%) other;
123,838 (2.2%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
14.7% USA,
7.8% Irish,
7.6% English,
7.0% German,
2.2% Scotch-Irish
- State Natives: 64.7% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 1.9% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 93.5% English;
3.3% Spanish;
2.0% Other Eur.
- Education:
75.9% high school graduates;
19.6% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
560,141 (13.1%);
WWII: (17.3%);
Korea: (12.8%);
Vietnam: (33.9%);
First Gulf War: (11.0%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
1.4% agriculture;
7.3% construction;
5.8% finance;
2.4% information;
25.2% manufacturing;
26.0% professional;
4.0% public administration;
15.6% trade;
12.3% other
- Work Force: 30.2% blue collar; 55.6% white collar; 14.2% gray collar
- Work Sector: 78.4% private; 13.9% government; 7.3% self-employed; 0.3% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.3% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$36,360
- 13.5% are below the poverty line
- 19.2% less than $15,000
- 28.9% $15-35,000
- 17.4% $35-50,000
- 26.2% $50-100,000
- 5.2% $100-150,000
- 3.1% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $88,300
- 19.0% less than $50,000
- 40.1% $50-100,000
- 29.9% $100-200,000
- 6.8% $200-300,000
- 2.9% $300-500,000
- 1.3% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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