Tennessee Profile and Statistics

Tennessee Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Tennessee had 2382975 total households with the average home having 2.48 residents and the average family coming in at 3.03.

Of those homes reported, 30.1% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 52444 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 188963 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Tennessee, 659142 people live alone, and of that, 217576 are 65 and over.

There were 805576 (33.8%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 544399 (22.8%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Tennessee

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 5921252, 40.2 percent are the main "Householder," while 20 are spouses. There are 1713716 children, and 359579 comprise "other relatives." 279762 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 113973 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Tennessee Census Marital Status data

In Tennessee, there are 2344918 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 698480 have never married; 1266545 are currently still married, but have separated. 45889 are legally separated, 271980 are divorced and 62024 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (2521561), 23.6% never married, 49.3% are married but separated while 2.7% are legally still separated. 13.5% are divorced and 11% are widowed.

Tennessee Fertility Rates and TN Statistics

Let's talk babies in Tennessee (TN): In the 2007 report, 87939 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here's how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Tennessee (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 33242 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 44 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 57 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 37 babies, while there were 111 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 18.

Tennessee Grandparents Statistics

There are 128935 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 68727 (53.3%) that are responsible for those young 'uns. Of those, 61% are the grandmothers and 70.9% of the grandparents are married.

Among those "Nanas" and "Pop Pops" caring for the kids, 14053 have done it for less than a year; 15937 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 11443 handling things 3 or 4 years and 27294 doing the job 5 or more years.

Tennessee School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (TN)

In Tennessee, 1469527 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 80087 (5.4%) are in nursery or preschool; 80255 (5.5%) are in kindergarten, while 638435 (43.4%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 329983 (22.5%) are slogging through High School, while 340767 (23.2%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 34.3% (1394783); 14.1% (572759) percent hold a Bachelor's degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (4061516), 302251 (7.4%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 475309 (11.7%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 1394783 (34.3%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 780710 (19.2%) have some college experience but no degree; 228866 (5.6%) reached an Associate's degree; 572759 (14.1%) attained their Bachelor's degree and 306838 (7.6%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Tennessee is 4597104. Of that, 510817 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 5566781 (100%) - of that, 1044873 (18.8%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (886456), 64686 (7.3%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (3943174), 638746 (16.2%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (737151), 341441 (46.3%) have a disability.

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