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Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Tennessee
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 5,689,283 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 5,689,283 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 123,838 2.2%
Male 2,770,275 48.7%     Mexican 77,372 1.4%
Female 2,919,008 51.3%     Puerto Rican 10,303 0.2%
          Cuban 3,695 0.1%
Under 5 years 374,880 6.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 32,468 0.6%
5 to 9 years 395,813 7.0%   Not Hispanic or Latino 5,565,445 97.8%
10 to 14 years 395,155 6.9%     White alone 4,505,930 79.2%
15 to 19 years 395,184 6.9%        
20 to 24 years 386,345 6.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 815,901 14.3%       Total population 5,689,283 100.0%
35 to 44 years 902,527 15.9%   In households 5,541,337 97.4%
45 to 54 years 786,916 13.8%     Householder 2,232,905 39.2%
55 to 59 years 293,942 5.2%     Spouse 1,173,960 20.6%
60 to 64 years 239,309 4.2%     Child 1,611,789 28.3%
65 to 74 years 382,852 6.7%       Own child under 18 years 1,239,200 21.8%
75 to 84 years 238,994 4.2%     Other relatives 287,253 5.0%
85 years and over 81,465 1.4%       Under 18 years 126,284 2.2%
          Nonrelatives 235,430 4.1%
Median age (years) 35.9 (X)       Unmarried partner 93,948 1.7%
        In group quarters 147,946 2.6%
18 years and over 4,290,762 75.4%     Institutionalized population 83,397 1.5%
  Male 2,051,741 36.1%     Noninstitutionalized population 64,549 1.1%
  Female 2,239,021 39.4%        
21 years and over 4,046,450 71.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 842,141 14.8%       Total households 2,232,905 100.0%
65 years and over 703,311 12.4%   Family households (families) 1,547,835 69.3%
  Male 281,882 5.0%       With own children under 18 years 707,305 31.7%
  Female 421,429 7.4%     Married couple family 1,173,960 52.6%
            With own children under 18 years 499,298 22.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 287,899 12.9%
One race 5,626,174 98.9%       With own children under 18 years 165,842 7.4%
  White 4,563,310 80.2%   Nonfamily households 685,070 30.7%
  Black or African American 932,809 16.4%     Householder living alone 576,401 25.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 15,152 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 201,850 9.0%
  Asian 56,662 1.0%        
    Asian Indian 12,835 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 785,816 35.2%
    Chinese 9,426 0.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 502,332 22.5%
    Filipino 5,426 0.1%        
    Japanese 4,304 0.1%   Average household size 2.48 (X)
    Korean 7,395 0.1%   Average family size 2.99 (X)
    Vietnamese 7,007 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 10,269 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2,205 0.0%       Total housing units 2,439,443 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 539 0.0%   Occupied housing units 2,232,905 91.5%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 696 0.0%   Vacant housing units 206,538 8.5%
    Samoan 544 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 36,712 1.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 426 0.0%        
  Some other race 56,036 1.0%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0% (X)
Two or more races 63,109 1.1%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.8% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 4,617,553 81.2%       Occupied housing units 2,232,905 100.0%
Black or African American 953,349 16.8%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,561,363 69.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 39,188 0.7%   Renter-occupied housing units 671,542 30.1%
Asian 68,918 1.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4,587 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.57 (X)
Some other race 72,929 1.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.29 (X)
Date: October 19, 2006
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.