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Congressional District 5, TN

835,216 Population
2,059 square miles 405.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Tennessee: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$54,025 ±$1,812 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Tennessee: $40,729 ±$499
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$96,192 ±$4,534 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Tennessee: $71,997 ±$638
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.5% ±1.4% (69,904  ±11,841) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Tennessee: 13.5% 951,389 (±0.4% / ±29,075)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.7 minutes ±1 (10,695,870  ±476,670) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 26.5 80,430,170 (±0.2 / ±874,887)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

332,488 ±6,837 Number of households
  • Tennessee: 2,928,765 ±12,443
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (827,844  ±14,699) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Tennessee: 2.4 7,076,024
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.1% ±1.1% (10,377  ±2,220) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 5% 85,751 (±0.3% / ±5,121)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

358,097 ±6,785 Number of housing units
  • Tennessee: 3,243,954 ±269
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$489,200 ±$9,181 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Tennessee: $332,600 ±$2,448
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.1% ±1.5% (116,180  ±12,138.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 12.2% 870,662 (±0.4% / ±27,185.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.2% ±1.8% (533,336  ±13,637) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Tennessee: 90.6% 4,525,310 (±0.7% / ±34,588.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
49.1% ±1.4% (280,710  ±9,406.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Tennessee: 32.4% 1,619,754 (±0.4% / ±20,980.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

15.5% ±1% (115,698  ±7,786.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • nearly double the rate in Tennessee: 8.6% 574,403 (±0.1% / ±8,048.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

13.5% ±1.2% (112,401  ±10,262) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Tennessee: 6.5% 472,751
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6% ±0.7% (37,962  ±4,233) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 7.1% 400,477 (±0.2% / ±11,394)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
37,962 Total veterans ±4,233 32,030 Male ±3,341 5,932 Female ±1,862

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