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Congressional District 5, TN

793,338 Population
2,059 square miles 385.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Tennessee: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$54,193 ±$2,452 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Tennessee: $38,538 ±$460
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$92,367 ±$2,621 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Tennessee: $67,631 ±$865
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

7.6% ±1.1% (59,853  ±8,437) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Tennessee: 14% 978,460 (±0.4% / ±30,784)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

28.2 minutes ±0.5 (9,553,720  ±386,789) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 26.3 77,894,264 (±0.3 / ±957,098)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

327,354 ±5,696 Number of households
  • Tennessee: 2,889,226 ±12,211
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (786,371  ±13,331) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Tennessee: 2.4 6,978,483
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.2% ±1.3% (9,959  ±2,425) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 5.3% 88,073 (±0.3% / ±5,052)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

349,256 ±5,323 Number of housing units
  • Tennessee: 3,195,170 ±237
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$483,600 ±$8,995 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Tennessee: $307,300 ±$3,458
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.7% ±1.1% (91,960  ±8,492.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Tennessee: 12.3% 867,809 (±0.4% / ±24,688.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93.5% ±1.8% (516,448  ±13,021.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Tennessee: 90.1% 4,445,327 (±0.7% / ±34,033.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
46.8% ±1.4% (258,489  ±8,632.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Tennessee: 31.7% 1,562,612 (±0.4% / ±20,107.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

15.1% ±1% (110,086  ±7,083.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • nearly double the rate in Tennessee: 8.3% 546,941 (±0.1% / ±7,667.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

11.5% ±1.1% (91,410  ±9,132) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Tennessee: 6.1% 432,020
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.1% ±0.6% (37,049  ±3,648) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 7.1% 395,624 (±0.2% / ±10,518)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
37,049 Total veterans ±3,648 33,636 Male ±3,368 3,413 Female ±1,274

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