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Congressional District 6, TN

796,534 Population
5,919.1 square miles 134.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.6 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

$37,601 ±$1,279 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Tennessee: $38,538 ±$460
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$69,381 ±$2,633 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Tennessee: $67,631 ±$865
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.1% ±1.3% (109,898  ±10,146) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 14% 978,460 (±0.4% / ±30,784)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

28 minutes ±0.6 (9,145,210  ±333,408) Mean travel time to work
  • a little 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

330,981 ±5,672 Number of households
  • Tennessee: 2,889,226 ±12,211
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (783,313  ±11,705) 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

5.9% ±1.3% (10,849  ±2,357) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 5.3% 88,073 (±0.3% / ±5,052)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

360,198 ±5,248 Number of housing units
  • Tennessee: 3,195,170 ±237
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$335,300 ±$8,010 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Tennessee: $307,300 ±$3,458
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.2% ±1.3% (103,647  ±10,572.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 12.3% 867,809 (±0.4% / ±24,688.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.5% ±1.9% (502,261  ±12,562.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 90.1% 4,445,327 (±0.7% / ±34,033.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
30.5% ±1.3% (170,996  ±7,697) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Tennessee: 31.7% 1,562,612 (±0.4% / ±20,107.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

7.8% ±0.7% (57,086  ±5,336.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 8.3% 546,941 (±0.1% / ±7,667.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

5.9% ±0.8% (46,596  ±6,014) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Tennessee: 6.1% 432,020
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.9% ±0.6% (43,086  ±3,529) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Tennessee: 7.1% 395,624 (±0.2% / ±10,518)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
43,086 Total veterans ±3,529 38,497 Male ±3,161 4,589 Female ±1,236

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