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State Senate District 27, TN

221,559 Population
573.5 square miles 386.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Tennessee: 38.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6460%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female50%
  • Male
  • Female
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81%White4%Black0%†Native6%Asian0%Islander1%†Other3%†Two+6%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$67,357 ±$1,831 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Tennessee: $37,866 ±$248
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$134,100 ±$4,595 Median household income
  • about double the amount in Tennessee: $67,097 ±$360
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

4.5% ±0.6% (9,839  ±1,258) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Tennessee: 13.8% 940,092 (±0.2% / ±13,987)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty4%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty5%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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27.8 minutes ±0.6 (2,285,230  ±81,421) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,022,190 (±0.1 / ±393,147)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

79,564 ±899 Number of households
  • Tennessee: 2,768,743 ±7,134
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.8 ±0 (220,870  ±895) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 2.5 6,837,352
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

Population by household type

Married couples79%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married64%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale26%Female24%
Now marriedMale67%Female60%
DivorcedMale5%†Female9%
WidowedMale2%†Female7%
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4.3% ±0.9% (2,210  ±473) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 5.2% 85,197 (±0.2% / ±2,585)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-195%†20-246%†25-2917%†30-357%†35-391%†40-440%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

83,066 ±609 Number of housing units
  • Tennessee: 3,095,472 ±769
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied96%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied79%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit82%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$714,700 ±$11,449 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Tennessee: $256,800 ±$1,438
  • more than double the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

13.2% ±1% (29,026  ±2,152.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 13.3% 919,678 (±0.2% / ±13,430.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

96% ±1.9% (141,247  ±2,901.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 89.6% 4,306,036 (±0.4% / ±17,365.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
63.8% ±1.5% (93,896  ±2,313.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Tennessee: 30.4% 1,460,501 (±0.2% / ±10,274.8)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

Population by highest level of education

4%†No degree13%High school20%Some college39%Bachelor's25%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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8.8% ±0.5% (19,547  ±1,173) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Tennessee: 5.9% 411,840
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.4% ±0.5% (8,976  ±773) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Tennessee: 7.5% 406,307 (±0.1% / ±4,679)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)

Veterans by wartime service

80†WWII535†Korea2,965†Vietnam2,373†Gulf (1990s)2,323†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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8,976 Total veterans ±773 8,394 Male ±715 582 Female ±191

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for State Senate District 27, TN <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/61000US47027-state-senate-district-27-tn/>