Alabama vs. Tennessee

	Alabama	Tennessee
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,903,185	6,829,174
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.6%	7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,780,125	6,346,276
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,779,736	6,346,105
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.3%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.9%	16.4%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	51.2%
White alone, percent	69.1%	78.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	26.8%	17.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.4%	5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.4%	73.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	335,599	435,040
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.5%	5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,274,565	2,992,279
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.6%	66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$137,200	$158,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,174	$1,224
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$358	$381
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$772	$841
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.9%	18.3%
Building permits, 2018	14,824	37,169
Households, 2014-2018	1,860,269	2,567,061
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.55	2.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.1%	85.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.2%	7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.4%	85.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.3%	75.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.8%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.9%	26.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	11.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.0%	12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.1%	60.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.3%	56.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,576,462	12,499,013
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	26,039,632	42,383,683
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	124,809,759	139,960,482
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	57,746,565	111,718,421
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	58,564,965	91,641,605
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,145	$14,194
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.7	25.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,486	$50,972
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,846	$28,511
Persons in poverty, percent	16.8%	15.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	100,419	137,918
Total employment, 2017	1,690,061	2,650,007
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	71,746,399	120,113,689
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.0%	2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	329,993	524,081
All firms, 2012	374,153	550,453
Men-owned firms, 2012	203,604	302,249
Women-owned firms, 2012	137,630	195,694
Minority-owned firms, 2012	92,219	105,234
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	272,651	434,025
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	41,943	59,379
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	316,984	469,392
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.8%	8.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.1%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	94.4	153.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	50,645.33	41,234.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alabama and Tennessee using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.