Kentucky vs. Tennessee
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Kentucky Tennessee
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 4,467,673 6,829,174 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.0% 7.6% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 4,339,333 6,346,276 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 4,339,367 6,346,105 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 6.0% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.6% 22.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.4% 16.4% Female persons, percent 50.7% 51.2% White alone, percent 87.6% 78.5% Black or African American alone, percent 8.4% 17.1% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.5% Asian alone, percent 1.6% 1.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.8% 5.6% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 84.3% 73.7% Veterans, 2014-2018 273,675 435,040 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.8% 5.0% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 1,995,182 2,992,279 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 67.0% 66.3% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $135,300 $158,600 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,158 $1,224 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $370 $381 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $741 $841 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 18.0% 18.3% Building permits, 2018 13,826 37,169 Households, 2014-2018 1,728,681 2,567,061 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.49 2.53 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.5% 85.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 5.5% 7.1% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 84.3% 85.2% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.5% 75.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.7% 87.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 23.6% 26.6% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 13.1% 11.1% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.7% 12.0% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.9% 60.9% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.7% 56.3% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 7,500,115 12,499,013 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 26,264,745 42,383,683 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 129,284,438 139,960,482 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 71,745,899 111,718,421 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 54,869,978 91,641,605 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,526 $14,194 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.3 25.0 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $48,392 $50,972 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,948 $28,511 Persons in poverty, percent 16.9% 15.3% Total employer establishments, 2017 91,241 137,918 Total employment, 2017 1,625,006 2,650,007 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 67,733,358 120,113,689 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.4% 2.2% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 291,230 524,081 All firms, 2012 331,546 550,453 Men-owned firms, 2012 184,154 302,249 Women-owned firms, 2012 106,011 195,694 Minority-owned firms, 2012 27,258 105,234 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 296,155 434,025 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 33,208 59,379 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 282,704 469,392 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 8.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 2.0% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 1.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.6% 25.9% Population per square mile, 2010 109.9 153.9 Land area in square miles, 2010 39,486.34 41,234.90
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kentucky and Tennessee using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
