Household Types in Tennessee (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.468562%48.235831%48.468562%48.5%1,222,4761.22M13.386269%12.866629%13.386269%13.4%337,629338k4.545548%4.826277%4.545548%4.5%114,648115k28.086071%27.689881%28.086071%28.1%708,388708k5.513551%6.381381%5.513551%5.5%139,063139k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads65.612592%67.364644%65.612592%65.6%450,790451k26.295543%24.570491%26.295543%26.3%180,663181k8.091865%8.064864%8.091865%8.1%55,59555.6k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children227.239985%28.463433%27.239985%27.2%687,048687k72.589251%71.282943%72.589251%72.6%1,830,8491.83M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-9.254538%-4.349295%-19.525755%-5.445833%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-38.575422%39%61.424578%60.376111%61.424578%61%32,55732.6k-10.053161%-4.031958%-27.557282%-5.444112%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-47.086513%47%52.913487%51.388155%52.913487%53%1,965,7201.97M-13.492148%-9.454738%-16.721369%-9.290630%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-48.958885%49%51.041115%49.605999%51.041115%51%56,67056.7k-15.909313%-9.433042%-19.597957%-8.532024%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-53.472335%53%46.527665%44.834073%46.527665%47%30,74330.7k-17.073244%-6.215048%-31.038965%-7.121913%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-61.449170%61%38.550830%40.394166%38.550830%39%33,08133.1k-29.450739%-5.864914%-33.354485%-4.964889%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-73.635027%74%26.364973%27.460909%26.364973%26%403,433403k

Map of Household Types by County in Tennessee

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
37%44%50%57%64%71%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.5%10.2%12.8%15.4%18.0%20.6%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%2.5%3.6%4.8%5.9%7.1%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16.4%20.1%23.8%27.4%31.1%34.8%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.4%3.0%4.6%6.3%7.9%9.5%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
18.6%23.0%27.3%31.7%36.0%40.4%
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Household Types by Place in Tennessee

There are 429 places in Tennessee. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Tennessee, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 11,164.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee, selected places in Tennessee, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%20%40%60%80%Count#BrentwoodArlingtonFarragutColliervilleGermantownSpring HillLakelandBartlettMiddle ValleyMount JulietFranklinSeymourHendersonvilleSoddy-DaisyMaryvillePortlandLa VergneClarksvilleSmyrnaTennesseeUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralGallatinShelbyvilleLebanonDicksonMurfreesboroBristolTullahomaSeviervilleKingsportOak RidgeDyersburgGoodlettsvilleCrossvilleJacksonGreenevilleMorristownSpringfieldClevelandJohnson CityElizabethtonEast RidgeColumbiaNashville-DavidsonAthensLewisburgChattanoogaRed BankMcMinnvilleCookevilleKnoxvilleMemphis81.123919%81.123919%81%10,69710.7k179.917428%79.917428%80%2,710274.662032%74.662032%75%5,799372.256398%72.256398%72%11,74611.7k468.868564%68.868564%69%10,16510.2k568.409645%68.409645%68%7,575665.785781%65.785781%66%2,813762.498765%62.498765%62%12,65612.7k862.297947%62.297947%62%2,852960.427254%60.427254%60%6,4211059.766064%59.766064%60%15,94215.9k1156.829868%56.829868%57%2,5421254.884276%54.884276%55%11,50111.5k1352.318758%52.318758%52%2,7641452.165908%52.165908%52%5,3831551.916706%51.916706%52%2,1941650.439560%50.439560%50%5,5081749.907884%49.907884%50%26,00626.0k1848.545861%48.545861%49%8,0291948.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.299935%47.299935%47%5,8162047.162323%47.162323%47%3,5652145.767442%45.767442%46%4,9202245.276138%45.276138%45%2,6072344.959828%44.959828%45%20,48120.5k2444.635081%44.635081%45%5,1252544.164152%44.164152%44%3,6592644.054615%44.054615%44%2,5492743.383929%43.383929%43%10,11810.1k2842.480399%42.480399%42%5,3642942.226651%42.226651%42%2,9663042.208929%42.208929%42%2,8933141.230425%41.230425%41%1,8433241.058387%41.058387%41%10,51310.5k3340.934245%40.934245%41%2,5153440.586582%40.586582%41%4,6223540.388446%40.388446%40%2,4333640.203406%40.203406%40%6,5623739.613232%39.613232%40%11,04111.0k3838.874724%38.874724%39%2,2873938.036741%38.036741%38%3,3754038.016123%38.016123%38%5,4234136.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k4236.401750%36.401750%36%1,9974335.735064%35.735064%36%1,5974435.533720%35.533720%36%25,13325.1k4534.303188%34.303188%34%1,8514633.968989%33.968989%34%1,9064733.852257%33.852257%34%4,5234830.728094%30.728094%31%24,76524.8k4929.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k50

Household Types by Metro Area in Tennessee

There are 27 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Tennessee (22 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 27 of those to each other, Tennessee, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee.

Married by Metro Area#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee, selected metro areas in Tennessee, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%20%40%Count#CrossvilleShelbyvilleLawrenceburgAthens AreaSeviervilleTullahomaClarksvilleClevelandDyersburgGreenevilleMorristownLewisburgParis AreaKnoxvilleKingsportDayton AreaNashvilleChattanoogaMartin AreaTennesseeUnited StatesCookevilleUnion CitySouthJohnson CityJackson AreaEast South CentralMcMinnvilleNewport AreaBrownsvilleMemphis Area54.318367%54.318367%54%13,30813.3k154.172286%54.172286%54%9,238254.035763%54.035763%54%8,703353.662070%53.662070%54%10,74110.7k453.355687%53.355687%53%19,73219.7k552.580797%52.580797%53%21,19921.2k652.443397%52.443397%52%51,63051.6k752.376807%52.376807%52%24,06424.1k852.061719%52.061719%52%7,828951.691490%51.691490%52%14,19514.2k1051.543803%51.543803%52%22,78722.8k1151.477914%51.477914%51%6,2001250.959046%50.959046%51%6,8811350.238439%50.238439%50%171,929172k1450.176309%50.176309%50%64,31864.3k1549.854932%49.854932%50%6,1861649.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k1749.261250%49.261250%49%103,357103k1848.681180%48.681180%49%6,5521948.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.171390%48.171390%48%20,95621.0k2048.082192%48.082192%48%7,3712147.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.776492%47.776492%48%40,04140.0k2247.742413%47.742413%48%23,22023.2k2347.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.516684%47.516684%48%7,4052445.646800%45.646800%46%6,6482542.517007%42.517007%43%3,0002641.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k27

Household Types by County in Tennessee

There are 95 counties in Tennessee. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Tennessee, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,034.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee, selected counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%20%40%60%Count#WilliamsonLoudonWilsonMonroeFayetteRobertsonSumnerCheathamDicksonBlountTiptonJeffersonCumberlandBedfordLawrenceMcMinnSevierRoaneMontgomeryCoffeeDyerRutherfordGreeneFranklinMarshallBradleyGilesHenryClaiborneMauryCampbellRheaHawkinsSullivanLincolnObionHamblenWeakleyGibsonTennesseeUnited StatesCarterSouthEast South CentralWashingtonWarrenKnoxAndersonMadisonHamiltonPutnamCockeShelbyDavidson70.330645%70.330645%70%49,96550.0k161.021934%61.021934%61%12,24112.2k260.289230%60.289230%60%27,39027.4k358.777656%58.777656%59%10,17510.2k457.624506%57.624506%58%8,597557.501011%57.501011%58%14,22014.2k656.518027%56.518027%57%35,74235.7k756.267620%56.267620%56%8,183855.578512%55.578512%56%10,49110.5k955.276535%55.276535%55%27,29527.3k1055.101850%55.101850%55%11,76711.8k1154.823696%54.823696%55%10,83710.8k1254.318367%54.318367%54%13,30813.3k1354.172286%54.172286%54%9,2381454.035763%54.035763%54%8,7031553.662070%53.662070%54%10,74110.7k1653.355687%53.355687%53%19,73219.7k1753.297418%53.297418%53%11,47611.5k1853.246385%53.246385%53%35,72335.7k1952.367831%52.367831%52%11,21311.2k2052.061719%52.061719%52%7,8282151.956316%51.956316%52%53,80753.8k2251.691490%51.691490%52%14,19514.2k2351.685531%51.685531%52%8,4482451.477914%51.477914%51%6,2002551.470213%51.470213%51%20,16520.2k2651.106465%51.106465%51%5,8662750.959046%50.959046%51%6,8812850.887898%50.887898%51%6,5052950.755572%50.755572%51%16,69316.7k3050.723179%50.723179%51%8,0663149.854932%49.854932%50%6,1863249.850007%49.850007%50%11,46611.5k3349.707114%49.707114%50%32,75532.8k3449.361233%49.361233%49%6,7233549.209844%49.209844%49%6,2593648.891253%48.891253%49%11,95012.0k3748.681180%48.681180%49%6,5523848.526229%48.526229%49%9,4173948.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.993438%47.993438%48%11,40911.4k4047.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.535729%47.535729%48%24,91324.9k4147.516684%47.516684%48%7,4054246.931663%46.931663%47%85,10485.1k4346.718852%46.718852%47%14,32414.3k4446.637447%46.637447%47%17,34417.3k4546.459445%46.459445%46%63,79363.8k4645.700997%45.700997%46%13,75613.8k4745.646800%45.646800%46%6,6484837.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k4937.263544%37.263544%37%100,268100k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in Tennessee

There are 844 county subdivisions in Tennessee. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Tennessee, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 19,215.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee, selected county subdivisions in Tennessee, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%20%40%60%Count#5293474487163614233TennesseeUnited States412South11East South Central32312226591528810272979261351311612324791867.255701%67.255701%67%12,71212.7k165.216740%65.216740%65%17,40717.4k264.401314%64.401314%64%10,78410.8k362.531675%62.531675%63%16,28716.3k461.746988%61.746988%62%4,510559.925825%59.925825%60%9,210659.440128%59.440128%59%4,820758.226926%58.226926%58%16,78116.8k858.101336%58.101336%58%10,43510.4k957.797215%57.797215%58%11,16711.2k1057.721685%57.721685%58%7,9351157.551487%57.551487%58%4,5271255.705042%55.705042%56%8,6951354.631528%54.631528%55%11,19411.2k1452.500911%52.500911%53%12,96313.0k1551.399167%51.399167%51%4,4451650.867012%50.867012%51%7,2751749.305556%49.305556%49%3,5501848.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.174834%48.174834%48%10,09610.1k1947.999515%47.999515%48%3,9592047.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.634422%47.634422%48%3,8362147.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M46.922128%46.922128%47%9,8942244.979920%44.979920%45%3,8082342.705184%42.705184%43%3,8142442.446524%42.446524%42%3,8102542.443145%42.443145%42%3,2662642.064073%42.064073%42%10,91110.9k2741.899211%41.899211%42%7,1172840.434461%40.434461%40%3,2762938.491741%38.491741%38%2,8433038.123334%38.123334%38%6,7203137.410408%37.410408%37%11,22211.2k3236.493586%36.493586%36%2,9873335.330604%35.330604%35%2,8483434.166667%34.166667%34%3,0343533.372797%33.372797%33%2,5373633.303745%33.303745%33%7,8793733.269559%33.269559%33%4,8693832.948372%32.948372%33%9,1583931.061431%31.061431%31%4,8494030.082066%30.082066%30%2,2364128.246791%28.246791%28%7,2844227.118171%27.118171%27%6,7954327.083677%27.083677%27%6,5644425.849095%25.849095%26%2,5424525.292740%25.292740%25%3,4564623.945509%23.945509%24%6,5744721.703507%21.703507%22%6,2254820.976475%20.976475%21%4,6104915.920865%15.920865%16%4,57950

Household Types by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Tennessee to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee.

Married by State#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaSouthIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandEast South CentralMichiganAlabamaArizonaS CarolinaMassachusettsOhioFloridaNew MexicoNevadaMississippiNew YorkRhode IslandLouisiana61.419345%61.419345%61%564,055564k154.674412%54.674412%55%325,918326k252.531681%52.531681%53%273,886274k351.987700%51.987700%52%235,000235k451.803864%51.803864%52%117,587118k551.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M650.946420%50.946420%51%1,087,8641.09M750.837920%50.837920%51%567,279567k850.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k950.431039%50.431039%50%373,987374k1050.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M1150.139834%50.139834%50%4,657,7674.66M1250.137616%50.137616%50%167,227167k1349.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M1449.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k1549.669285%49.669285%50%1,019,0231.02M1649.393801%49.393801%49%203,825204k1749.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M1849.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M1948.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M2048.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k2148.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k2248.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k2348.761546%48.761546%49%712,650713k2448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k2548.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k2648.482927%48.482927%48%124,653125k2748.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M2848.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k2948.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k3048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.171961%48.171961%48%147,003147k3148.103072%48.103072%48%1,141,1791.14M3248.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M3348.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M3447.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M3547.693555%47.693555%48%1,722,5511.72M3647.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M3747.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M3847.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k3947.393605%47.393605%47%1,160,6311.16M4046.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k4146.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M4246.487639%46.487639%46%2,139,1052.14M4346.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M4444.784414%44.784414%45%341,504342k4544.771277%44.771277%45%461,458461k4644.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k4743.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M4843.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k4943.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k50

Household Types by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares Tennessee to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#VirginiaTexasArkansasOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyTennesseeDelawareUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGeorgiaMarylandEast South CentralAlabamaS CarolinaFloridaMississippiLouisianaD.C.50.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M150.139834%50.139834%50%4,657,7674.66M248.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k348.761546%48.761546%49%712,650713k448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k548.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k648.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M748.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M947.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.693555%47.693555%48%1,722,5511.72M1047.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M1147.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k1246.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k1346.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M1444.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k1543.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k1624.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k17

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Tennessee. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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