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Tennessee, District 5 Census Data
Population: 632,143
| Tennessee, District 5 | National |
Gender
| Tennessee, District 5 | National |
- Male: 48.6%
- Female: 51.4%
| - Male: 49.1%
- Female: 50.9%
|
Race / Origin
| Tennessee, District 5 | National |
- White: 70.0%
- Black of African American: 23.6%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 2.0%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1%
- Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 4.2%
- Two or More Races: 1.8%
| - White: 75.1%
- Black of African American: 12.3%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 3.6%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1%
- Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 12.5%
- Two or More Races: 2.4%
|
Age
| Tennessee, District 5 | National |
- Median Age: 34.2
- 18 years and over: 77.1%
- 65 years and over: 10.8%
| - Median Age: 35.3
- 18 years and over: 74.3%
- 65 years and over: 12.4%
|
Language Spoken at Home (population 5 years and older)
| Tennessee, District 5 | National |
- English Only: 91.0%
- Language other than English: 9.0%
- Spanish: 4.6%
| - English Only: 82.1%
- Language other than English: 17.9%
- Spanish: 10.7%
|
Employment Status (population 16 years and older)
| Tennessee, District 5 | National |
- Employed: 64.3%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
| - Employed: 59.7%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
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Income
| Tennessee, District 5 | National |
- Median Household Income: $40,419
- Per capita Income: $22,303
- Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $34,223
- Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,338
- Families below poverty level: 9.3%
- Individuals below poverty level: 12.2%
| - Median Household Income: $41,994
- Per capita Income: $21,587
- Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,057
- Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,194
- Families below poverty level: 9.2%
- Individuals below poverty level: 12.4%
|
Marital Status (population 15 years and older)
| Tennessee, District 5 | National |
- Never Married: 30.6%
- Now Married: 48.2%
- Divorced: 12.8%
| - Never Married: 27.1%
- Now Married: 54.4%
- Divorced: 9.7%
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Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)
| Tennessee, District 5 | National |
- Management and Professional: 35.6%
- Service: 13.7%
- Sales and Office: 28.7%
- Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.1%
- Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.0%
- Production, Transportation, etc.: 12.9%
| - Management and Professional: 33.6%
- Service: 14.9%
- Sales and Office: 26.7%
- Famring, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7%
- Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.4%
- Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.6%
|
Class Of Workers
| Tennessee, District 5 | National |
- Private wage and salary: 80.6%
- Government workers: 12.3%
- Self-employed: 6.9%
| - Private wage and salary: 78.5%
- Government workers: 14.6%
- Self-employed: 6.6%
|
Source: 2000 U.S. Census
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