Tennessee Census Data: Households & Families

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Tennessee Census Data: Households & Families

Household and Family statistics for Tennessee counties are shown in this easy-to-read table and chart combination.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census.

Tennessee Census Data: Households & Families
Location	Total households	Percent of total households							Average population per-		Location
		Family households				Nonfamily households			Average population per-
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Type of family		Total	Householder living alone		Household	Family
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Married couple family	Female householder, no husband present	Total	Total	65 years and over	Household	Family
United States	105,480,101	68.1	32.8	51.7	12.2	31.9	25.8	9.2	2.59	3.14	United States
Tennessee	2,232,905	69.3	31.7	52.6	12.9	30.7	25.8	9.0	2.48	2.99	Tennessee
Anderson Co.	29,780	68.9	29.6	53.8	11.5	31.1	27.7	12.1	2.37	2.88	Anderson Co.
Bedford Co.	13,905	74.4	34.0	57.3	11.9	25.6	21.5	9.2	2.67	3.06	Bedford Co.
Benton Co.	6,863	71.2	27.3	58.1	9.5	28.8	25.7	12.3	2.37	2.82	Benton Co.
Bledsoe Co.	4,430	74.8	31.3	61.5	9.1	25.2	22.1	9.2	2.53	2.94	Bledsoe Co.
Blount Co.	42,667	71.8	30.5	58.4	10.0	28.2	24.4	9.5	2.43	2.88	Blount Co.
Bradley Co.	34,281	71.9	32.0	57.3	10.9	28.1	23.4	8.2	2.50	2.94	Bradley Co.
Campbell Co.	16,125	71.8	29.8	55.3	12.6	28.2	25.4	11.6	2.44	2.91	Campbell Co.
Cannon Co.	4,998	72.9	33.3	58.6	9.9	27.1	24.3	10.9	2.53	2.99	Cannon Co.
Carroll Co.	11,779	71.3	30.0	56.3	11.5	28.7	25.8	12.7	2.42	2.90	Carroll Co.
Carter Co.	23,486	69.6	28.5	54.9	11.0	30.4	26.5	11.0	2.35	2.83	Carter Co.
Cheatham Co.	12,878	78.9	39.6	64.9	9.6	21.1	16.9	5.3	2.76	3.08	Cheatham Co.
Chester Co.	5,660	74.2	33.6	59.0	11.5	25.8	22.6	10.8	2.55	2.97	Chester Co.
Claiborne Co.	11,799	73.6	32.0	58.8	11.0	26.4	23.4	10.0	2.48	2.91	Claiborne Co.
Clay Co.	3,379	69.0	27.7	54.7	9.7	31.0	27.6	12.0	2.33	2.80	Clay Co.
Cocke Co.	13,762	70.6	29.5	53.1	13.0	29.4	25.7	10.1	2.41	2.87	Cocke Co.
Coffee Co.	18,885	72.0	32.4	56.9	11.1	28.0	24.3	10.3	2.50	2.96	Coffee Co.
Crockett Co.	5,632	72.2	32.7	56.4	11.8	27.8	25.3	11.5	2.53	3.01	Crockett Co.
Cumberland Co.	19,508	74.4	26.6	61.8	9.6	25.6	22.4	10.2	2.37	2.74	Cumberland Co.
Davidson Co.	237,405	58.2	26.7	39.9	14.3	41.8	33.4	8.2	2.30	2.96	Davidson Co.
Decatur Co.	4,908	69.6	27.3	56.7	9.0	30.4	27.6	13.4	2.34	2.82	Decatur Co.
DeKalb Co.	6,984	71.4	30.1	56.1	11.1	28.6	25.5	10.7	2.45	2.90	DeKalb Co.
Dickson Co.	16,473	73.9	35.6	58.3	11.5	26.1	22.3	8.9	2.59	3.02	Dickson Co.
Dyer Co.	14,751	70.9	32.9	53.2	13.6	29.1	25.3	10.7	2.49	2.97	Dyer Co.
Fayette Co.	10,467	76.6	31.0	58.5	14.0	23.4	20.5	8.6	2.71	3.14	Fayette Co.
Fentress Co.	6,693	72.0	31.6	57.3	11.3	28.0	25.5	11.1	2.46	2.94	Fentress Co.
Franklin Co.	15,003	74.4	30.9	60.1	10.4	25.6	22.6	10.3	2.51	2.92	Franklin Co.
Gibson Co.	19,518	69.6	30.2	52.2	13.6	30.4	27.4	13.7	2.41	2.93	Gibson Co.
Giles Co.	11,713	71.4	31.4	55.8	11.9	28.6	25.7	11.2	2.47	2.96	Giles Co.
Grainger Co.	8,270	74.5	31.4	61.9	8.8	25.5	22.5	9.1	2.48	2.89	Grainger Co.
Greene Co.	25,756	70.4	29.2	55.7	10.8	29.6	25.8	10.7	2.38	2.84	Greene Co.

Location	Total households	Percent of total households							Average population per-		Location
		Family households				Nonfamily households			Average population per-
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Type of family		Total	Householder living alone		Household	Family
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Married couple family	Female householder, no husband present	Total	Total	65 years and over	Household	Family
United States	105,480,101	68.1	32.8	51.7	12.2	31.9	25.8	9.2	2.59	3.14	United States
Tennessee	2,232,905	69.3	31.7	52.6	12.9	30.7	25.8	9.0	2.48	2.99	Tennessee
Grundy Co.	5,562	72.9	33.4	56.6	12.0	27.1	24.0	10.2	2.54	3.01	Grundy Co.
Hamblen Co.	23,211	71.5	30.5	56.1	11.3	28.5	24.7	9.6	2.47	2.91	Hamblen Co.
Hamilton Co.	124,444	67.3	28.9	50.2	13.5	32.7	27.9	10.0	2.41	2.95	Hamilton Co.
Hancock Co.	2,769	70.0	31.0	55.1	11.0	30.0	27.7	13.5	2.39	2.91	Hancock Co.
Hardeman Co.	9,412	71.9	32.6	50.0	17.6	28.1	25.1	11.4	2.56	3.06	Hardeman Co.
Hardin Co.	10,426	71.4	29.7	57.3	10.1	28.6	25.5	11.8	2.41	2.87	Hardin Co.
Hawkins Co.	21,936	72.6	31.3	59.3	9.8	27.4	24.4	9.6	2.42	2.86	Hawkins Co.
Haywood Co.	7,558	71.7	33.4	45.8	22.0	28.3	25.4	11.1	2.59	3.09	Haywood Co.
Henderson Co.	10,306	72.3	32.3	56.9	11.7	27.7	24.9	10.7	2.44	2.90	Henderson Co.
Henry Co.	13,019	69.2	27.5	54.4	11.2	30.8	27.0	12.8	2.35	2.82	Henry Co.
Hickman Co.	8,081	73.7	33.9	59.4	9.6	26.3	22.6	9.9	2.59	3.02	Hickman Co.
Houston Co.	3,216	71.5	31.1	57.0	10.4	28.5	25.3	12.1	2.46	2.92	Houston Co.
Humphreys Co.	7,238	71.1	30.3	57.3	10.2	28.9	25.0	10.6	2.44	2.90	Humphreys Co.
Jackson Co.	4,466	70.3	28.8	55.3	10.3	29.7	25.5	10.2	2.43	2.89	Jackson Co.
Jefferson Co.	17,155	73.5	31.0	59.9	9.8	26.5	22.5	8.2	2.49	2.89	Jefferson Co.
Johnson Co.	6,827	69.6	26.4	55.4	10.0	30.4	26.4	11.5	2.35	2.81	Johnson Co.
Knox Co.	157,872	63.8	28.5	49.8	10.9	36.2	29.6	9.1	2.34	2.92	Knox Co.
Lake Co.	2,410	67.0	28.8	47.2	16.3	33.0	30.0	15.5	2.36	2.92	Lake Co.
Lauderdale Co.	9,567	71.2	32.8	49.7	17.6	28.8	25.6	11.1	2.55	3.06	Lauderdale Co.
Lawrence Co.	15,480	73.4	33.7	59.1	10.6	26.6	23.7	11.4	2.56	3.02	Lawrence Co.
Lewis Co.	4,381	73.4	33.2	58.9	10.7	26.6	23.5	10.6	2.54	2.98	Lewis Co.
Lincoln Co.	12,503	72.6	31.6	58.2	10.9	27.4	24.6	11.6	2.47	2.93	Lincoln Co.
Loudon Co.	15,944	74.0	28.4	61.7	8.9	26.0	22.8	10.1	2.42	2.82	Loudon Co.
McMinn Co.	19,721	72.6	31.4	58.7	10.6	27.4	24.4	10.4	2.45	2.90	McMinn Co.
McNairy Co.	9,980	71.5	29.9	58.0	9.9	28.5	25.9	12.5	2.42	2.89	McNairy Co.
Macon Co.	7,916	73.3	35.0	60.7	8.8	26.7	23.8	10.7	2.55	3.00	Macon Co.
Madison Co.	35,552	69.3	33.5	49.8	15.9	30.7	26.2	9.3	2.49	3.00	Madison Co.
Marion Co.	11,037	73.7	31.1	57.9	11.6	26.3	23.6	10.2	2.49	2.93	Marion Co.
Marshall Co.	10,307	72.5	33.8	56.8	11.6	27.5	23.9	10.0	2.56	3.02	Marshall Co.
Maury Co.	26,444	72.9	34.8	55.9	12.9	27.1	23.2	8.8	2.58	3.03	Maury Co.

Location	Total households	Percent of total households							Average population per-		Location
		Family households				Nonfamily households			Average population per-
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Type of family		Total	Householder living alone		Household	Family
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Married couple family	Female householder, no husband present	Total	Total	65 years and over	Household	Family
United States	105,480,101	68.1	32.8	51.7	12.2	31.9	25.8	9.2	2.59	3.14	United States
Tennessee	2,232,905	69.3	31.7	52.6	12.9	30.7	25.8	9.0	2.48	2.99	Tennessee
Meigs Co.	4,304	75.8	32.8	61.7	9.9	24.2	20.8	7.8	2.55	2.94	Meigs Co.
Monroe Co.	15,329	73.3	32.1	59.4	10.0	26.7	23.3	9.4	2.51	2.94	Monroe Co.
Montgomery Co.	48,330	74.4	40.7	58.7	12.2	25.6	20.2	5.5	2.70	3.11	Montgomery Co.
Moore Co.	2,211	76.3	30.7	65.1	7.6	23.7	21.4	11.1	2.55	2.95	Moore Co.
Morgan Co.	6,990	74.9	33.5	60.7	10.3	25.1	22.1	9.3	2.58	3.01	Morgan Co.
Obion Co.	13,182	71.3	31.0	56.4	11.1	28.7	25.7	12.1	2.42	2.89	Obion Co.
Overton Co.	8,110	73.0	29.2	59.2	9.9	27.0	24.1	11.0	2.46	2.90	Overton Co.
Perry Co.	3,023	71.6	30.6	59.3	8.8	28.4	25.2	12.9	2.48	2.96	Perry Co.
Pickett Co.	2,091	69.9	27.4	58.3	7.8	30.1	27.2	12.9	2.33	2.83	Pickett Co.
Polk Co.	6,448	73.7	29.8	60.3	9.0	26.3	23.3	9.8	2.46	2.89	Polk Co.
Putnam Co.	24,865	66.0	29.0	52.7	9.8	34.0	27.1	9.6	2.40	2.92	Putnam Co.
Rhea Co.	11,184	72.5	31.2	57.4	11.2	27.5	23.8	9.9	2.46	2.90	Rhea Co.
Roane Co.	21,200	71.9	28.6	58.3	10.1	28.1	25.0	11.2	2.42	2.87	Roane Co.
Robertson Co.	19,906	77.6	37.4	61.9	11.2	22.4	18.6	7.5	2.71	3.06	Robertson Co.
Rutherford Co.	66,443	71.4	37.8	56.3	11.2	28.6	20.8	5.1	2.65	3.09	Rutherford Co.
Scott Co.	8,203	73.3	35.7	57.2	11.8	26.7	24.3	9.5	2.55	3.02	Scott Co.
Sequatchie Co.	4,463	74.2	33.0	58.8	11.2	25.8	22.4	8.8	2.52	2.92	Sequatchie Co.
Sevier Co.	28,467	73.2	30.7	59.3	10.1	26.8	22.0	7.9	2.48	2.88	Sevier Co.
Shelby Co.	338,366	67.6	34.2	42.8	20.1	32.4	27.0	7.7	2.60	3.18	Shelby Co.
Smith Co.	6,878	73.7	34.1	60.1	9.8	26.3	23.4	11.1	2.55	3.00	Smith Co.
Stewart Co.	4,930	74.1	31.5	62.3	8.1	25.9	23.1	10.8	2.49	2.91	Stewart Co.
Sullivan Co.	63,556	70.5	28.4	57.1	10.2	29.5	26.4	11.1	2.36	2.84	Sullivan Co.
Sumner Co.	48,941	75.7	36.3	61.1	10.8	24.3	20.3	7.2	2.64	3.04	Sumner Co.
Tipton Co.	18,106	78.3	39.6	60.2	13.9	21.7	18.7	7.4	2.78	3.17	Tipton Co.
Trousdale Co.	2,780	73.2	31.9	58.3	11.3	26.8	23.0	10.3	2.55	2.99	Trousdale Co.
Unicoi Co.	7,516	69.5	26.6	56.4	9.5	30.5	27.5	13.4	2.31	2.80	Unicoi Co.
Union Co.	6,742	77.0	35.4	62.2	10.5	23.0	19.8	7.4	2.62	2.99	Union Co.
Van Buren Co.	2,180	74.3	30.5	59.5	11.0	25.7	21.9	8.7	2.49	2.90	Van Buren Co.
Warren Co.	15,181	71.3	31.9	56.2	11.2	28.7	25.0	10.5	2.47	2.93	Warren Co.
Washington Co.	44,195	66.7	28.2	52.6	10.5	33.3	27.8	9.7	2.33	2.85	Washington Co.

Location	Total households	Percent of total households							Average population per-		Location
		Family households				Nonfamily households			Average population per-
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Type of family		Total	Householder living alone		Household	Family
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Married couple family	Female householder, no husband present	Total	Total	65 years and over	Household	Family
United States	105,480,101	68.1	32.8	51.7	12.2	31.9	25.8	9.2	2.59	3.14	United States
Tennessee	2,232,905	69.3	31.7	52.6	12.9	30.7	25.8	9.0	2.48	2.99	Tennessee
Wayne Co.	5,936	72.8	31.0	59.1	10.1	27.2	24.4	10.9	2.47	2.93	Wayne Co.
Weakley Co.	13,599	67.1	29.4	54.2	9.5	32.9	27.0	11.5	2.38	2.89	Weakley Co.
White Co.	9,229	73.4	30.4	58.5	10.8	26.6	23.4	10.8	2.47	2.90	White Co.
Williamson Co.	44,725	80.0	43.0	69.8	7.8	20.0	16.6	4.5	2.81	3.18	Williamson Co.
Wilson Co.	32,798	78.0	37.2	64.2	10.1	22.0	18.1	6.1	2.67	3.03	Wilson Co.

Reading the Chart:

The entries under the Percent of total households headings are percentages. The "Family households Total" and "Nonfamily households Total" percentages add up to approximately 100%. The subheadings underneath do not add up to 100%, because they do not include all the types of households. For example, there is no subheading for "Male householder, no wife present.". The colored bars fill the cells in proportion to the percentage value.

The entries under the Average population per- heading are averages of the number of people in each family or household. Here the colored bars indicate a percentage of an arbitrary maximum (5). For example, the colored bar for an average family size of 2.5 fills half of the table cell.

Total Households counts households, not people. Here the colored bars represent percentages of the highest household count of any county in the state. For example, the county with the most households will have a colored bar that fills the cell. A county with half that many households will have a colored bar that fills half the cell. For small percentages the bar does not appear.

Census Department definitions:

A household includes all of the people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room occupied (or if vacant, intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters.

A family includes a householder and one or more other people living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption.

Abbreviations used in location names: Co.=County, C.A.=Census Area, Pa.=Parish, Mu.=Municipio.

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