CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Millington

Tennessee · 17,866 residents · 22.4 sq mi

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Millington is home to 17,866 people in Tennessee. This skews young, with a median age of 20.9. Owners hold 33% of the housing stock. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 7,433 people. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 13 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 20.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,866

+71%vs 2000

vs 10,433 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

20.9

−35%vs 2000

vs 32.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

22.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(1,470)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,228)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(922)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1924.6%(4,395)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2416.6%(2,974)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(3,288)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.6%(1,544)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.1%(919)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643%(530)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.2%(401)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841%(174)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(21)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,815

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,120 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,292

−46%vs 2000

vs $17,348 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.2%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,200

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$353

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $494 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

33.3%

−13.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.0% in 2000

66.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.4%(7,133)

Black21.8%(2,274)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(486)

Asian2.5%(257)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.9%(14,101)

Black15.8%(2,830)

Hispanic / Latino5.1%(915)

Asian2.3%(402)

Other3%(533)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.1%(467)

Puerto Rican3.9%(435)

Cuban0.9%(97)

Central American0.1%(10)

Guatemalan0.1%(10)

South American0.1%(8)

Peruvian0.1%(6)

Colombian0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino2.5%(279)

Japanese0.4%(49)

Chinese0.2%(18)

Korean0.1%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.4%(41)

Guamanian0.4%(41)

Tongan0.3%(35)

Ancestry

Irish13.7%(1,541)

German8.5%(963)

English8.3%(933)

American4.6%(523)

Italian4.2%(478)

Scottish2.1%(241)

Polish1.8%(199)

French1.7%(197)

Swedish1.4%(155)

British1.2%(141)

Dutch1.1%(123)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(70)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.4%(44)

Guyanese0.4%(41)

Subsaharan African0.4%(40)

Welsh0.3%(30)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(29)

Arab0.2%(27)

Ukrainian0.2%(24)

Czech0.2%(17)

Nigerian0.1%(15)

Jamaican0.1%(15)

Norwegian0.1%(14)

Lebanese0.1%(13)

Swiss0.1%(12)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

Danish0.1%(8)

Australian0.1%(6)

Russian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.5%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.6 min

−28%vs 2000

vs 17.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.1%(1,391)

Married51.5%(2,162)

Widowed4.3%(179)

Divorced11.2%(469)

Women 15+

Never married29.6%(1,433)

Married38.4%(1,858)

Widowed12.6%(612)

Divorced19.4%(941)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.3%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.6%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.1%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.4%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.6%(164)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.2%(248)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.9%(246)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.9%(43)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.8%(35)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 726 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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