COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tennessee vs Maine
PLACE A
Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Maine
Tennessee is 409% larger than Maine. Maine earns more, with a median household income $5,138 higher. Tennessee has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 3%).
TENNESSEEMAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population7,066,3831,387,817+409% vs Maine
Population density17145+126
Population growth8.9%2.6%+6.3 pts
Median age38.944.8−5.9
Male49.1%49.3%−0.2 pts
Female50.9%50.7%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born6.1%4.1%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.0%89.9%−18.9 pts
Black15.4%1.8%+13.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%2.2%+5.2 pts
Asian1.9%1.1%+0.7 pts
Other4.2%5.0%−0.7 pts
Median household income$69,595$74,733−$5,138
Per capita income$39,437$43,742−$4,305
Poverty rate13.8%10.7%+3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%36.2%−5.1 pts
Graduate degree11.7%13.7%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%3.8%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation62.4%61.7%+0.6 pts
Median home value$286,700$296,600−$9,900
Median gross rent$1,189$1,139+$50
Owner-occupied66.9%74.3%−7.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.2%20.6%−10.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.3%44.1%+0.3 pts
Average commute25.724.6+1.2
Worked from home12.9%15.9%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.5%−0.0 pts
Uninsured10.0%6.2%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024