COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tennessee vs Rhode Island
PLACE A
Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Rhode Island
Tennessee is 541% larger than Rhode Island. Rhode Island earns more, with a median household income $18,201 higher.
TENNESSEERHODE ISLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population7,066,3831,101,801+541% vs Rhode Island
Population density1711,066−894
Population growth8.9%4.3%+4.6 pts
Median age38.940.6−1.7
Male49.1%49.1%Even
Female50.9%50.9%Even
Foreign-born6.1%15.3%−9.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.0%68.0%+3.0 pts
Black15.4%4.9%+10.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%17.7%−10.3 pts
Asian1.9%3.5%−1.6 pts
Other4.2%5.9%−1.7 pts
Median household income$69,595$87,796−$18,201
Per capita income$39,437$47,150−$7,713
Poverty rate13.8%11.2%+2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.461+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%37.7%−6.7 pts
Graduate degree11.7%15.4%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%5.8%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation62.4%65.0%−2.7 pts
Median home value$286,700$404,200−$117,500
Median gross rent$1,189$1,342−$153
Owner-occupied66.9%63.6%+3.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.2%9.1%+1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households44.3%45.4%−1.1 pts
Average commute25.725.5+0.2
Worked from home12.9%13.0%−0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.4%1.7%−1.3 pts
Uninsured10.0%4.4%+5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024