COMPARING TWO PLACES
Texas vs Tennessee
PLACE A
Texas
VS
PLACE B
Tennessee
Texas is 327% larger than Tennessee. Texas earns more, with a median household income $8,881 higher. Texas has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 9%).
TEXASTENNESSEEDIFFERENCE
Total population30,188,4247,066,383+327% vs Tennessee
Population density116171−56
Population growth15.9%8.9%+7.0 pts
Median age35.638.9−3.3
Male49.9%49.1%+0.8 pts
Female50.1%50.9%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born17.6%6.1%+11.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.1%71.0%−31.9 pts
Black11.9%15.4%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.7%7.4%+32.3 pts
Asian5.5%1.9%+3.6 pts
Other3.8%4.2%−0.5 pts
Median household income$78,476$69,595+$8,881
Per capita income$40,752$39,437+$1,315
Poverty rate13.8%13.8%+0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.476Even
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%31.1%+2.8 pts
Graduate degree12.3%11.7%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%4.7%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation65.3%62.4%+2.9 pts
Median home value$283,800$286,700−$2,900
Median gross rent$1,403$1,189+$214
Owner-occupied62.6%66.9%−4.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%10.2%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households48.5%44.3%+4.1 pts
Average commute26.725.7+0.9
Worked from home14.4%12.9%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.4%+0.5 pts
Uninsured17.1%10.0%+7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024