Tennessee Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	2,439,443	100.0
1-unit, detached	1,642,085	67.3
1-unit, attached	68,969	2.8
2 units	82,822	3.4
3 or 4 units	82,861	3.4
5 to 9 units	107,918	4.4
10 to 19 units	76,781	3.1
20 or more units	105,151	4.3
Mobile home	268,876	11.0
Boat, RV, van, etc.	3,980	0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	77,589	3.2
1995 to 1998	261,649	10.7
1990 to 1994	233,593	9.6
1980 to 1989	421,225	17.3
1970 to 1979	477,097	19.6
1960 to 1969	347,760	14.3
1940 to 1959	428,704	17.6
1939 or earlier	191,826	7.9

ROOMS
1 room	21,268	0.9
2 rooms	66,101	2.7
3 rooms	172,479	7.1
4 rooms	420,150	17.2
5 rooms	584,917	24.0
6 rooms	494,747	20.3
7 rooms	307,830	12.6
8 rooms	187,845	7.7
9 or more rooms	184,106	7.5
Median (rooms)	5.4	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	2,232,905	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	461,201	20.7
1995 to 1998	646,281	28.9
1990 to 1994	358,656	16.1
1980 to 1989	329,092	14.7
1970 to 1979	218,733	9.8
1969 or earlier	218,942	9.8

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	172,002	7.7
1	721,280	32.3
2	890,376	39.9
3 or more	449,247	20.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	804,572	36.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	161,554	7.2
Electricity	1,164,333	52.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	40,580	1.8
Coal or coke	2,661	0.1
Wood	50,891	2.3
Solar energy	494	0.0
Other fuel	2,893	0.1
No fuel used	4,927	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	14,340	0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	13,324	0.6
No telephone service	66,429	3.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	2,232,905	100.0
1.00 or less	2,171,861	97.3
1.01 to 1.50	42,214	1.9
1.51 or more	18,830	0.8

Specified owner-occupied units	1,205,931	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	156,935	13.0
$50,000 to $99,999	517,407	42.9
$100,000 to $149,999	271,857	22.5
$150,000 to $199,999	126,104	10.5
$200,000 to $299,999	84,945	7.0
$300,000 to $499,999	35,806	3.0
$500,000 to $999,999	10,187	0.8
$1,000,000 or more	2,690	0.2
Median (dollars)	93,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	795,765	66.0
Less than $300	9,832	0.8
$300 to $499	72,397	6.0
$500 to $699	153,139	12.7
$700 to $999	250,216	20.7
$1,000 to $1,499	201,077	16.7
$1,500 to $1,999	66,297	5.5
$2,000 or more	42,807	3.5
Median (dollars)	882	(X)
Not mortgaged	410,166	34.0
Median (dollars)	240	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	487,402	40.4
15 to 19 percent	208,531	17.3
20 to 24 percent	157,548	13.1
25 to 29 percent	102,944	8.5
30 to 34 percent	63,756	5.3
35 percent or more	173,203	14.4
Not computed	12,547	1.0

Specified renter-occupied units	657,138	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	52,356	8.0
$200 to $299	48,141	7.3
$300 to $499	197,466	30.0
$500 to $749	218,697	33.3
$750 to $999	66,531	10.1
$1,000 to $1,499	19,759	3.0
$1,500 or more	4,844	0.7
No cash rent	49,344	7.5
Median (dollars)	505	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	124,253	18.9
15 to 19 percent	93,621	14.2
20 to 24 percent	81,596	12.4
25 to 29 percent	68,148	10.4
30 to 34 percent	45,497	6.9
35 percent or more	178,622	27.2
Not computed	65,401	10.0

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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