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Homeless Demographics

Indicators National Tennessee  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 6,156,719[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 703,385[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 1,734,687[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.05[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 26.74%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 7.82%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 65.44%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $51,945[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $68,638[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $644[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $25,750[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 6.95%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 18.93%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 28.53%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 20.20%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 18.63%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 81.37%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 21.81%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 2.70%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 13.42%[40] Birth rate ranking 46[41]