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There are 78 Building Departments in Tennessee, serving a population of 6,597,381 people in an area of 41,225 square miles. There is 1 Building Department per 84,581 people, and 1 Building Department per 528 square miles.

The state of Tennessee is ranked 41st in Building Departments per capita, and 23rd in Building Departments per square mile.

Tennessee Building Structure & Housing Statistics

Find Tennessee Residential Housing Units, Occupied Residential Buildings Construction Year, Occupied Residential Buildings Room Characteristics, Occupied Residential Buildings Bedroom Characteristics, and Occupied Residential Building Facility Characteristics. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Tennessee Residential Housing Units

	Tennessee	United States
Total Housing Units	2,930,530	136,384,292
Occupied Housing Units	2,567,061 (87.6%)	119,730,128 (87.8%)

Tennessee Occupied Residential Buildings

	Tennessee	United States
Single-Family Detached Homes	1,797,547 (70.0%)	75,188,261 (62.8%)
Single-Family Attached Homes	81,402 (3.2%)	7,179,636 (6.0%)
2 Apartments	70,683 (2.8%)	4,153,773 (3.5%)
3 or 4 Apartments	79,592 (3.1%)	5,118,888 (4.3%)
5 to 9 Apartments	113,513 (4.4%)	5,577,084 (4.7%)
10 or More Apartments	200,267 (7.8%)	15,689,922 (13.1%)
Mobile Home or Other Type of Housing	224,057 (8.7%)	6,822,564 (5.7%)

Tennessee Occupied Residential Buildings Construction Year

	Tennessee	United States
2014 or Later	53,832 (2.1%)	1,851,938 (1.5%)
2010 to 2013	88,315 (3.4%)	3,196,699 (2.7%)
2000 to 2009	435,663 (17.0%)	17,155,048 (14.3%)
1980 to 1999	843,271 (32.8%)	33,022,714 (27.6%)
1960 to 1979	668,593 (26.0%)	31,176,353 (26.0%)
1940 to 1959	335,016 (335,016.0%)	18,573,225 (18,573,225.0%)
1939 or Earlier	142,371 (5.5%)	14,754,151 (12.3%)

Tennessee Occupied Residential Buildings Room Characteristics

	Tennessee	United States
1 Room	29,037 (1.1%)	2,333,713 (1.9%)
2 or 3 Rooms	1,850,684 (72.1%)	78,073,033 (65.2%)
4 or 5 Rooms	921,694 (35.9%)	41,748,319 (34.9%)
6 or 7 Rooms	856,102 (33.3%)	36,978,835 (30.9%)
8 or More Rooms	569,596 (22.2%)	25,544,174 (21.3%)

Tennessee Occupied Residential Buildings Bedroom Characteristics

	Tennessee	United States
No Bedroom	31,875 (1.2%)	2,612,624 (2.2%)
1 Bedroom	178,609 (7.0%)	12,419,557 (10.4%)
2 or 3 Bedrooms	1,850,684 (72.1%)	78,073,033 (65.2%)
4 or More Bedrooms	505,893 (19.7%)	26,624,914 (22.2%)

Tennessee Occupied Residential Building Facility Characteristics

	Tennessee	United States
With Complete Plumbing Facilities	2,556,921 (99.6%)	119,258,030 (99.6%)
With Complete Kitchen Facilities	2,547,892 (99.3%)	118,741,468 (99.2%)