Shelby County, Tennessee

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Shelby County, Tennessee is among the highest in the country for total population (62nd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (145th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Shelby County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	919,173	7,066,383	334,922,499	62nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,767	$69,595	$80,734	1724th of 3,221
Median Age	35.9	38.9	38.9	2892nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.3%	31.1%	35.7%	506th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$249,100	$286,700	$332,700	896th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,232	$1,189	$1,413	498th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.8%	13.8%	12.5%	807th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.2%	4.7%	5.2%	407th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,221.1	171.4	n/a	145th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.9%	6.1%	14.1%	585th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.5	n/a	n/a	2548th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	54.1%	66.9%	65.2%	3122nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.3	25.7	26.4	2073rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.8%	12.9%	15.1%	1020th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.9%	n/a	n/a	1059th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	35.1%	46.8%	46.9%	3088th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.3%	n/a	n/a	1391st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Shelby County, Tennessee

Statistic	Shelby County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	32.7%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.8%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	52.3%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.0	46.4	61.4

Age in Shelby County, Tennessee

Statistic	Shelby County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	35.9	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	25.4%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.7%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.5%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.8%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Shelby County, Tennessee

Statistic	Shelby County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	362,741	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.4%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.3%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.2%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.3%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	42.2%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Shelby County, Tennessee

Statistic	Shelby County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,083	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.5%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.9%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.7%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.8%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.4%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.5%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Shelby County, Tennessee

Statistic	Shelby County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	404,333	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.3%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	21.2%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.3%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	45.9%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.5%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,429	$1,442	n/a

Education in Shelby County, Tennessee

Statistic	Shelby County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	10.1%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.3%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.3%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.3%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.0%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Shelby County, Tennessee

Statistic	Shelby County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.7%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.6%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.4%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.5%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.2%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Shelby County, Tennessee

Statistic	Shelby County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.4%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.1%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.8%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.9%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.2%	6.1%	16.7%

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