Shelby County, TN

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Shelby County, Tennessee demographics

Population: 929,178
Median age: 35.7

Median household income: 55,015

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Shelby County, Tennessee.

Population

2021929,178
2020936,611
2019936,374
2018937,005
2017937,847
2016936,990
2015937,750
2014936,130
2013932,919
2012929,437
2011925,673
2010922,696
2009918,186

Shelby County, TN cities

Arlington town - 14,158

Bartlett city - 57,639

Collierville town - 50,669

Germantown city - 40,955

Lakeland city - 13,693

Memphis city - 634,139

Millington city - 10,583

Shelby County, TN ZIP Codes

Census data for Shelby County, Tennessee

Demographic and housing estimates in Shelby County, Tennessee

Total population
Total population929,178
Male442,789
Female486,389
Population by age
Total population929,178
Under 5 years63,949
5 to 9 years63,904
10 to 14 years67,895
15 to 19 years61,180
20 to 24 years61,366
25 to 34 years136,978
35 to 44 years117,307
45 to 54 years114,384
55 to 59 years56,031
60 to 64 years59,259
65 to 74 years80,257
75 to 84 years33,460
85 years and over13,208
Median age (years)35.7
Under 18 years233,920
16 years and over721,541
18 years and over695,258
21 years and over660,581
62 years and over162,388
65 years and over126,925
Population by race
Total population929,178
One race902,815
   White348,349
   Black or African American499,760
   American Indian and Alaska Native2,235
   Asian25,754
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander616
   Some other race26,101
Two or more races26,363
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population662,842
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population306,253
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population356,589

Social characteristics in Shelby County, Tennessee

Households by type
Total households354,736
Family households (families)132,663
Married-couple family18,711
Male householder, no wife present, family70,053
Female householder, no husband present, family53,153
Nonfamily households133,309
Average household size94,536
Average family size2.57

Economic characteristics in Shelby County, Tennessee

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households354,736
Less than $10,00030,192
$10,000 to $14,99919,318
$15,000 to $24,99932,430
$25,000 to $34,99935,029
$35,000 to $49,99945,611
$50,000 to $74,99960,765
$75,000 to $99,99939,098
$100,000 to $149,99946,196
$150,000 to $199,99919,860
$200,000 or more26,237
Median household income (dollars)55,015

Housing characteristics in Shelby County, Tennessee

Housing occupancy
Total housing units400,662
Occupied housing units354,736
Vacant housing units45,926
Units in structure
Total housing units400,662
1-unit, detached267,510
1-unit, attached17,815
2 units7,561
3 or 4 units22,287
5 to 9 units33,179
10 to 19 units22,023
20 or more units26,115
Mobile home4,008
Boat, RV, van, etc.164
Year structure built
Total housing units400,662
Built 2014 or later314
Built 2010 to 201320,264
Built 2000 to 200943,505
Built 1990 to 199956,665
Built 1980 to 198954,135
Built 1970 to 197967,854
Built 1960 to 196946,446
Built 1950 to 195960,996
Built 1940 to 194926,787
Built 1939 or earlier23,696
Rooms
Total housing units400,662
1 room6,156
2 rooms4,298
3 rooms31,569
4 rooms61,094
5 rooms78,586
6 rooms78,655
7 rooms51,384
8 rooms38,054
9 rooms or more50,866
Median rooms5.7
Bedrooms
Total housing units400,662
No bedroom6,568
1 bedroom40,172
2 bedrooms101,071
3 bedrooms161,838
4 bedrooms69,505
5 or more bedrooms21,508
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units354,736
Owner-occupied197,116
Renter-occupied157,620
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.67
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.46
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units354,736
Moved in 2017 or later41,263
Moved in 2015 to 2016114,111
Moved in 2010 to 201455,846
Moved in 2000 to 200968,077
Moved in 1990 to 199939,409
Moved in 1989 and earlier36,030
Value
Owner-occupied units197,116
Less than $50,00016,093
$50,000 to $99,99940,466
$100,000 to $149,99929,303
$150,000 to $199,99927,687
$200,000 to $299,99937,041
$300,000 to $499,99931,661
$500,000 to $999,99912,384
$1,000,000 or more2,481
Median (dollars)170,200
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units197,116
Housing units with a mortgage127,260
Housing units without a mortgage69,856
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent151,931
Less than $5008,529
$500 to $99965,411
$1,000 to $1,49957,881
$1,500 to $1,99915,740
$2,000 to $2,4992,978
$2,500 to $2,999822
$3,000 or more570
Median (dollars)1,014
No rent paid5,689

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