Living in Shelby County School District, Tennessee

Overview

A total of 285,163 households are located in Shelby County School District area. Among them, 85,798 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.43 people. The total number of children in the region is 245,673 and 190,811 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4% (31,840) of residents are non-citizens and 9% (67,727) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Shelby County School District, Tennessee
Household	285,163
Population	731,284
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	85,798 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	245,673
Total Students	190,811
Pre-Kindergarten	11,475
Kindergarten	10,240
Grade 1-8	79,182
Grade 9-12	39,697
College/Graduate School	50,217
Veterans	559,466
Non-citizen	31,840
Non-English Home Language	67,727
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

580,409 residents are over the age of 16 and 374,395 people are in labor force. Among them, 373,705 people are in civilian labor force and 690 are in armed labor force. 343,565 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Shelby County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	338,205	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	279,776	82.72%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	34,525	10.21%
Public transportation	4,302	1.27%
Walked	4,842	1.43%
Other method	4,810	1.42%
Worked from home	9,950	2.94%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	343,565	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	108,523	31.59%
Service	66,092	19.24%
Sales and office	77,513	22.56%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	23,587	6.87%
Production, transportation, and material moving	67,850	19.75%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	343,565	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	593	0.17%
Construction	16,040	4.67%
Manufacturing	30,212	8.79%
Wholesale trade	10,929	3.18%
Retail trade	37,859	11.02%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	46,931	13.66%
Information	4,755	1.38%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	17,375	5.06%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	36,089	10.50%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	76,356	22.22%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	33,637	9.79%
Other services, except public administration	17,870	5.20%
Public administration	14,919	4.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	343,565	-
Private wage and salary workers	282,820	82.32%
Government workers	43,293	12.60%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	16,959	4.94%
Unpaid family workers	493	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $65,720 for the 285,163 households in Shelby County School District area, Tennessee. The average income of a single worker is $29,595. 638,734 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.69%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	285,163	-
Less than $10,000	28,344	9.94%
$10,000 - $14,999	19,474	6.83%
$15,000 - $24,999	36,001	12.62%
$25,000 - $34,999	32,692	11.46%
$35,000 - $49,999	40,858	14.33%
$50,000 - $74,999	49,297	17.29%
$75,000 - $99,999	28,791	10.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	28,052	9.84%
$150,000 - $199,999	10,335	3.62%
More than $200,000	11,319	3.97%
Median Household Income	$44,054	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$65,720	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	166,272	-
Less than $10,000	11,786	7.09%
$10,000 - $14,999	7,573	4.55%
$15,000 - $24,999	16,754	10.08%
$25,000 - $34,999	18,364	11.04%
$35,000 - $49,999	22,632	13.61%
$50,000 - $74,999	29,897	17.98%
$75,000 - $99,999	20,502	12.33%
$100,000 - $149,999	20,983	12.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	8,299	4.99%
More than $200,000	9,482	5.70%

Median Family Income	$54,311	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,080	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,595	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,848	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,848	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	736,806	-
With health insurance coverage	638,734	86.69%
Public coverage	288,103	39.10%
Private health insurance	425,449	57.74%
Without health insurance coverage	98,072	13.31%

Housing

There are 336,127 housing units in Shelby County School District area, Tennessee with 285,163 units (84.84%) occupied. 139,208 houses (48.82%) are occupied by owner and 145,955 houses (51.18%) are rented. The average housing value is $115,300 and the average rental cost is $924. 4,266 houses (1.27%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 49,751 houses (14.80%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	336,127	-
Occupied	285,163	84.84%
Owner Occupied	139,208	48.82%
Renter Occupied	145,955	51.18%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	208,895	62.15%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	15,226	4.53%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	108,699	32.34%
Mobile Homes	3,174	0.94%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	133	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	336,127	-
Built 2014 or later	4,266	1.27%
Built 2010 - 2013	4,939	1.47%
Built 2000 - 2009	33,185	9.87%
Built 1990 - 1999	40,655	12.10%
Built 1980 - 1989	42,820	12.74%
Built 1970 - 1979	57,255	17.03%
Built 1960 - 1969	45,162	13.44%
Built 1950 - 1959	58,094	17.28%
Built 1949 or earlier	49,751	14.80%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	336,127	-
1 room	5,957	1.77%
2 rooms	3,920	1.17%
3 rooms	31,684	9.43%
4 rooms	64,336	19.14%
5 rooms	77,027	22.92%
6 rooms	64,102	19.07%
7 rooms	38,583	11.48%
8 rooms	24,451	7.27%
9 rooms or more	26,067	7.76%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	336,127	-
no bedroom	6,412	1.91%
1 bedroom	39,061	11.62%
2 bedrooms	100,221	29.82%
3 bedrooms	136,727	40.68%
4 bedrooms	43,168	12.84%
5 bedrooms or more	10,538	3.14%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	139,208	-
Less than $50,000	17,578	12.63%
$50,000 - $99,999	42,842	30.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	26,883	19.31%
$150,000 - $199,999	20,324	14.60%
$200,000 - $299,999	15,670	11.26%
$300,000 - $499,999	9,619	6.91%
$500,000 - $999,999	4,798	3.45%
$1,000,000 or more	1,494	1.07%
Median House Value	$115,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	140,715	-
Less than $500	10,576	7.52%
$500 - $999	73,374	52.14%
$1,000 - $1,499	46,695	33.18%
$1,500 - $1,999	8,077	5.74%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,394	0.99%
$2,500 - $2,999	359	0.26%
$3,000 or more	240	0.17%
Median Rental Costs	$924	-

Demographic

A total of 747,397 people lives in Shelby County School District area, Tennessee with 352,676 male and 394,721 female. The males to female ratio is 47.19 to 52.81. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	747,397	-
Male	352,676	47.19%
Female	394,721	52.81%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	747,397	-
Under 5 years	55,625	7.44%
5 - 9 years	50,485	6.75%
10 - 14 years	51,484	6.89%
15 - 19 years	48,828	6.53%
20 - 24 years	56,730	7.59%
25 - 34 years	118,613	15.87%
35 - 44 years	91,938	12.30%
45 - 54 years	91,235	12.21%
55 - 59 years	45,767	6.12%
60 - 64 years	44,394	5.94%
65 - 74 years	56,400	7.55%
75 - 84 years	25,392	3.40%
85 years and older	10,506	1.41%
Median Age	34.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	747,397	-
One Race	736,240	98.51%
White	220,621	29.52%
Black or African American	475,494	63.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,258	0.17%
Asian	14,937	2.00%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	245	0.03%
Other	23,685	3.17%

Two or more races	11,157	1.49%
White and Black or African American	4,412	0.59%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,339	0.18%
White and Asian	1,617	0.22%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,097	0.15%

Living in Shelby County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic