Shelby County, Tennessee

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 922,195
Median household income: $62,337
Median home value: $229,700

Shelby County is a county in Tennessee with a population of 922,195. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $62,337 runs below the Tennessee figure of $67,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shelby County's population declined 1.5% from 936,374 to 922,195, while its median household income rose 20.7% from $51,657 to $62,337.

66.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 922,195
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $62,337
Median home value: $229,700
Median gross rent: $1,170
Housing units: 403,144
Homeownership rate: 54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

936,374922,195

Median household income

$51,657$62,337

Median home value

$150,400$229,700

Median gross rent

$942$1,170

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	936,374	$51,657	$150,400	$942
2020	936,611	$52,092	$158,700	$957
2021	929,178	$55,015	$170,200	$1,014
2022	926,440	$59,621	$206,100	$1,103
2023	922,195	$62,337	$229,700	$1,170

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63,266	6.9%
5 to 17	171,628	18.6%
18 to 24	80,446	8.7%
25 to 34	136,234	14.8%
35 to 44	117,764	12.8%
45 to 54	109,782	11.9%
55 to 64	110,469	12.0%
65 to 74	83,777	9.1%
75 and over	48,829	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	306,862	33.3%
Black or African American	485,527	52.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	386	0.0%
Asian	26,120	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	607	0.1%
Some other race	2,764	0.3%
Two or more races	21,677	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78,252	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61,707	10.2%
High school graduate	166,534	27.4%
Some college or associate's	171,083	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	121,963	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	85,568	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	329,597	78.3%
Carpooled	38,375	9.1%
Public transit	2,284	0.5%
Walked	5,284	1.3%
Bicycle	505	0.1%
Worked from home	39,519	9.4%
Other means	5,136	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	85,942	22.5%
15 to 29 min	185,275	48.6%
30 to 44 min	85,597	22.5%
45 to 59 min	14,337	3.8%
60+ min	10,030	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 17.5% (158,883 of 905,705)

	Count	Share
Family households	218,222	60.5%
Nonfamily households	142,368	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	360,590	89.4%
Vacant	42,554	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	196,804	54.6%
Renter-occupied	163,786	45.4%

1-unit, detached66.6%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units14.1%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	268,453	66.6%
1-unit, attached	18,048	4.5%
2 to 4 units	27,798	6.9%
5 to 19 units	56,646	14.1%
20 or more units	27,406	6.8%
Mobile home & other	4,793	1.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 47157
State: Tennessee
Land area: 753 sq mi
Water area: 29 sq mi
Center point: 35.1846, -89.8946