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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (11.9%), Retail trade (11.4%), Manufacturing (10.3%).
Detached houses: $181,038Here:$181,038State:$188,484 Townhouses or other attached units: $131,877Here:$131,877State:$164,698 In 2-unit structures: $108,944Here:$108,944State:$141,233 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,674Here:$65,674State:$140,531 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $151,756Here:$151,756State:$171,980 Mobile homes: $87,180Here:$87,180State:$44,109 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $249,341Here:$249,341State:$46,838
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 57.5% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 41.9%
Obama (Democratic): 63.5% McCain (Republican): 36.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,965 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,663 (1.4%)
Area name: Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Shelby County is $572 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $636 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $847 a month.
Cities in this county include: Memphis, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Millington, Lakeland, Arlington, Fisherville, Rosemark, Shelby Forest.
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.111 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.082 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 30 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 60 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 14.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 43 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Above U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.037 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Shelby County: Shady Creek Farm (A), Fisherville Farms (B), North Memphis Landfill (C), South Shelby Landfill (D), North Shelby Landfill (E), Jones Orchard (F), T L Farms (G), Bland Farms (H), Camp Haiyaka (I), Elliots Landing (J), Bateman Landing (K), Todd (L), Dogwood Ridge Campground (M), Walts Landing (N), Bullpen Landing (O), Foot of Island Forty Landing (P), Howards Landing (Q), Island Number Forty Landing (R), Pleasant View Landing (S), Bella Vista Country Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Shelby County include: New Wrights Chapel (A), New Sardis Church (B), Saint Matthews Church (C), Pisgah Church (D), Saint Pauls Church (E), Salem Church (F), Pleasant Union Church (G), New Hope Baptist Church (H), Bolton Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saluted Cemetery (1), Seward Cemetery (2), Little John Cemetery (3), Baxter Cemetery (4), Belmount Cemetery (5), Benjestown Cemetery (6), Ludicia Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Willow Lake (A), Round Pond (B), Williams Lake (C), Barnishee Bayou (D), Island Forty Chute (E), Eagle Lake (F), Hopefield Chute (G), Piersol Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ash Slough (A), Johnsons Creek (B), Howard Creek (C), Hebron Branch (D), Grays Creek (E), Field Creek (F), Crooked Creek (G), Cole Creek (H), Casper Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Shelby County include: Bartlett Park (1), Zodiac Park (2), Edmund Orgill Park (3), Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Shelby County: Shady Creek Farm (A), Fisherville Farms (B), North Memphis Landfill (C), South Shelby Landfill (D), North Shelby Landfill (E), Jones Orchard (F), T L Farms (G), Bland Farms (H), Camp Haiyaka (I), Elliots Landing (J), Bateman Landing (K), Todd (L), Dogwood Ridge Campground (M), Walts Landing (N), Bullpen Landing (O), Foot of Island Forty Landing (P), Howards Landing (Q), Island Number Forty Landing (R), Pleasant View Landing (S), Bella Vista Country Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Shelby County include: New Wrights Chapel (A), New Sardis Church (B), Saint Matthews Church (C), Pisgah Church (D), Saint Pauls Church (E), Salem Church (F), Pleasant Union Church (G), New Hope Baptist Church (H), Bolton Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saluted Cemetery (1), Seward Cemetery (2), Little John Cemetery (3), Baxter Cemetery (4), Belmount Cemetery (5), Benjestown Cemetery (6), Ludicia Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Willow Lake (A), Round Pond (B), Williams Lake (C), Barnishee Bayou (D), Island Forty Chute (E), Eagle Lake (F), Hopefield Chute (G), Piersol Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ash Slough (A), Johnsons Creek (B), Howard Creek (C), Hebron Branch (D), Grays Creek (E), Field Creek (F), Crooked Creek (G), Cole Creek (H), Casper Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Shelby County include: Bartlett Park (1), Zodiac Park (2), Edmund Orgill Park (3), Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: DeSoto County, Mississippi , Crittenden County, Arkansas , Fayette County , Marshall County, Mississippi , Tipton County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 50,931 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 34,373 (33% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.2%
Housing units in Shelby County with a mortgage: 152,570 (16,379 second mortgage, 13,941 home equity loan, 619 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 47,151
Adherents
Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Shelby County (%):
4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,987 average adjusted gross income)
0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($523 average AGI)Shelby County:0.13%Tennessee average:0.09% 0.82% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($5,555 average AGI) 3.94% relocated from other states ($35,909 average AGI)Shelby County:3.94%Tennessee average:3.80%
5.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,367 average adjusted gross income)
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($722 average AGI)Shelby County:0.06%Tennessee average:0.04% 1.16% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($10,655 average AGI) 3.97% relocated to other states ($39,990 average AGI)Shelby County:3.97%Tennessee average:2.97%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.4
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 106,637 (86,276 aged, 20,361 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 171.8. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 99.3. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
147,800 spouses, 287,836 children (265,384 natural, 6,692 adopted, 15,760 stepchildren), 29,460 grandchildren, 12,133 brothers or sisters, 7,103 parents, 16,735 other relatives, 17,545 non-relatives
Size of family households: 86,755 2-persons, 58,489 3-persons, 47,880 4-persons, 22,776 5-persons, 8,666 6-persons, 5,843 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 91,117 1-person, 14,466 2-persons, 1,700 3-persons, 560 4-persons, 220 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.
93.5% of residents of Shelby County speak English at home. 3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). 1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Shelby County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 187.84 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
52% of Shelby County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Tennessee.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,800
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
All Other: $30,826,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $13,304,000
Sewerage: $654,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $564,000
Parks and Recreation: $530,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $275,000
Solid Waste Management: $25,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,811,000
Regular Highways: $7,996,000
General Public Buildings: $4,117,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,317,000
Natural Resources - Other: $713,000
Housing and Community Development: $298,000
Sewerage: $240,000
Police Protection: $28,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $294,888,000
Correctional Institutions: $111,934,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $81,808,000
Health - Other: $54,034,000
Police Protection: $50,227,000
General - Other: $25,926,000
Public Welfare - Other: $22,643,000
Financial Administration: $20,549,000
Central Staff Services: $15,006,000
General Public Buildings: $13,363,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $11,610,000
Local Fire Protection: $11,051,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $10,282,000
Regular Highways: $7,626,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $6,723,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,548,000
Corrections - Other: $3,046,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,130,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $452,000
Natural Resources - Other: $343,000
Solid Waste Management: $204,000
Earnings on Investments (calculated): $86,009,000
Total Cash and Deposits: $58,046,000
Total Federal Securities: $46,799,000
Benefit Payments: $39,921,000
Total Other Securities: $20,877,000
From Parent Local Government: $18,806,000
Local Employee Contribution: $6,511,000
Withdrawals: $2,120,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,477,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,837,000
All Other: $1,365,000
General Local Government Support: $921,000
Education: $623,000
General - Other: $94,374,000
Libraries: $1,545,000
Education: $7,493,000
All Other: $3,432,000
Highways: $1,517,000
General Local Government Support: $1,199,000
Public Welfare: $720,000
Housing and Community Development: $171,000
General Revenue, NEC: $15,597,000
Special Assessments: $2,904,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,929,000
Sale of Property: $1,311,000
Donations From Private Sources: $549,000
Rents: $367,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,537,190,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $245,695,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – Other: $318,000
Police Protection: $2,249,000
General - Other: $2,219,000
Health - Other: $543,000
Financial Administration: $410,000
Central Staff Services: $363,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $272,000
Hospitals: $228,000
General Public Building: $139,000
Regular Highways: $131,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $111,000
Correctional Institutions: $89,000
Public Welfare - Other: $56,000
Housing and Community Development: $15,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
End of Fiscal Year: $100,000,000
All Other: $85,218,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,799,000
Public Welfare: $17,382,000
General Local Government Support: $17,107,000
Highways: $12,560,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,693,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $251,739,000
Motor Vehicle License: $29,963,000
Other License: $28,010,000
Other Selective Sales: $14,259,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,338,000
Public Utilities Sales: $924,000
Severance: $269,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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