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County population in July 2007: 910,100 (97% urban, 3% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 213,444
Renter-occupied apartments: 124,922
% of renters here:  37%
State:  30%
Land area: 755 sq. mi.
Water area: 29.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 1206 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).

2008 cost of living index in Shelby County: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 79%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Shelby County, Tennessee business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Shelby County, Tennessee:

  • Black (48.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (46.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

Median resident age:  32.9 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Males: 428,645  (47.8%)
Females: 468,827  (52.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $37,940
County population in 2003: 905,299
Jobs in 2003: 540,859

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Shelby County,TN real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 434,521
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.2%

Average household size:
Shelby County:  2.6 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,282 ($39,593 in 1999)
This county:  $44,282
Tennessee:  $42,367

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $574 (lower quartile is $438, upper quartile is $723)
This county:  $574
State:  $503

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $133,400 (it was $90,800 in 2000)
Shelby County:  $133,400
Tennessee:  $130,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,400 - $217,000

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $188,897
Here:  $188,897
State:  $188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $121,406
Here:  $121,406
State:  $161,999

In 2-unit structures: $111,039
Here:  $111,039
State:  $142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $89,536
Here:  $89,536
State:  $133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $120,527
Here:  $120,527
State:  $164,555

Mobile homes: $29,201
Here:  $29,201
State:  $44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $43,896
Here:  $43,896
State:  $46,838
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,308
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $447

Institutionalized population: 12,092


Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 5
  • Rapes: 34
  • Robberies: 54
  • Assaults: 387
  • Burglaries: 1098
  • Thefts: 1828
  • Auto thefts: 329

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 28
  • Robberies: 64
  • Assaults: 278
  • Burglaries: 1121
  • Thefts: 1761
  • Auto thefts: 274

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Shelby County, TN map from a distance

Health of residents in Shelby County based on 818 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
67.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
15.5% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is less than average.
34.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
38.2% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
76.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 159 pounds. This is about average.
35.7% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 3583 buildings, average cost: $175,000
  • 2001: 3450 buildings, average cost: $169,600
  • 2002: 4147 buildings, average cost: $161,200
  • 2003: 4587 buildings, average cost: $152,100
  • 2004: 4736 buildings, average cost: $198,700
  • 2005: 4769 buildings, average cost: $210,800
  • 2006: 4085 buildings, average cost: $232,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Shelby County Tennessee:


Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 57.5%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 41.9%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $1,849 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $1,651 (1.5%)

Shelby County household income distribution in 2007 Shelby County home values distribution


Shelby County contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 20.1%
Shelby County:  20.1%
Tennessee:  15.9%
(7.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.5% for Black residents, 26.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Median age of residents in 2007: 35 years old
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43 years old, Black residents: 30 years old, American Indian residents: 43 years old, Asian residents: 34 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old, Other race residents: 28 years old)

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.

2005 air pollution in Shelby County:

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 (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 60 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 14.9 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3): 43 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.


Neighboring counties: DeSoto County, Mississippi , Crittenden County, Arkansas , Fayette County , Marshall County, Mississippi , Tipton County .


Shelby County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Shelby County: Walts Landing (A), Island Number Forty Landing (B), Pleasant View Landing (C), Bateman Landing (D), Bella Vista Country Club (E), Windyke Country Club (F), Camp Haiyaka (G), Dogwood Ridge Campground (H), Foot of Island Forty Landing (I), Howards Landing (J), Bullpen Landing (K), Todd (L), Elliots Landing (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Shelby County include: Salem Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B), Saint Matthews Church (C), Saint James Church (D), Saint Annes Episcopal Church (E), Rosemark First Presbyterian Church (F), Rosemark Church (G), Rosemark Baptist Church (H), Richland Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasant View Cemetery (1), Zion Hill Cemetery (2), Baxter Cemetery (3), Kerrville Cemetery (4), Williams Chapel Cemetery (5), Belmount Cemetery (6), Grays Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Eagle Lake (A), Robertson Lake (B), Mosquito Lake (C), Round Pond (D), Grassy Lake (E), Piersol Lake (F), Island Forty Chute (G), Marie Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ash Slough (A), Crooked Creek (B), Johnsons Creek (C), Jakes Creek (D), Marys Creek (E), Howard Creek (F), Big Creek (G), Hebron Branch (H), Grays Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Shelby County include: Edmund Orgill Park (1), Bartlett Park (2), Zodiac Park (3), Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Eads Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  9.6%
Tennessee:  10.3%

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)

Shelby County:  3.8%
Whole state:  2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 12,954
  • 1990 to 1994: 7,703
  • 1985 to 1989: 4,077
  • 1980 to 1984: 3,106
  • 1975 to 1979: 2,181
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,330
  • 1970 to 1974: 780
  • 1965 to 1969: 2,242


Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.2%

Shelby County marital status for males
Shelby County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 238,817
  • One, attached: 16,767
  • Two: 10,617
  • 3 or 4: 19,565
  • 5 to 9: 28,297
  • 10 to 19: 17,082
  • 20 or more: 27,351
  • Mobile homes: 4,235
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 223

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

Here:  76.4% with mortgage
State:  66.0% with mortgage


Religion statistics

Total adherents: 371,466
Total congregations: 541

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents151,377 (40.8%)50,746 (13.7%)48,382 (13.0%)20,808 (5.6%)17,410 (4.7%)
Congregations129 (23.8%)28 (5.2%)65 (12.0%)70 (12.9%)13 (2.4%)
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Presbyterian ChurchAssemblies of GodLutheran ChurchOther
Adherents10,645 (2.9%)8,670 (2.3%)6,587 (1.8%)4,803 (1.3%)52,038 (14.0%)
Congregations28 (5.2%)4 (0.7%)18 (3.3%)12 (2.2%)174 (32.2%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Shelby County - Memphis, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Millington

Agriculture in Shelby County
Average size of farms: 162 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $33143
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $347.59
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 37.95%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 7.73%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $31464
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 54.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $65607
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.18%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.34
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.32%
Corn for grain: 6026 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5762 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 17856 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 24527 harvested acres
Vegetables: 91 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 179 acres

Shelby County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 5.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 fatalities and 112 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 32 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Shelby County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 41.5 miles away from Shelby County center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 61.0 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 45.4 miles away from Shelby County center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 54.3 miles away from the county center
On 5/1/2005 at 12:37:32, a magnitude 4.2 (4.1 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 49.8 miles away from Shelby County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)



Class of Workers

Most common industries for males in 2005 (%):



  • Construction (9%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2005 (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005 (%):



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005 (%):



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (30%)
  • Vietnam (8%)
  • India (7%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • Canada (3%)
  • Philippines (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Shelby County (%):



  • United States or American (8%)
  • English (7%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • German (5%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Scottish (1%)


Shelby County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 323,045 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 52,681 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 7,916 (2%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 143 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 69 (0%)
  • Railroad: 6 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
  • Taxi: 257 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 294 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 363 (0%)
  • Walked: 5,884 (1%)
  • Other means: 2,982 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 8,912 (2%)


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Shelby County, Tennessee
  • 4889 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 4187 people in nursing homes
  • 3595 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1189 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 1041 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 464 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 456 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 409 people in state prisons
  • 395 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 264 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 262 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 245 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 243 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 240 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 190 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 190 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 190 people in other group homes
  • 148 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 138 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 138 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 88 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 74 people in halfway houses
  • 72 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 55 people in religious group quarters
  • 21 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 4 people in other workers' dormitories

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $53,754.

4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,987 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.89%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

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%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from DeSoto County, MS  0.36% ($31,556 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA  0.23% ($26,571)
from Tipton County, TN  0.18% ($30,941)
from Fayette County, TN  0.13% ($35,232)
from Davidson County, TN  0.09% ($30,124)
from Crittenden County, AR  0.09% ($33,379)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  0.09% ($30,433)


5.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,367 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.19%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

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%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to DeSoto County, MS  0.75% ($41,930 average AGI)
to Fayette County, TN  0.29% ($55,840)
to Tipton County, TN  0.26% ($41,271)
to Davidson County, TN  0.15% ($36,818)
to Marshall County, MS  0.10% ($37,905)
to Crittenden County, AR  0.09% ($38,175)
to Cook County, IL  0.06% ($37,659)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.0



Births per 1000 population in Shelby County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8



Deaths per 1000 population in Shelby County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.9



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Shelby County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.88
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15784.62
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 372.510
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 50360.89

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1578.050
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 856.180
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13.09

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 53.29
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 84.71

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.82
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 8836.245

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1


Household type by relationship


Households: 878,483
  • In family households: 749,021 (146,211 male householders, 84,198 female householders)
    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
  • In nonfamily households: 129,462 (49,246 male householders (39,408 living alone)), 58,905 female householders (51,709 living alone)), 21,311 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 18,989 (12,017 institutionalized population)

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).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $7,071,893,000 ($7787 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,458,625,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,922,477,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,115,028,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,034,000
Federal grants: $1,508,910,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,583,309,000 ($1,098,116,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $924,135,000 ($205,789,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $148,743,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $700,724,000
Federal Government insurance: $395,219,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 77,555
Here:  85 per 1000 residents
State:  69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 41,525
Here:  46 per 1000 residents
State:  50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +9,694
Here:  +11 per 1000 residents
State:  +8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -33,012
Here:  -36 per 1000 residents
State:  +18 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Shelby County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 187.84 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.4
State:  6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.1
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 7,651
  • 1995 to 1998: 25,126
  • 1990 to 1994: 29,951
  • 1980 to 1989: 57,082
  • 1970 to 1979: 72,400
  • 1960 to 1969: 62,321
  • 1950 to 1959: 55,302
  • 1940 to 1949: 27,197
  • 1939 or earlier: 25,924

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shelby County, Tennessee:
  • 1 room: 147
  • 2 rooms: 1,057
  • 3 rooms: 4,837
  • 4 rooms: 10,749
  • 5 rooms: 40,674
  • 6 rooms: 56,184
  • 7 rooms: 42,977
  • 8 rooms: 28,245
  • 9+ rooms: 28,574


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelby County, Tennessee:
  • 1 room: 3,974
  • 2 rooms: 11,697
  • 3 rooms: 23,823
  • 4 rooms: 39,713
  • 5 rooms: 25,575
  • 6 rooms: 12,759
  • 7 rooms: 4,564
  • 8 rooms: 1,765
  • 9+ rooms: 1,052


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Shelby County:
  • no bedroom: 458
  • 1 bedroom: 3,713
  • 2 bedrooms: 32,509
  • 3 bedrooms: 116,987
  • 4 bedrooms: 48,390
  • 5+ bedrooms: 11,387


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelby County:
  • no bedroom: 5,154
  • 1 bedroom: 34,900
  • 2 bedrooms: 56,929
  • 3 bedrooms: 23,699
  • 4 bedrooms: 3,567
  • 5+ bedrooms: 673


Cars and other vehicles available in Shelby County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 11,114
  • 1 vehicle: 65,916
  • 2 vehicles: 95,086
  • 3 vehicles: 31,585
  • 4 vehicles: 7,577
  • 5+ vehicles: 2,166


Cars and other vehicles available in Shelby County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 26,882
  • 1 vehicle: 64,820
  • 2 vehicles: 27,633
  • 3 vehicles: 4,374
  • 4 vehicles: 714
  • 5+ vehicles: 499


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.

Shelby County:  52.2%
State average:  54.7%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 550179
  • Northeast: 23231
  • Midwest: 63823
  • South: 197938
  • West: 22175

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:



Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (70.3%)
  • Electricity (27.7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.5%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (54.2%)
  • Utility gas (43.7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.1%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13,893
Here:  11.6%
Tennessee:  9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7,167
Here:  12.9%
Tennessee:  10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8,530
Here:  21.1%
Tennessee:  22.8%


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.)



Shelby County government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $36,456,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $301,756,000
    All Other: $50,617,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $10,597,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $10,349,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,343,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $1,049,000
    Parking Facilities: $746,000
    Parks & Recreation: $196,000
    Solid Waste Management: $67,000
  • Construction - General: $135,066,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $42,299,000
    Regular Highways: $9,950,000
    Own Hospitals: $5,647,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,631,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,700,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $386,000
    Health - Other: $384,000
  • Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $354,079,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $281,441,000
    Corrections - Other: $116,526,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $66,519,000
    Police Protection: $54,369,000
    Health Services - Other: $47,421,000
    Welfare - Other: $38,521,000
    General - Other: $31,419,000
    General Public Buildings: $24,078,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,479,000
    Financial Administration: $18,086,000
    Fire Protection: $11,156,000
    Regular Highways: $8,729,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $7,740,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,866,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,033,000
    Parks & Recreation: $533,000
    Solid Waste Management: $185,000
  • Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $436,951,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $132,162,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $121,541,000
    Total Federal Securities: $112,920,000
    Interest Revenue: $106,454,000
    Benefit Payments: $36,462,000
    From Local Government: $17,836,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $2,165,000
    Withdrawals: $1,169,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $2,853,000
    All Other: $1,491,000
    Health & Hospitals: $1,303,000
    Education: $594,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $66,163,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $229,456,000
    General: $91,105,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $397,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $34,000,000
    General: $203,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $20,001,000
    All Other: $1,331,000
    Health & Hospitals: $1,134,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,087,000
    Highways: $169,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $586,143,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $689,738,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $627,360,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $76,150,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $246,356,000
    Other NEC: $71,199,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $913,094,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $667,904,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $635,886,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $26,407,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,655,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $23,000,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $44,866,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $40,776,000
    Rents: $292,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,418,000
    Police Protection: $1,370,000
    Fire Protection: $863,000
    Regular Highways: $861,000
    Financial Administration: $370,000
    General Public Building: $193,000
    Health - Other: $179,000
    Welfare - Other: $121,000
    Corrections - Other: $88,000
    Parks & Recreation: $68,000
    Judicial: $38,000
    General - Other: $30,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $24,000
    Central Staff: $16,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $66,866,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $220,300,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $39,500,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $635,886,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $143,017,000
    All Other: $69,373,000
    General Support: $15,082,000
    Health & Hospitals: $13,154,000
    Highways: $10,035,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,568,000
  • Tax - Property: $554,306,000
    Total General Sales: $320,561,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $29,238,000
    NEC: $17,539,000
    Other Selective Sales: $12,613,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,257,000
    Public Utilities: $829,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $349,567,000


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)



Shelby County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)



Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)



Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)



Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)



Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 214 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,449$133,89114,587$142,20510,662$129,2581,310$59,70859$3,596,8314,977$81,70746$47,304
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED72$117,2502,025$123,5492,497$122,098267$52,0755$109,800657$72,04130$69,200
APPLICATIONS DENIED308$109,8675,208$121,86015,177$121,0782,237$48,56814$1,598,7142,473$72,897135$92,941
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN150$129,8671,624$140,4534,612$125,490203$72,6062$1,521,000633$82,3656$91,833
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS11$106,273724$146,0591,614$137,73754$99,1483$776,667227$88,9031$53,000
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 204 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5,004$141,3141,531$143,099792$83,3990$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED667$136,001377$148,642136$89,2281$44,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED174$136,03456$154,44648$98,6670$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN232$148,25996$141,27154$88,0370$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS28$108,00014$129,5007$69,7140$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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