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District 2, Shelby County, TN

80,802 Population
81.5 square miles 991.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Shelby County: 35.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in Tennessee: 38.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$60,772 ±$3,045 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Shelby County: $39,083 ±$742
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Tennessee: $39,437 ±$230
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$124,444 ±$6,419 Median household income
  • about double the amount in Shelby County: $63,767 ±$1,251
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Tennessee: $69,595 ±$429
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.9% ±1% (3,171  ±780) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Shelby County: 17.8% 160,934 (±0.7% / ±5,871)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Tennessee: 13.8% 950,340 (±0.2% / ±15,734)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.6 minutes ±0.8 (843,990  ±55,936) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Shelby County: 22.3 8,323,655 (±0.3 / ±139,343)
  • about the same as the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,287,850 (±0.1 / ±416,184)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

29,674 ±1,031 Number of households
  • Shelby County: 362,741 ±1,701
  • Tennessee: 2,824,277 ±6,378
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.1 (80,577  ±2,701) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Shelby County: 2.5 904,517 (±0 / ±232)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 2.5 6,917,933
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.3% ±1.2% (639  ±241) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Shelby County: 4.8% 11,007 (±0.5% / ±1,099)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Tennessee: 5.2% 86,308 (±0.2% / ±2,508)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

30,797 ±1,042 Number of housing units
  • Shelby County: 404,333 ±259
  • Tennessee: 3,143,670 ±903
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$443,200 ±$11,111 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Shelby County: $249,100 ±$4,330
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Tennessee: $286,700 ±$1,492
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.1% ±2% (8,100  ±1,610.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Shelby County: 12.4% 112,575 (±0.6% / ±5,805.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 12.9% 901,364 (±0.2% / ±13,276.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96% ±2% (52,954  ±2,095.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Shelby County: 89.9% 544,082 (±1.1% / ±6,787.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 90.1% 4,385,619 (±0.4% / ±18,161)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
57.1% ±1.9% (31,510  ±1,471.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Shelby County: 34.3% 207,558 (±0.7% / ±4,022.9)
  • nearly double the rate in Tennessee: 31.1% 1,512,601 (±0.2% / ±10,514.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.4% ±1.5% (9,239  ±1,273) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Shelby County: 7.9% 72,296
  • nearly double the rate in Tennessee: 6.1% 431,545
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7% ±1.1% (4,238  ±692) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Shelby County: 5.9% 40,311 (±0.3% / ±1,925)
  • a little less than the rate in Tennessee: 7.3% 399,814 (±0.1% / ±5,074)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
4,238 Total veterans ±692 3,493 Male ±533 745 Female ±353

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