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District 1, Shelby County, TN

70,899 Population
268.8 square miles 263.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±1.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Shelby County: 35.8 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Tennessee: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,854 ±$2,074 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Shelby County: $37,666 ±$731
  • a little less than the amount in Tennessee: $37,866 ±$248
$74,703 ±$5,242 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Shelby County: $62,337 ±$1,088
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Tennessee: $67,097 ±$360

11.2% ±2.6% (7,874  ±1,856) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Shelby County: 17.5% 158,883 (±0.8% / ±6,796)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 13.8% 940,092 (±0.2% / ±13,987)

27 minutes ±0.5 (844,390  ±54,546) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Shelby County: 22.5 8,580,585 (±0.3 / ±138,790)
  • a little higher than the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,022,190 (±0.1 / ±393,147)

Families

26,055 ±1,249 Number of households
  • Shelby County: 360,590 ±1,611
  • Tennessee: 2,768,743 ±7,134
2.7 ±0.2 (70,439  ±3,305) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Shelby County: 2.5 907,192 (±0 / ±154)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 2.5 6,837,352

4.1% ±1.6% (734  ±294) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Shelby County: 4.7% 10,733 (±0.4% / ±904)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 5.2% 85,197 (±0.2% / ±2,585)

Housing

28,607 ±1,265 Number of housing units
  • Shelby County: 403,144 ±152
  • Tennessee: 3,095,472 ±769

$255,000 ±$14,816 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Shelby County: $229,700 ±$3,570
  • about the same as the amount in Tennessee: $256,800 ±$1,438

12.3% ±2.5% (8,613  ±1,805.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Shelby County: 12.8% 116,730 (±0.7% / ±6,095.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 13.3% 919,678 (±0.2% / ±13,430.5)

Social

92.7% ±0.9% (43,174  ±2,073.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Shelby County: 89.8% 545,148 (±1% / ±6,024.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Tennessee: 89.6% 4,306,036 (±0.4% / ±17,365.1)
32.5% ±1.9% (15,140  ±1,130.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Shelby County: 34.2% 207,531 (±0.7% / ±3,924.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 30.4% 1,460,501 (±0.2% / ±10,274.8)

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

5.4% ±1.2% (3,795  ±831) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Shelby County: 7.6% 69,652
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 5.9% 411,840

8.2% ±1.1% (4,232  ±602) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Shelby County: 6.3% 43,134 (±0.3% / ±1,848)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 7.5% 406,307 (±0.1% / ±4,679)
4,232 Total veterans ±602 3,564 Male ±520 668 Female ±206

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