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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Shelby County is $25,913, which is about the same as the state average of $24,811 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Shelby County median household income is $46,213, which has grown by 16.72% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 22.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Shelby County residents spend 22.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #10

Shelby County	25,913 USD
Tennessee	24,811 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby County	28,938 USD
Tennessee	27,334 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby County	32,650 USD
Tennessee	32,151 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby County	25,790 USD
Tennessee	23,376 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #16

Shelby County	46,213 USD
Tennessee	44,621 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Shelby County	67,555 USD
Tennessee	62,344 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #75

Shelby County	16.72%
Tennessee	22.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Shelby County		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.49%	$18,442, see rank	17.47%	$14,454	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.05%	$16,555, see rank	32.06%	$17,334	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.02%	$2,638, see rank	3.21%	$2,884	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.24%	$23,082, see rank	18.41%	$20,076	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Shelby County	57,175 USD
Tennessee	55,459 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Shelby County	80,279 USD
Tennessee	73,630 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Shelby County	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$65,978, see rank	$47,658	$56,900
Black	$33,598, see rank	$32,361	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,930, see rank	$34,631	$42,396
Asian	$79,451, see rank	$66,243	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$49,000, see rank	$37,160	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$43,750, see rank	$44,540	$53,370
One Race, Other	$31,009, see rank	$31,393	$40,300
Two or More Races	$35,662, see rank	$33,366	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Shelby County	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$19,038, see rank	$22,607	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,033, see rank	$48,825	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,668, see rank	$53,148	$65,027
65 or over	$37,589, see rank	$33,548	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Shelby County	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	722,177, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	338,002, 46.80%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	235,363, 69.63%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	946, 0.28%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	234,417, 69.35%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	208,798, 89.07%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	25,619, 10.93%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	102,639, 30.37%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	384,175, 53.20%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	238,484, 62.08%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	172, 0.04%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	238,312, 62.03%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	210,350, 88.27%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	27,962, 11.73%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	145,691, 37.92%, see rank	43.51%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Shelby County	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	411,906, 100%	2,788,201	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	340,642, 82.70%, see rank	83.70%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	43,020, 10.44%, see rank	9.50%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6,348, 1.54%, see rank	0.81%	5.06%
Walked	5,565, 1.35%, see rank	1.32%	2.78%
Other Means	5,328, 1.29%, see rank	1.13%	1.79%
Worked at Home	11,003, 2.67%, see rank	3.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Shelby County	22.4 minutes
Tennessee	24.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Shelby County	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	419,148	2,835,895	143,435,233
Male¹	208,798, 49.81%, see rank	52.07%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	64,337, 30.81%, see rank	29.42%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	33,204, 15.90%, see rank	14.11%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	39,642, 18.99%, see rank	17.73%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	586, 0.28%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14,807, 7.09%, see rank	9.36%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44,794, 21.45%, see rank	22.13%	17.94%
Female¹	210,350, 50.19%, see rank	47.93%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	82,244, 39.10%, see rank	38.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	39,908, 18.97%, see rank	20.19%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	68,996, 32.80%, see rank	33.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	212, 0.10%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	571, 0.27%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	17,849, 8.49%, see rank	7.78%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Shelby County	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	419,148, 100%	2,835,895	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,181, 0.28%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	20,016, 4.78%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	36,953, 8.82%, see rank	12.95%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	14,426, 3.44%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	47,566, 11.35%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	47,455, 11.32%, see rank	6.19%	4.93%
Information	6,625, 1.58%, see rank	1.91%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	24,403, 5.82%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	43,107, 10.28%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	96,254, 22.96%, see rank	22.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	39,315, 9.38%, see rank	9.21%	9.49%
Public Administration	21,257, 5.07%, see rank	4.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	20,590, 4.91%, see rank	4.89%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Shelby County	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	195,530	21.29%, see rank	17.83%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	37,306	16.79%, see rank	13.43%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.