Shelby County

Shelby County, Tennessee

At a Glance

Population	929,744
County Seat	N/A
State FIPS	47
County FIPS	157
Num Towns	7
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	822,582
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	926,440
Median Age	35.9
Veterans	45,641
Housing Units	401,041
Uninsured	16,098
Net Migration (recent)	-27,718
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	19,659
Total Employees	433,510
Avg Annual Pay	$71,518
Median Household Income	$59,621
Poverty Rate	18.1%
Unemployment Rate	7.3%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$77,241
Federal Spending FY2024	$5,418,492,370
Federal Spending Per Capita	$5,828

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$206,100
Median Rent	$1,103
FMR Studio	$1,105
FMR 1BR	$1,207
FMR 2BR	$1,355
FMR 3BR	$1,781
FMR 4BR	$2,086

Health & Safety

Hospitals	70
EMS Stations	21
Fire Stations	21
Police Stations	21
Adult Smoking	19.2%
Adult Obesity	38.2%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	38.5
Air Quality Good Days	126

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	12.42
Electric Customers	3166103
Towns with Broadband Data	7
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	7

Community

Churches	813
Libraries	25
Historic Places (NRHP)	212
Homeless Population	784
Schools	278
SNAP Stores	871
Bank Branches	211

Agriculture

Total Farms	49
Land in Farms (acres)	55,319
Avg Farm Size (acres)	1,129.0
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2026-02-06
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2026-01-24
DR	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2025-06-19
EM	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2025-04-02
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS	2023-09-04
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS	2023-08-17
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2023-03-08
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2022-03-11
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS	2021-04-21
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-02

Detailed Topics

Communities in Shelby County

Memphis — pop 633,104
Bartlett — pop 57,786
Collierville — pop 51,324
Germantown — pop 41,333
Arlington — pop 14,549
Lakeland — pop 13,904
Millington — pop 10,582

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.