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Germantown, TN Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Germantown is $52,763, which is much higher than the state average of $24,811 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Germantown median household income is $110,169, which has grown by 16.45% 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 Germantown residents spend 19.9 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, #9

Germantown, TN	52,763 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

Germantown, TN	54,903 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

Germantown, TN	75,387 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

Germantown, TN	36,532 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, #7

Germantown, TN	110,169 USD
Tennessee	44,621 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Germantown, TN	140,261 USD
Tennessee	62,344 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #201

Germantown, TN	16.45%
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

	Germantown, TN		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	43.57%	$23,093, see rank	17.47%	$14,454	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.85%	$23,081, see rank	32.06%	$17,334	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.61%	$5,665, see rank	3.21%	$2,884	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.63%	$33,090, 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

Germantown, TN	126,360 USD
Tennessee	55,459 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Germantown, TN	158,948 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

	Germantown, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$110,016, see rank	$47,658	$56,900
Black	$93,250, see rank	$32,361	$35,600
Hispanic	$52,727, see rank	$34,631	$42,396
Asian	$130,682, see rank	$66,243	$73,244
Two or More Races	$120,885, see rank	$33,366	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Germantown, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$23,542, see rank	$22,607	$25,788
25 to 44	$109,028, see rank	$48,825	$58,398
45 to 64	$133,759, see rank	$53,148	$65,027
65 or over	$72,976, see rank	$33,548	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Germantown, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	31,283, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	15,229, 48.68%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	11,107, 72.93%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	11,107, 72.93%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,620, 95.62%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	487, 4.38%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,122, 27.07%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	16,054, 51.32%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,793, 54.77%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,793, 54.77%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	8,435, 95.93%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	358, 4.07%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,261, 45.23%, 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

	Germantown, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	18,759, 100%	2,788,201	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	16,887, 90.02%, see rank	83.70%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	649, 3.46%, see rank	9.50%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 0.03%, see rank	0.81%	5.06%
Walked	134, 0.71%, see rank	1.32%	2.78%
Other Means	154, 0.82%, see rank	1.13%	1.79%
Worked at Home	929, 4.95%, see rank	3.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Germantown, TN	19.9 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

	Germantown, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,055	2,835,895	143,435,233
Male¹	10,620, 55.73%, see rank	52.07%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,417, 60.42%, see rank	29.42%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	657, 6.19%, see rank	14.11%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,253, 21.21%, see rank	17.73%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	284, 2.67%, see rank	9.36%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	795, 7.49%, see rank	22.13%	17.94%
Female¹	8,435, 44.27%, see rank	47.93%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,011, 59.41%, see rank	38.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	687, 8.14%, see rank	20.19%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,536, 30.07%, see rank	33.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	47, 0.56%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13, 0.15%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	141, 1.67%, 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

	Germantown, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,055, 100%	2,835,895	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	43, 0.23%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	587, 3.08%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,877, 9.85%, see rank	12.95%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	812, 4.26%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,998, 10.49%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,523, 7.99%, see rank	6.19%	4.93%
Information	276, 1.45%, see rank	1.91%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,048, 10.75%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,540, 13.33%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,916, 25.80%, see rank	22.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	939, 4.93%, see rank	9.21%	9.49%
Public Administration	569, 2.99%, see rank	4.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	927, 4.86%, see rank	4.89%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Germantown, TN	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,605	4.10%, see rank	17.83%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	193	1.69%, see rank	13.43%	11.47%

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