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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Shelby County School District is $35,046, which is higher than the state average of $24,294 and is higher than the national average of $28,051. Shelby County School District median household income is $77,389. On average Shelby County School District residents spend 24.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #2

Shelby County School District	35,046 USD
Tennessee	24,294 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby County School District	40,875 USD
Tennessee	27,053 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby County School District	51,385 USD
Tennessee	31,679 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby County School District	31,747 USD
Tennessee	22,735 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #2

Shelby County School District	77,389 USD
Tennessee	44,140 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Shelby County School District	98,084 USD
Tennessee	60,861 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Shelby County School District	0.05%
Tennessee	22.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Shelby County School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Tennessee and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 School District		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.84%	$13,405, see rank	18.39%	$13,502	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	22.48%	$18,263, see rank	30.85%	$16,312	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	1.32%	$3,792, see rank	2.94%	$2,864	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	18.72%	$27,009, see rank	18.10%	$19,345	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Shelby County School District	88,476 USD
Tennessee	54,737 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Shelby County School District	108,743 USD
Tennessee	71,757 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Shelby County School District	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$82,846, see rank	$46,941	$56,203
Black	$63,663, see rank	$31,979	$35,564
Hispanic	$49,488, see rank	$33,956	$41,994
Asian	$91,532, see rank	$65,058	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$127,386, see rank	$33,097	$37,469
One Race, Other	$56,518, see rank	$32,828	$40,405
Two or More Races	$77,904, see rank	$34,115	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Shelby County School District	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$27,111, see rank	$21,546	$25,955
25 to 44	$75,336, see rank	$48,640	$58,073
45 to 64	$93,883, see rank	$52,894	$64,486
65 or over	$50,238, see rank	$31,905	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Shelby County School District	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	211,605, see rank	5,030,090	243,810,053
Male¹	99,311, 46.93%, see rank	48.13%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	77,082, 77.62%, see rank	68.08%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	797, 0.80%, see rank	0.63%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	76,285, 76.81%, see rank	67.45%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	71,058, 93.15%, see rank	89.96%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,227, 6.85%, see rank	10.04%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	22,229, 22.38%, see rank	31.92%	29.80%
Female¹	112,294, 53.07%, see rank	51.87%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	71,964, 64.09%, see rank	57.07%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	178, 0.16%, see rank	0.08%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	71,786, 63.93%, see rank	56.99%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	67,416, 93.91%, see rank	90.54%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,370, 6.09%, see rank	9.46%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	40,330, 35.91%, see rank	42.93%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Shelby County School District	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	136,857, 100%	2,762,765	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	120,637, 88.15%, see rank	83.36%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	9,368, 6.85%, see rank	9.96%	10.03%
Public Transportation	216, 0.16%, see rank	0.80%	4.98%
Walked	708, 0.52%, see rank	1.34%	2.82%
Other Means	688, 0.50%, see rank	1.09%	1.76%
Worked at Home	5,240, 3.83%, see rank	3.45%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Shelby County School District	24.0 minutes
Tennessee	24.0 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Shelby County School District	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	138,474	2,815,491	141,996,548
Male¹	71,058, 51.32%, see rank	52.18%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	28,762, 40.48%, see rank	29.26%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	9,184, 12.92%, see rank	13.92%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	15,011, 21.12%, see rank	17.79%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	119, 0.17%, see rank	0.79%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,105, 5.78%, see rank	9.82%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,260, 14.44%, see rank	21.73%	17.87%
Female¹	67,416, 48.68%, see rank	47.82%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	32,021, 47.50%, see rank	37.41%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	8,829, 13.10%, see rank	20.09%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	23,634, 35.06%, see rank	34.13%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	60, 0.09%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	130, 0.19%, see rank	0.32%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,563, 3.80%, see rank	7.61%	5.77%

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 School District	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	138,474, 100%	2,815,491	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	456, 0.33%, see rank	1.12%	1.90%
Construction	6,873, 4.96%, see rank	6.73%	6.49%
Manufacturing	13,324, 9.62%, see rank	12.95%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	4,950, 3.57%, see rank	2.95%	2.83%
Retail Trade	15,142, 10.93%, see rank	12.09%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	16,250, 11.74%, see rank	6.19%	5.00%
Information	2,022, 1.46%, see rank	1.98%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9,895, 7.15%, see rank	5.91%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	13,802, 9.97%, see rank	8.96%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	31,421, 22.69%, see rank	22.53%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9,921, 7.16%, see rank	9.13%	9.18%
Public Administration	7,896, 5.70%, see rank	4.46%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6,522, 4.71%, see rank	5.00%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Shelby County School District	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	18,202	6.58%, see rank	17.26%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	3,607	4.79%, see rank	12.99%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.