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Shelby County

Shelby County has 919,173 residents across 34 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $63,767, 8% below the Tennessee figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $249,100, and 34% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
919,173residentsACS 2020–2024
$63,767median household incomeTennessee: $70K
$249,100median home valueowner-occupied homes
90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Shelby County in TennesseeZIP codes in Shelby County highlighted; the rest of Tennessee in grey
Map of Tennessee with Shelby County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 34 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
3800243,882$117K$399K84%46%95%29 min
3801644,136$77K$283K55%41%94%27 min
3801756,826$139K$495K78%61%98%27 min
3801838,527$90K$294K62%46%95%27 min
3805325,303$58K$222K67%21%80%28 min
38054102$-666667K$-666667K–27%–7 min
3810314,534$76K$397K32%62%94%20 min
3810422,634$58K$317K38%51%88%21 min
381055,534$34K$90K14%26%82%23 min
3810620,962$30K$72K39%10%74%23 min
3810713,912$35K$152K38%24%82%23 min
3810817,562$36K$71K46%9%73%26 min
3810942,452$37K$80K56%14%84%25 min
3811141,934$53K$190K44%39%87%20 min
3811216,809$55K$252K52%39%80%21 min
3811420,298$34K$82K46%15%80%22 min
3811538,491$46K$145K23%17%93%21 min
3811640,061$42K$139K43%22%85%23 min
3811725,776$86K$312K76%62%94%20 min
3811839,107$43K$108K40%12%87%22 min
3811923,464$89K$297K60%52%98%21 min
3812013,309$124K$461K72%70%97%19 min
3812226,021$49K$123K53%24%88%26 min
3812543,071$86K$251K54%34%97%24 min
381265,946$30K$59K12%15%77%20 min
3812739,541$37K$90K42%11%84%23 min
3812842,162$48K$138K42%14%87%25 min
3813321,278$82K$271K68%32%91%26 min
3813443,947$61K$207K47%20%92%23 min
3813530,317$97K$287K81%35%93%27 min
3813825,167$136K$430K80%69%94%22 min
3813916,466$179K$576K97%75%97%26 min
3814123,952$61K$158K56%17%96%24 min
38152438$-666667K$-666667K–––10 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

919,173 residents in 362,741 households, next to the Tennessee figure.

25%
under 18
23%
aged 18–34
15%
aged 65 and over
34%
of households are people living alone
35%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

404,333 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $249,100 (±$4,330).

54%
of households own their home
66%
of homes are detached single-family houses
21%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
1%
are mobile homes
10%
of housing units are vacant
$1,232
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20196%
2000–200912%
1990–199913%
1980–198914%
1970–197916%
1960–196912%
1950–195915%
1940–19496%
1939 or earlier6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,251.

$63,767
median household income
17.8%
of people live below the poverty line
7.2%
unemployment rate
34%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min
average commute to work
6%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
86%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
1%
walk or bike
11%
work from home
8%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%
of households have a broadband subscription
8%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Shelby County, Tennessee, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

McGinnis Service Station
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McGinnis Service Station
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CFD Firehouse
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CFD Firehouse
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Warning to Engineers
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Warning to Engineers
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