Household Types in Shelby County, Tennessee (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family237.933340%48.468562%37.933340%37.9%132,750133k20.447428%13.386269%20.447428%20.4%71,55771.6k5.057207%4.545548%5.057207%5.1%17,69817.7k30.937889%28.086071%30.937889%30.9%108,269108k5.624136%5.513551%5.624136%5.6%19,68219.7k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads52.922556%65.612592%52.922556%52.9%53,16653.2k38.995620%26.295543%38.995620%39.0%39,17539.2k8.081824%8.091865%8.081824%8.1%8,119

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.706466%27.239985%28.706466%28.7%100,460100k71.115797%72.589251%71.115797%71.1%248,874249k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Other3Mixed3Black3-10.942373%-2.901695%-17.532203%-5.152542%-9.254538%-4.349295%-19.525755%-5.445833%-36.528814%37%63.471186%61.424578%63.471186%63%7,375-12.099494%-6.098932%-18.858909%-9.724564%-13.492148%-9.454738%-16.721369%-9.290630%-46.781900%47%53.218100%51.041115%53.218100%53%7,116-8.113807%-3.431572%-30.758736%-6.371147%-10.053161%-4.031958%-27.557282%-5.444112%-48.675262%49%51.324738%52.913487%51.324738%51%145,123145k-16.531245%-12.512927%-15.245974%-8.213916%-15.909313%-9.433042%-19.597957%-8.532024%-52.504063%53%47.495937%46.527665%47.495937%47%6,769-19.811321%-5.762366%-28.607853%-7.572667%-17.073244%-6.215048%-31.038965%-7.121913%-61.754207%62%38.245793%38.550830%38.245793%38%3,922-31.292896%-6.121313%-32.753505%-4.737519%-29.450739%-5.864914%-33.354485%-4.964889%-74.905233%75%25.094767%26.364973%25.094767%25%179,651180k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Shelby County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
15%26%36%45%55%66%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
9.4%13.9%18.4%22.8%27.3%31.8%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.0%4.0%4.9%5.9%6.8%7.7%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
18%24%29%35%40%46%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.6%3.9%5.2%6.5%7.9%9.2%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.5%23.7%26.9%30.0%33.2%36.4%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Shelby County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
5%21%38%54%71%88%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%34%45%56%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.2%8.5%12.7%17.0%21.3%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
6%21%35%50%64%79%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.6%9.2%13.8%18.3%23.0%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
2%14%26%37%49%62%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Shelby County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%30%45%60%75%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%19%25%31%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%28%43%57%71%
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Household Types by Place in Shelby County

There are 7 places in Shelby County. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Shelby County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Shelby County, selected places in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%60%Count#ArlingtonColliervilleGermantownLakelandBartlettTennesseeUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralMemphis AreaMillingtonShelbyMemphis79.917428%79.917428%80%2,710172.256398%72.256398%72%11,74611.7k268.868564%68.868564%69%10,16510.2k365.785781%65.785781%66%2,813462.498765%62.498765%62%12,65612.7k548.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M41.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k40.164319%40.164319%40%1,711637.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k29.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k7
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Shelby County

There are 13 county subdivisions in Shelby County. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Shelby County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Shelby County, selected county subdivisions in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%60%Count#2341TennesseeUnited StatesSouthEast South Central5Memphis AreaShelby10131161279865.216740%65.216740%65%17,40717.4k162.531675%62.531675%63%16,28716.3k258.226926%58.226926%58%16,78116.8k352.500911%52.500911%53%12,96313.0k448.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M42.064073%42.064073%42%10,91110.9k541.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k37.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k37.410408%37.410408%37%11,22211.2k632.948372%32.948372%33%9,158728.246791%28.246791%28%7,284827.118171%27.118171%27%6,795927.083677%27.083677%27%6,5641023.945509%23.945509%24%6,5741121.703507%21.703507%22%6,2251215.920865%15.920865%16%4,57913
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 13 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Memphis Area

There are 9 counties in the Memphis Area. This section compares Shelby County to all of the counties in the Memphis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Shelby County, selected other counties in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%Count#FayetteTiptonDeSotoBentonTennesseeUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralTateMarshallMemphis AreaCrittendenShelbyTunica57.624506%57.624506%58%8,597155.101850%55.101850%55%11,76711.8k253.347090%53.347090%53%32,31532.3k352.783109%52.783109%53%1,650448.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.454380%47.454380%47%4,707546.204496%46.204496%46%6,105641.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k38.673227%38.673227%39%7,153737.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k833.333333%33.333333%33%1,3339
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 9 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Tennessee

There are 95 counties in Tennessee. This section compares Shelby County to the 50 most populous counties in Tennessee and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,034.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Shelby County, selected other counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%60%Count#WilliamsonLoudonWilsonMonroeFayetteRobertsonSumnerCheathamDicksonBlountTiptonJeffersonCumberlandBedfordLawrenceMcMinnSevierRoaneMontgomeryCoffeeDyerRutherfordGreeneFranklinMarshallBradleyGilesHenryClaiborneMauryCampbellRheaHawkinsSullivanLincolnObionHamblenWeakleyGibsonTennesseeUnited StatesCarterSouthEast South CentralWashingtonWarrenKnoxAndersonMadisonHamiltonPutnamCockeMemphis AreaShelbyDavidson70.330645%70.330645%70%49,96550.0k161.021934%61.021934%61%12,24112.2k260.289230%60.289230%60%27,39027.4k358.777656%58.777656%59%10,17510.2k457.624506%57.624506%58%8,597557.501011%57.501011%58%14,22014.2k656.518027%56.518027%57%35,74235.7k756.267620%56.267620%56%8,183855.578512%55.578512%56%10,49110.5k955.276535%55.276535%55%27,29527.3k1055.101850%55.101850%55%11,76711.8k1154.823696%54.823696%55%10,83710.8k1254.318367%54.318367%54%13,30813.3k1354.172286%54.172286%54%9,2381454.035763%54.035763%54%8,7031553.662070%53.662070%54%10,74110.7k1653.355687%53.355687%53%19,73219.7k1753.297418%53.297418%53%11,47611.5k1853.246385%53.246385%53%35,72335.7k1952.367831%52.367831%52%11,21311.2k2052.061719%52.061719%52%7,8282151.956316%51.956316%52%53,80753.8k2251.691490%51.691490%52%14,19514.2k2351.685531%51.685531%52%8,4482451.477914%51.477914%51%6,2002551.470213%51.470213%51%20,16520.2k2651.106465%51.106465%51%5,8662750.959046%50.959046%51%6,8812850.887898%50.887898%51%6,5052950.755572%50.755572%51%16,69316.7k3050.723179%50.723179%51%8,0663149.854932%49.854932%50%6,1863249.850007%49.850007%50%11,46611.5k3349.707114%49.707114%50%32,75532.8k3449.361233%49.361233%49%6,7233549.209844%49.209844%49%6,2593648.891253%48.891253%49%11,95012.0k3748.681180%48.681180%49%6,5523848.526229%48.526229%49%9,4173948.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.993438%47.993438%48%11,40911.4k4047.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.535729%47.535729%48%24,91324.9k4147.516684%47.516684%48%7,4054246.931663%46.931663%47%85,10485.1k4346.718852%46.718852%47%14,32414.3k4446.637447%46.637447%47%17,34417.3k4546.459445%46.459445%46%63,79363.8k4645.700997%45.700997%46%13,75613.8k4745.646800%45.646800%46%6,6484841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k37.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k4937.263544%37.263544%37%100,268100k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Shelby County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Shelby County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaTennesseeUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisMemphis AreaCookFranklinShelbyKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4041.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k40.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k37.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Shelby County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal City:
Memphis
Cities:
Bartlett, Germantown, Lakeland, Memphis, Millington
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Towns:
Arlington, Collierville
ZIP Codes:
38002, 38004, 38011, 38016, 38017, 38018, 38028, 38029, 38053, 38054, 38103, 38104, 38105, 38106, 38107, 38108, 38109, 38111, 38112, 38114, 38115, 38116, 38117, 38118, 38119, 38120, 38122, 38125, 38126, 38127, 38128, 38131, 38132, 38133, 38134, 38135, 38138, 38139, 38141, 38152
Unified School Districts:
Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Millington, Shelby County
Elementary School District:
Lakeland School System
Congressional Districts:
TN-8, TN-9
State Senate Districts:
TN-29, TN-30, TN-31, TN-32, TN-33
State House Districts:
TN-83, TN-84, TN-85, TN-86, TN-87, TN-88, TN-90, TN-91, TN-93, TN-95, TN-96, TN-97, TN-98, TN-99
Neighboring Counties:
Crittenden, DeSoto, Fayette, Marshall, Mississippi, Tipton
Nearby Counties:
Benton, Cross, Haywood, Lauderdale, Lee, Panola, Poinsett, St. Francis, Tate, Tunica