Memphis Site Visit: Economic and Social Characteristics of Shelby County

Elena Delavega, PhD, MSW, presents data from the US Census Bureau to highlight economic and social characteristics of Shelby County based on 5-year estimates (2011-2015) and compare them to the United States and Tennessee using 1-year estimates (2017).

• Memphis
• Site Visit
• Census Data
• Shelby County
• Social-Economic

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1. Congressional Staff Network Memphis Site Visit Elena Delavega, PhD, MSW February 21, 2019 Data from US Census Bureau 5-Year estimates (2011-2015) for Shelby County. Economic and Social Characteristics. US Census Bureau 1-Year Estimates (2017) for the United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, TN, and the Memphis MSA. Social Characteristics.

2. Poverty Rates Non- Hisp. White Non- Hisp. Black Hispanic or Latino 2017 Overall Under 18 18 to 64 Over 65 Asian United States 13.4% 18.4% 12.6% 9.3% 9.6% 22.9% 19.4% 11.0% Tennessee 15.0% 21.2% 14.2% 9.2% 12.1% 24.3% 24.5% 10.6% Shelby County, Tennessee 18.8% 30.2% 15.9% 10.5% 8.0% 25.4% 30.1% N/A Memphis city, Tennessee 24.6% 39.0% 20.7% 14.2% 12.3% 28.9% 33.3% N/A Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area 17.1% 27.1% 14.6% 9.8% 8.1% 24.5% 29.4% N/A

3. 2017 Percent of the population in poverty, by region

9. THE EMPLOYED POPULATION IN SHELBY COUNTY

10. Black or African American alone Total population White alone Hispanic or Latino Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Population 16 years and over 724,428 308,700 371,462 35,051 475,285 65.6% 204,206 66.2% 240,731 64.8% 24,634 70.3% In labor force 249,143 34.4% 104,494 33.8% 130,731 35.2% 10,417 29.7% Not in labor force

11. Black or African American alone Total population White alone Hispanic or Latino Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Population 16 years and over in labor force 724,428 308,700 371,462 35,051 Males in labor force 236,413 69.7% 110,429 73.9% 107,698 64.6% 16,830 85.3% Females in labor force 238,872 62.0% 93,777 58.9% 133,033 65.0% 7,804 50.9%

12. SHELBY COUNTY OCCUPATIONS

13. Shelby County 5 Year estimates (2011- 2015) Non-Hispanic White Total population Hispanic or Latino Non-Hispanic Black Number % Number % Number % Number % Civilian employed population 16 years and over Management, business, science, and arts Service Sales and office Natural resources, construction, and maintenance Production, transportation, and material moving 425,295 22,830 181,811 203,995 149,169 35.1% 3,476 15.2% 85,897 47.2% 51,385 25.2% 73,917 17.4% 5,024 22.0% 21,651 11.9% 45,026 22.1% 108,374 25.5% 2,818 12.3% 48,462 26.7% 53,744 26.3% 28,688 6.7% 6,870 30.1% 11,156 6.1% 9,853 4.8% 65,147 15.3% 4,642 20.3% 14,645 8.1% 43,987 21.6%

18. SHELBY COUNTY EARNINGS

19. 2017 U.S. Poverty Guidelines PERSONS IN FAMILY/HOUSEHOLD For families/households with more than 8 persons, add $4,180 for each additional person. POVERTY GUIDELINE 1 $12,060 2 $16,240 FOR CONTEXT 3 $20,420 4 $24,600 5 $28,780 6 $32,960 7 $37,140 8 $41,320

20. Hispanic or Latino Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Shelby County 5 Year estimates (2011-2015) Total population Number % Number % Number % Number % Total households Less than $10,000 $10,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 or more 347,224 13,374 146,392 175,789 33,580 9.7% 1,291 9.7% 6,557 4.5% 24,700 14.1% 65,560 18.9% 3,538 26.5% 16,477 11.3% 43,649 24.8% 84,603 24.3% 4,082 30.5% 29,779 20.4% 48,707 27.7% 94,743 27.3% 3,141 23.5% 46,053 31.5% 42,227 24.0% 68,738 19.8% 1322 9.8% 47,526 32.6% 16,506 9.5%

25. THE EXTREMES

26. Non- Hispanic White Non- Hispanic Black Worked Full-Time Year-Round Total population Hispanic or Latino Median Earnings For Males Median Earnings for Females 45,431 $ 57,335 $ 36,219 $ 22,467 $ 36,692 $ 45,880 $ 31,640 $ 24,458 $

27. LOW WAGES ARE A HUGE ISSUE IN SHELBY COUNTY

28. THE POPULATION IN SHELBY COUNTY NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

29. Shelby County Total population Hispanic or Latino Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Population 16 years and over 724,428 35,051 291,842 370,306 Total pop over 16 Not in labor force Enrolled in high school or college/grad. school not in school or work Retired Disengaged 249,143 10,417 99,186 130,247 109,961 139,182 88,431 50,751 35,871 63,315 43,964 19,351 61,510 68,737 41,439 27,298

30. Total Hispanic or Latino Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Shelby County population Total population over 16 Not in labor force 249,143 10,417 99,186 130,247 Total females over 16 Not in labor force 146,394 7,524 61,651 71,407 Total males over 16 Not in labor force 102,749 2,893 37,535 58,840

31. The number that matters is 50,751 DISENGAGED PERSONS

32. For more information, please contact Dr. Elena Delavega School of Social Work University of Memphis mdlavega@Memphis.edu THANK YOU!