Germantown.
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Tennessee·Shelby County
13 tracts·38K people·$471K median·1,878/mi²
White 83 · Asian 6 · Black 4 · Hispanic 3 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 67 · Living alone 23 · Other 10
Health 29 · Retail 25 · Professional 24 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 3 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 67 · Sales · office 19 · Service 7 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 72 · Work from home 22 · Carpool 11 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Germantown is $470,800 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Germantown has 40,673 residents across 8 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 44.3; the population is 83.0% White, 6.3% Asian, 4.4% Black, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 71.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 2.7% (Census ACS).
Dogwood Elementary School (86%), Farmington Elementary School (84%) and Forest Hill Elementary School (77%) lead the elementary schools; Houston Middle School (55%) and Germantown Middle (24%) lead the middle schools; Houston High School (56%) and Germantown High (29%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,816/month, 15% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Germantown is $149,920 a year, 74% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Germantown, median rent is $1,816/month and the median home value is $470,800 (Census ACS).
Germantown reported 1.1 violent crimes and 13.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 70 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 56 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Germantown are heat wave (94), tornado (94) and cold wave (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.63g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Germantown, 0.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).