People QuickFacts Germantown Tennessee Population, 2011 estimate 39,161 6,403,353 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 38,844 6,346,110 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.8% 0.9% Population, 2010 38,844 6,346,105 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 4.9% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.1% 23.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 16.1% 13.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.6% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 89.5% 77.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.6% 16.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.2% 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.1% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 1.9% 4.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 88.1% 75.6%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 89.2% 83.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 8.8% 4.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 10.7% 6.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 98.4% 82.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 62.7% 22.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 20.7 23.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 88.6% 69.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 11.6% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $284,400 $134,100 Households, 2006-2010 14,407 2,443,475 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.68 2.49 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $54,229 $23,722 Median household income 2006-2010 $113,535 $43,314 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 2.5% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Germantown Tennessee Total number of firms, 2007 4,629 545,348 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 8.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 1.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.9% 25.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 140,447,760 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 265,458 80,116,528 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 364,971 77,547,291 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,958 $12,563 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 70,683 10,626,759     Geography QuickFacts Germantown Tennessee Land area in square miles, 2010 19.97 41,234.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,945.0 153.9 FIPS Code 28960 47 Counties Shelby County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts