2.4% of Germantown, TN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 454.4% less than the poverty level of 13.3% across the entire state of Tennessee. 2.4% of high school graduates and 37.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 10.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 27.0%. For comparison, it was 8.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Germantown, TN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Germantown:
2.4%
Whole state:
13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Germantown:
1.4%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Germantown:
10.8%
Tennessee:
21.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 7.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Germantown:
36.2%
Tennessee:
24.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
27.0%
Residents above poverty level:
8.5%
Poverty by age in Germantown, TN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Germantown,TN (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
1.3%16 and 17 years
2.0%18 to 24 years
4.8%25 to 34 years
0.5%35 to 44 years
1.4%45 to 54 years
2.1%55 to 64 years
1.3%65 to 74 years
2.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Germantown,TN (percentage below poverty level)
2.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
1.2%6 to 11 years
2.0%12 to 14 years
15.6%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.6%18 to 24 years
3.0%25 to 34 years
0.7%35 to 44 years
2.8%45 to 54 years
2.3%55 to 64 years
1.7%65 to 74 years
15.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Germantown,TN (% below half of poverty level)
1.2%Under 6 years
0.8%6 to 11 years
1.5%12 to 17 years
1.4%18 to 24 years
3.7%25 to 34 years
0.3%35 to 44 years
1.8%45 to 54 years
1.8%55 to 64 years
0.2%65 to 74 years
3.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Germantown, TN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Germantown, TN (%)
2.2%White
6.3%Black
0.0%American Indian
1.1%Asian
7.2%Other race
2.8%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Germantown, TN (absolute numbers)
751White
124Black
0American Indian
26Asian
20Other race
352+ races
2.1%Below poverty level
97.9%Above poverty level
2.6%Below poverty level
97.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Germantown, TN
Children below poverty level:
Germantown, Tennessee:
0.8%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Germantown:
2.4%
Tennessee:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Germantown:
37.1%
Tennessee:
27.9%
60.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
39.3%Female, no husband present
4.5%Worked full-time, year-round
12.7%Worked part-time
82.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
7.5%One full-time, other part-time
24.5%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
44.3%One part-time, other didn't work
23.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
11.0%1995 to 1998
15.0%1990 to 1994
34.5%1980 to 1989
33.5%1970 to 1979
3.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
3.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.8%1999 to 2000
7.0%1995 to 1998
8.7%1990 to 1994
34.7%1980 to 1989
38.0%1970 to 1979
6.3%1960 to 1969
1.4%1950 to 1959
0.5%1940 to 1949
0.6%1939 or earlier
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