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Germantown, Tennessee

City in Shelby County, Tennessee · ZIP 38125, 38138, 38139

  • Shelby County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 10 public schools
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  • 40,128 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 15,551Households
  • $144,799Median household income
  • $441,200Median home value
  • 10Public schools
  • 3ZIP codes

About Germantown

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Population, 2000 to 2020+10.7%
36k38k40k42k2000: 37,34820002010: 38,84420102020: 41,333202037,34841,333
Population of Germantown at each census
CensusPopulation
200037,348
201038,844
202041,333

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Germantown
Under $50k12.5%
$50k to $100k20.3%
$100k to $150k20.1%
$150k to $200k13.9%
$200k and over33.2%

Median household income $144,799 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Germantown
Owner occupied
13,410 units
Renter occupied
2,141 units
Vacancy rate
3.6%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Germantown compared with its county and state
Germantown compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureGermantownShelby CountyTennessee
Population40,812922,1956,986,082
Median household income$144,799$62,337$67,097
Median age43.935.838.9
Median home value$441,200$229,700$256,800
Bachelor’s degree or higher71.2%34.2%30.4%
Foreign-born residents8.2%7.6%5.9%
Owner-occupied homes86.2%54.6%67.0%
Mean commute to work20.9 minutes22.5 minutes25.7 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Germantown10
Public schools in Germantown, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Dogwood Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Germantown
Farmington Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Germantown
Forest Hill Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Germantown
Germantown ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Riverdale Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–8Germantown
Germantown MiddlePublic6–8Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Houston Middle SchoolPublic6–8Germantown
Germantown HighPublic9–12Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Houston High SchoolPublic9–12Germantown
Germantown Online Academy of LearningPublicK–12Germantown

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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