Germantown is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,333 at the 2020 census. It was given a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Performance Excellence in 2019.
Germantown is a suburb of Memphis, bordering it to the east-southeast. Germantown was founded in 1841 by mostly German emigrants. The town hosts festivals year round to celebrate their history and German culture. In the city center is the "Old Germantown" neighborhood, anchored by a railroad depot (a 1948 reproduction of the 1868 original) and railroad tracks that recall the community's earliest days of development as an outpost along the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
The city hosts many horse shows and competitions annually, most...
| Ethnicity | Germantown | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 87.6% | 60.1% |
| African American | 2.3% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 1.4% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 2.4% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Germantown | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 3.2% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 0.8% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 2.3% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 4.4% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 5.9% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 12.4% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 9.8% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 22.9% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 13.7% | 7.1% |
| Education | Germantown | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 0% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 2% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 9% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 17% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 6% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 35% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 20% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 8% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3% | 1.0% |