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Demographics

Population

Population growth for Collierville has outpaced that of Shelby County and the surrounding metropolitan area including: Tipton and Fayette Counties in Tennessee; Crittenden County in Arkansas; and DeSoto County in Mississippi. The direction of growth continues to occur in the east and southeast corridors of the County with the most extreme of the southeast portion being Collierville.

Collierville's 2000 population was 31,872 an increase of 121% over the 1990 Census count. The Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area (Memphis MSA), had a 2000 population of 1,135,614, the second largest metropolitan area in the State of Tennessee, and the 41st largest in the nation. Of that total, 897,472 persons reside in Shelby County.

Population Trends

Collierville and Metro Area

Collierville and Metro Area
  Collierville Shelby County Memphis MSA
Year Population % of Change Population % of Change Population % of Change
1960 2,020   627,019   674,583  
1970 3,651 80.7% 722,111 15.2% 834,006 23.6%
1980 7,839 114.7% 777,113 7.6% 913,472 9.5%
1990 14,427 84.0% 826,330 6.3% 1,007,306 10.3%
2000 31,872 120.9% 897,472 7.9% 1,135,614 11.3%
2005 38,013 15.7% 912,260 1.6% 1,188,935 4.7%
Source: ScanUS 2005
*2002 37,044 16.2%        
*2005 41,923 13.2%        
 2008 (certified)           

44,304

9.4%

       
*=Special Census Conducted By The Town of Collierville

Population Growth

               

Population - Map

The town limits of Collierville currently total 29 square miles with the capacity to expand to 50 upon annexation of its reserve areas.


 

Population (2005) by Households      
  Collierville Shelby County Memphis MSA
      Population   % Chg 00-05 Population   % Chg 00-05 Population   % Chg 00-05
Total Population 38,013     921,260     1,188,935    
Total Households 12,596     348,231     447,194    
Persons By Age                  
  Collierville Shelby County US
      Population   % of Total Population   % of Total Population   % of Total
  0  -  5 Years 2,901   7.6% 70,701   7.8%     6.8%
  6 - 14 Years 7,081   18.6% 136.806   15.0%     13.7%
15 - 19 Years 3,064   8.1% 67,449   7.4%     7.1%
20 - 24 Years 1,392   3.7% 62,614   6.9%     7.0%
25 - 34 Years 3,667   9.6% 126,304   13.8%     13.5%
35 - 44 Years 7,681   19.9% 134,906   14.8%     14.7%
45 - 54 Years 6,563   17.3% 133,446   14.6%     14.3%
55 - 64 Years 3,382   8.9% 88,459   9.7%     10.3%
65 - 74 Years 1,476   3.9% 48,416   5.3%     6.4%
75 - 84 Years 673   1.8% 31,063   3.4%     4.3%
     85+ Years 233   0.6% 12,096   1.3%     1.8%
  Median Age     36.2     34.4     36.4
Persons By Ethnicity                  
  Collierville Shelby County US
      Population   % of Total Population   % of Total Population   % of Total
White   29,982   78.9% 409,524   44.9%     75.9%
Black   6,383   16.8% 453,718   49.7%     12.2%
Other 1,648   4.3% 26,358   2.9%     5.1%
Multirace 669   1.6% 22,660   2.5%     6.8%
Hispanic Origin 669   1.8% 28,305   3.1%     14.5%
Households By Income                  
  Collierville Shelby County US
                       
Per Capita EBI ($) 32,625     21,718     24,369    
Average Hhld Income ($) 98,390     56,078     64,3724    
Median Hhld Income ($) 90,447     43,776     47,842