Memphis, Tennessee Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Memphis is 20th out of 4,664 other cities in Current population (2012)

Memphis is 21st out of 5,266 other cities in Retail sales

Memphis is 21st out of 6,406 other cities in Housing units

Memphis is 21st out of 6,406 other cities in Size in square miles

Memphis is 24th out of 6,406 other cities in Households

Memphis is 28th out of 5,169 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Memphis is 30th out of 4,905 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Statewide Claims to Fame

Memphis is 1st in Tennessee out of 107 other cities in Households

Memphis is 1st in Tennessee out of 107 other cities in Housing units

Memphis is 1st in Tennessee out of 97 other cities in Current population (2012)

Memphis is 2nd in Tennessee out of 107 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Memphis is 2nd in Tennessee out of 107 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Memphis is 2nd in Tennessee out of 107 other cities in Size in square miles

Memphis is 2nd in Tennessee out of 84 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Memphis is 2nd in Tennessee out of 97 other cities in Retail sales

Memphis is 2nd in Tennessee out of 98 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Memphis is 13th in Tennessee out of 107 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Memphis	Rank	Tennessee	US
Current population (2012)	655,155	1st	6,456,243	313,914,040
Size in square miles	315.1	2nd	41,234.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,053.3	2nd	153.9	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Memphis	Rank	Tennessee	US
Residents younger than 5	7.6%	19th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.0%	26th	23.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.3%	88th	14.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Memphis	Rank	Tennessee	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.9%	62nd	83.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.1%	39th	23.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Memphis	Rank	Tennessee	US
Race - White	29.4%	107th	79.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	63.3%	2nd	17.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	80th	0.4%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.6%	27th	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	71st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	82nd	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	24th	4.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	27.5%	107th	75.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Memphis	Rank	Tennessee	US
Female residents	52.5%	45th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.2%	23rd	4.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Memphis	Rank	Tennessee	US
Housing units	291,883	1st	2,829,025	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	33.4%	13th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	244,431	1st	2,457,997	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	52.7%	89th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$99,000	84th	$137,200	$186,200
People per household	2.6	26th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Memphis	Rank	Tennessee	US
Income per capita	$21,397	61st	$24,197	$27,915
Income per household	$37,072	61st	$43,989	$52,762
Income below poverty line	26.0%	18th	16.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Memphis	Rank	Tennessee	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	52,144	2nd	545,348	27,092,908
Retail sales	$8,975,228	2nd	$77,547,291	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,210	68th	$12,563	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,463,050	2nd	$10,626,759	$613,795,732

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