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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