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Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area

1,337,653 Population
4,972.4 square miles 269 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,828 ±$1,264 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$68,124 ±$2,210 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.4% ±1.1% (228,597  ±15,025) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.4 minutes ±0.5 (13,863,830  ±400,305) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

527,810 ±4,600 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (1,318,466  ±3,217) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.1% ±0.9% (19,880  ±2,895) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

586,553 ±1,214 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$282,900 ±$6,026 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.4% ±0.9% (150,719  ±11,978.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.6% ±1.8% (800,498  ±16,298.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
31.9% ±1% (285,374  ±9,071) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.6% ±0.5% (87,705  ±6,208) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.9% ±0.4% (59,486  ±4,418) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
59,486 Total veterans ±4,418 52,237 Male ±3,898 7,249 Female ±1,689

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