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Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area

1,335,549 Population
4,981.9 square miles 268.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,441 ±$692 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$64,025 ±$1,951 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

16.5% ±1.3% (217,425  ±17,110) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.7 minutes ±0.4 (13,935,665  ±309,263) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

523,295 ±4,020 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (1,315,131  ±2,760) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.8% ±0.9% (18,747  ±2,794) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

583,684 ±1,261 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$265,200 ±$7,126 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.6% ±1% (152,799  ±13,687.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.1% ±1.8% (802,602  ±15,786.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
31.5% ±1% (280,057  ±8,753.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

6.4% ±0.4% (85,613  ±5,614) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.2% ±0.4% (62,540  ±3,970) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
62,540 Total veterans ±3,970 54,819 Male ±3,614 7,721 Female ±1,205

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