Compare Memphis Metro Area, TN vs Tennessee (TN) vs Mississippi (MS) vs Arkansas (AR) vs United States
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| Metric |
Memphis Metro Area, TN Metro Area |
Tennessee (TN) State |
Mississippi (MS) State |
Arkansas (AR) State |
United States Country |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 1,341,924 | 7,066,383 | 2,946,779 | 3,049,391 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,220 | $1,189 | $954 | $947 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1983 | 1987 | 1986 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Household income | $66,401 | $69,595 | $56,447 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $37,885 | $39,437 | $31,549 | $34,225 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 13.8% | 18.9% | 16.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 49.2% | 44.3% | 43.6% | 39.4% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 1,341,924 | 7,066,383 | 2,946,779 | 3,049,391 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 891,153 | 4,870,330 | 1,972,266 | 2,059,172 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 522,879 | 2,824,277 | 1,145,431 | 1,205,987 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $66,401 | $69,595 | $56,447 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $37,885 | $39,437 | $31,549 | $34,225 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 13.8% | 18.9% | 16.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 49.2% | 44.3% | 43.6% | 39.4% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,220 | $1,189 | $954 | $947 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1983 | 1987 | 1986 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 39.5% | 33.1% | 30% | 33.6% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 60.5% | 66.9% | 70% | 66.4% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 41.4% | 72.4% | 55.8% | 69.1% | 61% |
| Black | 46.5% | 15.6% | 36.4% | 14.7% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1% | 1.6% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% | 7% | 4.4% | 10.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.5% | 7.4% | 3.7% | 9% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 92.5% | 92.6% | 96.3% | 91% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 90.1% | 87.1% | 94.1% | 91.2% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 24.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min | 22.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 9.9% | 12.9% | 5.9% | 8.8% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 30.4% | 27.6% | 31.2% | 29.5% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 29.1% | 31.2% | 29.9% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.6% | 10.2% | 13.8% | 10.6% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 31% | 31.1% | 25.1% | 25.7% | 35.7% |