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)
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United States
Country
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%