Compare Memphis, TN vs Tennessee (TN) vs United States
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| Metric |
Memphis, TN City |
Tennessee (TN) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 618,980 | 7,066,383 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,181 | $1,189 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1970 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Household income | $51,736 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $33,100 | $39,437 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 23.1% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0% | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.8% | 44.3% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 618,980 | 7,066,383 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 404,390 | 4,870,330 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 253,120 | 2,824,277 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $51,736 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $33,100 | $39,437 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 23.1% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0% | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.8% | 44.3% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $1,181 | $1,189 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1970 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 55.1% | 33.1% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 44.9% | 66.9% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 23.8% | 72.4% | 61% |
| Black | 62.9% | 15.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 1.9% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% | 7% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.4% | 7.4% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 89.6% | 92.6% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 90.8% | 87.1% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 21.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 9.2% | 12.9% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 33.2% | 27.6% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 30.4% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 8.4% | 10.2% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 28% | 31.1% | 35.7% |