Compare ZIP Code 38109 vs Shelby County, TN vs Memphis, TN vs Memphis Metro Area, TN vs Tennessee (TN)
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38109 – Memphis, TN ZIP Code |
Shelby County, TN County |
Memphis, TN City |
Memphis Metro Area, TN Metro Area |
Tennessee (TN) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 42,452 | 919,173 | 618,980 | 1,341,924 | 7,066,383 |
| Rent | $1,040 | $1,232 | $1,181 | $1,220 | $1,189 |
| Year built | 1964 | 1977 | 1970 | 1983 | 1987 |
| Household income | $37,496 | $63,767 | $51,736 | $66,401 | $69,595 |
| Per capita income | $21,923 | $39,083 | $33,100 | $37,885 | $39,437 |
| Poverty rate | 32.1% | 17.8% | 23.1% | 16.5% | 13.8% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.5% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 3.4% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 60.8% | 50.5% | 51.8% | 49.2% | 44.3% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 42,452 | 919,173 | 618,980 | 1,341,924 | 7,066,383 |
| Adults over 25 | 28,807 | 605,447 | 404,390 | 891,153 | 4,870,330 |
| Total households | 16,616 | 362,741 | 253,120 | 522,879 | 2,824,277 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $37,496 | $63,767 | $51,736 | $66,401 | $69,595 |
| Per capita income | $21,923 | $39,083 | $33,100 | $37,885 | $39,437 |
| Poverty rate | 32.1% | 17.8% | 23.1% | 16.5% | 13.8% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.5% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 3.4% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 60.8% | 50.5% | 51.8% | 49.2% | 44.3% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,040 | $1,232 | $1,181 | $1,220 | $1,189 |
| Year built | 1964 | 1977 | 1970 | 1983 | 1987 |
| Households that rent | 44.3% | 45.9% | 55.1% | 39.5% | 33.1% |
| Households that own | 55.7% | 54.1% | 44.9% | 60.5% | 66.9% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 1.8% | 34% | 23.8% | 41.4% | 72.4% |
| Black | 94.9% | 52.4% | 62.9% | 46.5% | 15.6% |
| Asian | 0% | 3% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 7% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.8% | 8.8% | 10.4% | 7.5% | 7.4% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 99.2% | 91.2% | 89.6% | 92.5% | 92.6% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 92.5% | 89.2% | 90.8% | 90.1% | 87.1% |
| Commute time to work | 24.0 min | 22.0 min | 21.0 min | 24.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 7.5% | 10.8% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 12.9% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 32.1% | 30% | 33.2% | 30.4% | 27.6% |
| High school graduate or GED | 45.7% | 27.3% | 30.4% | 29.1% | 31.2% |
| Some college or associate degree | 8% | 8.5% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 14.2% | 34.3% | 28% | 31% | 31.1% |