2024 population: 1,331,779 ( 6,010 from 2020)
Land area: 4575.2 square miles
Population density: 291.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	531,721	39.93%	4.7%
Black:	633,008	47.53%	0.1%
Indian:	2,478	0.19%	2.6%
Asian:	35,060	2.63%	15.5%
2+ races:	21,758	1.63%	11.8%
Hispanic:	107,754	8.09%	13.7%

Total non-White:	800,058	60.07%	2.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	72,092	13.5
Deaths:	63,481	11.9
Net Migration:	-29,686	-5.5
Net Immigration:	14,712	2.7

Change in White population:	-26,417	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	20,407	1.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,337,789
558,138	41.72%
632,536	47.28%
2,545	0.19%
30,350	2.27%
19,456	1.45%
94,764	7.08%
779,651	58.28%

2010
1,324,829
613,678	46.32%
601,873	45.43%
2,758	0.21%
24,725	1.87%
14,859	1.12%
65,543	4.95%
711,151	53.68%

2000
1,213,230
630,093	51.94%
525,338	43.30%
2,314	0.19%
16,127	1.33%
9,795	0.81%
28,485	2.35%
583,137	48.06%

1990
1,075,309
615,681	57.26%
441,209	41.03%
2,239	0.21%
8,347	0.78%
n/a
7,833	0.73%
459,628	42.74%

1980
1,005,997
584,380	58.09%
406,030	40.36%
1,057	0.11%
4,495	0.45%
n/a
9,399	0.93%
421,617	41.91%

1970
918,628
553,254	60.23%
358,075	38.98%
535	0.06%
1,649	0.18%
n/a
4,674	0.51%
365,374	39.77%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
170,921	12.9
106,551	8.0
-48,158	-3.6
13,637	1.0

-55,540	-4.2
68,500	5.2

Number	Rate
2000's
184,905	15.2
99,115	8.2
-8,940	-0.7
20,549	1.7

-16,415	-1.4
128,014	10.6

Number	Rate
1990's
196,079	18.2
102,374	9.5
10,702	1.0
8,686	0.8

14,412	1.3
123,509	11.5

Number	Rate
1980's
183,395	18.2
89,277	8.9
-14,390	-1.4
n/a

31,301	3.1
38,011	3.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-21,311	-2.3
n/a

31,126	3.4
56,243	6.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.7
329,750	24.8%
1,002,029	75.2%
193,740	14.5%

510,449
2.57

328,068	64.3%
207,204	63.2%
49,015	14.9%
182,381	35.7%

2010
Number	Percent
35.1
352,221	26.6%
972,608	73.4%
140,182	10.6%

494,602
2.63

338,029	68.3%
210,104	62.2%
54,649	16.2%
156,573	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
33.4
342,746	28.3%
870,484	71.7%
121,862	10.0%

451,749
2.63

316,800	70.1%
211,637	66.8%
50,966	16.1%
134,949	29.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.2
301,881	28.1%
773,428	71.9%
112,563	10.5%

388,118
2.70

281,284	72.5%
199,427	70.9%
39,981	14.2%
106,834	27.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.9
312,441	31.1%
693,556	68.9%
95,848	9.5%

338,902
2.90

255,155	75.3%
193,713	75.9%
32,699	12.8%
83,747	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	33,327	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	24,751	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	19,797	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	23,400	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	22,568	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	20,856	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	22,836	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	20,576	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	20,052	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	39,542	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	46,825	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	61,410	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	45,419	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	33,642	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	34,872	6.8%
$200,000 or more	40,576	7.9%

Median Household Income	62,899
Per Capita Income	35,218

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	32,691	6.4%
Public Assistance	8,794	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	77,118	15.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	548,611	68.3%
Unemployed	42,174	5.2%
In Armed Forces	2,517	0.3%

Total Labor Force	593,302	73.8%
Not in Labor Force	210,291	26.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	230,542	204,801	53.0%
Non-Profit	17,854	34,633	34.0%
Self-Employed	32,039	16,240	66.4%

Local Government	17,478	25,090	41.1%
State Government	7,428	13,651	35.2%
Federal Government	8,432	10,045	45.6%

Total Private + Self	262,581	221,041	54.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	51,192	83,419	38.0%
Total	313,773	304,460	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	13.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	94,592	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	132,396	21.3%
Professional, Technical	131,315	21.2%
Service Occupations	98,598	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,468	0.2%
All others	163,447	26.3%

White Collar		57.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	85,834	13.8%
Transportation and warehousing	80,001	12.9%
Retail trade	66,701	10.8%
Manufacturing	62,569	10.1%
Educational services	51,168	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	42,422	6.8%
Construction	33,924	5.5%
Other services	31,049	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	30,976	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	30,184	4.9%
Public administration	29,237	4.7%
Finance and insurance	21,501	3.5%
Wholesale trade	19,247	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	10,592	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10,199	1.6%
Information	6,509	1.0%
Utilities	3,774	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,566	0.6%
Management	669	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	226	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	49,385	3.70%
Puerto Rican	4,086	0.31%
Cuban	2,321	0.17%
Dominican	927	0.07%

Total Central American	14,243	1.07%
Costa Rican	128	0.01%
Guatemalan	6,086	0.46%
Honduran	4,207	0.31%
Nicaraguan	648	0.05%
Panamanian	426	0.03%
Salvadoran	2,649	0.20%
Other Central American	99	0.01%

Total South American	4,471	0.33%
Argentinean	391	0.03%
Bolivian	26	0.00%
Chilean	275	0.02%
Colombian	1,091	0.08%
Ecuadorian	182	0.01%
Paraguayan	6	0.00%
Peruvian	661	0.05%
Uruguayan	49	0.00%
Venezuelan	1,611	0.12%
Other South American	179	0.01%

Other Hispanic	4,174	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	9,762	0.73%
Vietnamese	5,847	0.44%
Chinese	5,096	0.38%
Filipino	3,385	0.25%
Korean	1,369	0.10%
Japanese	577	0.04%
Laotian	527	0.04%
Cambodian	523	0.04%
Taiwanese	263	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,147,878	91.9%
Spanish	58,866	4.7%
Other Indo-European	6,991	0.6%
Other	6,596	0.5%
Arabic	5,783	0.5%
Other Asian	5,383	0.4%
Vietnamese	4,459	0.4%
Chinese	4,145	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,377	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	93,685	7.0%
English	93,091	7.0%
Irish	79,087	5.9%
German	67,717	5.1%
Italian	28,100	2.1%
European	23,115	1.7%
Scottish	15,427	1.2%
French	14,200	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	13,997	1.0%
African	10,560	0.8%
Polish	9,361	0.7%
Dutch	5,841	0.4%
Welsh	4,938	0.4%
British	4,753	0.4%
Swedish	4,134	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,291,902	96.7%
Not a citizen	43,902	3.3%

Native	1,261,423	94.4%
Foreign-born	74,381	5.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
31,577	3.6%	62,595	7.1%	257,571	29.1%	263,762	29.8%	164,292	18.6%	104,937	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	31,577	3.6%
9-12 Years	62,595	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	257,571	29.1%
Some College	263,762	29.8%
Bach. Degree	164,292	18.6%
Grad Degree	104,937	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,025,104	973,820	51,284	5.0%
1991	1,025,670	963,726	61,944	6.0%
1992	1,028,980	964,728	64,252	6.2%
1993	1,040,758	980,474	60,284	5.8%
1994	1,077,014	1,023,742	53,272	4.9%
1995	1,115,290	1,058,380	56,910	5.1%
1996	1,134,696	1,083,542	51,154	4.5%
1997	1,157,800	1,104,900	52,900	4.6%
1998	1,175,374	1,129,218	46,156	3.9%
1999	1,189,920	1,145,706	44,214	3.7%

2000	1,179,544	1,135,986	43,558	3.7%
2001	1,183,572	1,133,166	50,406	4.3%
2002	1,189,214	1,127,888	61,326	5.2%
2003	1,195,674	1,127,222	68,452	5.7%
2004	1,186,204	1,117,132	69,072	5.8%
2005	1,191,574	1,118,942	72,632	6.1%
2006	1,225,784	1,155,970	69,814	5.7%
2007	1,238,954	1,176,068	62,886	5.1%
2008	1,238,542	1,155,390	83,152	6.7%
2009	1,221,854	1,103,194	118,660	9.7%

2010	1,265,738	1,142,422	123,316	9.7%
2011	1,275,174	1,154,390	120,784	9.5%
2012	1,263,076	1,155,244	107,832	8.5%
2013	1,241,794	1,136,714	105,080	8.5%
2014	1,218,598	1,128,236	90,362	7.4%
2015	1,226,280	1,149,812	76,468	6.2%
2016	1,239,856	1,174,968	64,888	5.2%
2017	1,246,708	1,192,730	53,978	4.3%
2018	1,261,852	1,209,524	52,328	4.1%
2019	1,281,778	1,228,616	53,162	4.1%

2020	1,273,320	1,160,824	112,496	8.8%
2021	1,275,520	1,194,730	80,790	6.3%
2022	1,258,524	1,205,430	53,094	4.2%
2023	1,239,436	1,189,590	49,846	4.0%
2024	1,245,436	1,194,232	51,204	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	567,955
Median Value	$206,133

Occupied	510,449	89.9%
Vacant	57,506	10.1%

Owned	309,777	60.7%
Rented	200,672	39.3%
Median Rent	$1,089

Single-Family Units	417,828	73.6%
Detached	397,918	70.1%
Attached	19,910	3.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	94,203	16.6%
Mobile Homes	20,110	3.5%

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area