2022 population: 1,863,220 ( 24,663 from 2010 , 12,550 from 2020)
Land area: 16710.8 square miles
Population density: 111.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	896,124	48.10%	8.7%
Black:	794,708	42.65%	2.8%
Indian:	4,270	0.23%	5.6%
Asian:	35,692	1.92%	30.2%
2+ races:	29,599	1.59%	43.3%
Hispanic:	102,827	5.52%	29.2%

Total non-White:	967,096	51.90%	6.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	53,221	14.2
Deaths:	54,642	14.6
Net Migration:	-13,841	-3.7
Net Immigration:	2,362	0.6

Change in White population:	-85,048	-4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	60,385	3.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,887,883
981,172	51.97%
773,295	40.96%
4,044	0.21%
27,408	1.45%
20,657	1.09%
79,592	4.22%
906,711	48.03%

2000
1,783,050
1,006,515	56.45%
702,203	39.38%
3,434	0.19%
18,171	1.02%
13,519	0.76%
37,881	2.12%
776,535	43.55%

1990
1,620,347
990,131	61.11%
605,870	37.39%
3,088	0.19%
10,006	0.62%
n/a
11,252	0.69%
630,216	38.89%

1980
1,582,728
980,517	61.95%
579,413	36.61%
1,786	0.11%
5,743	0.36%
n/a
14,519	0.92%
602,211	38.05%

1970
1,477,069
922,562	62.46%
543,544	36.80%
903	0.06%
2,510	0.17%
n/a
6,752	0.46%
554,507	37.54%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
259,361	14.5
158,700	8.9
-40,469	-2.3
24,456	1.4

-25,343	-1.4
130,176	7.3

Number	Rate
1990's
281,018	17.3
167,981	10.4
-6	-0.0
10,070	0.6

16,384	1.0
146,319	9.0

Number	Rate
1980's
275,683	17.4
150,513	9.5
-72,863	-4.6
n/a

9,614	0.6
28,005	1.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-58,049	-3.9
n/a

57,955	3.9
47,704	3.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market 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
37.3
452,592	24.3%
1,410,628	75.7%
286,330	15.4%

712,654
2.56

458,507	64.3%
294,573	64.2%
66,727	14.6%
254,147	35.7%

2010
Number	Percent
35.7
491,311	26.0%
1,396,572	74.0%
219,305	11.6%

709,201
2.59

483,593	68.2%
306,330	63.3%
75,544	15.6%
225,608	31.8%

2000
Number	Percent
33.8
493,871	27.7%
1,289,179	72.3%
199,443	11.2%

665,466
2.61

467,985	70.3%
319,575	68.3%
71,661	15.3%
197,481	29.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.6
456,872	28.2%
1,163,475	71.8%
192,357	11.9%

587,087
2.69

428,590	73.0%
311,376	72.7%
57,088	13.3%
158,497	27.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
497,172	31.4%
1,085,556	68.6%
173,835	11.0%

534,621
2.90

406,584	76.1%
316,414	77.8%
46,640	11.5%
128,037	23.9%

2022 Housing Data for Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	48,134	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	40,983	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	32,968	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	36,013	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	32,557	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	30,968	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	33,375	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	29,755	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	28,132	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	56,114	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	65,383	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	83,956	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	60,726	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	42,329	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	43,238	6.1%
$200,000 or more	48,023	6.7%

Median Household Income	58,747
Per Capita Income	32,886

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	50,675	7.1%
Public Assistance	12,677	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	114,073	16.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	741,763	65.7%
Unemployed	57,970	5.1%
In Armed Forces	2,988	0.3%

Total Labor Force	802,721	71.1%
Not in Labor Force	325,950	28.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	309,678	270,500	53.4%
Non-Profit	22,392	42,106	34.7%
Self-Employed	45,109	23,135	66.1%

Local Government	23,884	36,841	39.3%
State Government	13,181	24,729	34.8%
Federal Government	10,017	12,039	45.4%

Total Private + Self	354,787	293,635	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	69,474	115,715	37.5%
Total	424,261	409,350	50.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	118,227	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	176,262	21.1%
Professional, Technical	171,702	20.5%
Service Occupations	134,197	16.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4,636	0.6%
All others	235,645	28.2%

White Collar		55.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	116,723	420.9%
Manufacturing	102,907	371.0%
Retail trade	92,941	335.1%
Transportation and warehousing	91,673	330.5%
Educational services	72,838	262.6%
Accommodation and food services	55,414	199.8%
Construction	47,489	171.2%
Other services	40,300	145.3%
Public administration	39,507	142.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	37,565	135.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	34,922	125.9%
Finance and insurance	27,402	98.8%
Wholesale trade	23,627	85.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13,613	49.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12,174	43.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10,182	36.7%
Information	8,563	30.9%
Utilities	6,588	23.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	841	3.0%
Management	764	2.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	61,506	3.28%
Puerto Rican	5,038	0.27%
Cuban	2,707	0.14%
Dominican	1,031	0.06%

Total Central American	16,461	0.88%
Costa Rican	149	0.01%
Guatemalan	6,624	0.35%
Honduran	5,182	0.28%
Nicaraguan	655	0.03%
Panamanian	480	0.03%
Salvadoran	3,259	0.17%
Other Central American	112	0.01%

Total South American	4,922	0.26%
Argentinean	402	0.02%
Bolivian	107	0.01%
Chilean	276	0.01%
Colombian	1,125	0.06%
Ecuadorian	191	0.01%
Paraguayan	72	0.00%
Peruvian	755	0.04%
Uruguayan	49	0.00%
Venezuelan	1,766	0.09%
Other South American	179	0.01%

Other Hispanic	5,624	0.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	10,287	0.55%
Vietnamese	6,183	0.33%
Chinese	5,604	0.30%
Filipino	3,820	0.20%
Korean	1,506	0.08%
Japanese	733	0.04%
Cambodian	575	0.03%
Laotian	550	0.03%
Thai	325	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,638,081	93.4%
Spanish	69,167	3.9%
Other Indo-European	7,917	0.5%
Other	7,307	0.4%
Arabic	6,817	0.4%
Other Asian	5,894	0.3%
Vietnamese	4,716	0.3%
Chinese	4,396	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,819	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	150,369	8.0%
English	141,461	7.6%
Irish	125,184	6.7%
German	98,322	5.2%
Italian	36,024	1.9%
European	29,522	1.6%
Scottish	22,987	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	19,937	1.1%
French	19,548	1.0%
African	14,718	0.8%
Polish	11,681	0.6%
Dutch	9,490	0.5%
British	6,468	0.3%
Welsh	6,457	0.3%
Swedish	5,578	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,823,051	97.3%
Not a citizen	50,510	2.7%

Native	1,788,707	95.5%
Foreign-born	84,854	4.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
51,211	4.1%	99,806	8.0%	394,021	31.7%	365,715	29.4%	203,056	16.3%	130,113	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	51,211	4.1%
9-12 Years	99,806	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	394,021	31.7%
Some College	365,715	29.4%
Bach. Degree	203,056	16.3%
Grad Degree	130,113	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	753,936	707,632	46,304	6.1%
1991	755,503	701,392	54,111	7.2%
1992	760,235	705,133	55,102	7.2%
1993	766,389	713,520	52,869	6.9%
1994	792,796	744,922	47,874	6.0%
1995	812,320	763,521	48,799	6.0%
1996	823,598	775,416	48,182	5.9%
1997	834,231	786,960	47,271	5.7%
1998	839,798	797,712	42,086	5.0%
1999	845,710	806,562	39,148	4.6%

2000	844,148	808,116	36,032	4.3%
2001	841,984	799,455	42,529	5.1%
2002	845,205	795,283	49,922	5.9%
2003	846,538	791,869	54,669	6.5%
2004	838,763	785,133	53,630	6.4%
2005	839,800	784,624	55,176	6.6%
2006	859,820	807,319	52,501	6.1%
2007	866,309	817,904	48,405	5.6%
2008	864,511	802,809	61,702	7.1%
2009	852,780	764,025	88,755	10.4%

2010	877,611	787,167	90,444	10.3%
2011	884,420	796,281	88,139	10.0%
2012	873,353	795,116	78,237	9.0%
2013	854,516	778,432	76,084	8.9%
2014	838,265	773,405	64,860	7.7%
2015	842,124	787,154	54,970	6.5%
2016	848,656	802,185	46,471	5.5%
2017	851,060	812,266	38,794	4.6%
2018	858,679	821,396	37,283	4.3%
2019	869,090	831,237	37,853	4.4%

2020	860,554	787,046	73,508	8.5%
2021	859,000	806,691	52,309	6.1%
2022	849,959	814,487	35,472	4.2%
2023	839,540	806,211	33,329	4.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	814,801
Median Value	$182,314

Occupied	712,654	87.5%
Vacant	102,147	12.5%

Owned	440,965	61.9%
Rented	271,689	38.1%
Median Rent	$993

Single-Family Units	595,481	73.1%
Detached	573,174	70.3%
Attached	22,307	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	109,187	13.4%
Mobile Homes	52,911	6.5%

Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

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

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

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

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