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Memphis, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $173,400 (it was $72,300 in 2000)
Memphis:

$173,400
Tennessee:

$284,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,200 - $295,300

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $259,313
Here:

$259,313
State:

$374,382

Townhouses or other attached units: $295,462
Here:

$295,462
State:

$354,101

In 2-unit structures: $308,890
Here:

$308,890
State:

$247,693

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $98,763
Here:

$98,763
State:

$239,060

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $217,893
Here:

$217,893
State:

$317,434

Mobile homes: $156,147
Here:

$156,147
State:

$101,421

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $570,688
Here:

$570,688
State:

$142,822

Total population: 656,861 (Urban population: 649,352, Rural population: 493 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 290,535 (254,379 occupied: 117,057 owner occupied, 137,322 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

54%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,040 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $112,203.

Median contract rent in 2022: $817 (lower quartile is $643, upper quartile is $1,094)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $989


Median gross rent in Memphis, TN in 2022: $1,098

Housing units in Memphis with a mortgage: 68,824 (4,847 second mortgage, 135 home equity loan, 3,853 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,086

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $85,555

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $57,558

Median monthly housing costs: $1,058

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Memphis, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1968

Median year apartment built: 1974

Household type by relationship:

Households: 621,050
  • Male householders: 111,453 (47,715 living alone), Female householders: 142,926 (46,770 living alone)
  • 66,872 spouses (66,012 opposite-sex spouses), 23,476 unmarried partners, (21,897 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 182,085 children (169,367 natural, 4,142 adopted, 8,576 stepchildren), 25,548 grandchildren, 12,688 brothers or sisters, 7,000 parents, 799 foster children, 17,098 other relatives, 17,763 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 13,342

Size of family households: 62,379 2-persons, 35,383 3-persons, 23,364 4-persons, 10,887 5-persons, 5,006 6-persons, 3,632 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 94,485 1-person, 16,740 2-persons, 1,825 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 411 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons.

46,469 married couples with children.
76,949 single-parent households (13,141 men, 63,808 women).

90.1% of residents of Memphis speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 44,676 (7.2%)
(29.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Memphis, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 360no bedroom
  • 2,1771 bedroom
  • 16,5872 bedrooms
  • 66,9833 bedrooms
  • 23,6704 bedrooms
  • 7,2805+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Memphis, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 5,327no bedroom
  • 25,2381 bedroom
  • 53,7152 bedrooms
  • 44,4933 bedrooms
  • 6,9874 bedrooms
  • 1,5625+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Memphis in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Memphis in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 4,403no vehicle
  • 35,0021 vehicle
  • 52,3532 vehicles
  • 17,1093 vehicles
  • 6,5024 vehicles
  • 1,6885+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Memphis in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Memphis in renter-occupied apartments
  • 22,941no vehicle
  • 67,4221 vehicle
  • 36,7302 vehicles
  • 7,2573 vehicles
  • 2,7244 vehicles
  • 2485+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Memphis, Tennessee
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 2621 room
  • 1752 rooms
  • 2,8563 rooms
  • 5,1914 rooms
  • 21,0185 rooms
  • 31,7456 rooms
  • 19,8857 rooms
  • 16,3628 rooms
  • 19,5639+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Memphis, Tennessee
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 4,7681 room
  • 4,1662 rooms
  • 20,4173 rooms
  • 34,3324 rooms
  • 33,8435 rooms
  • 22,8976 rooms
  • 9,5767 rooms
  • 4,3308 rooms
  • 2,9939+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Memphis, TN
  • Memphis, TN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Memphis, TN in 2022
  • 21,493Less than $10,000
  • 26,054$10,000 to $19,999
  • 29,051$20,000 to $29,999
  • 24,013$30,000 to $39,999
  • 24,930$40,000 to $49,999
  • 18,512$50,000 to $59,999
  • 25,896$60,000 to $74,999
  • 27,251$75,000 to $99,999
  • 15,997$100,000 to $124,999
  • 15,558$125,000 to $149,999
  • 12,662$150,000 to $199,999
  • 12,962$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Memphis, TN

  • Distribution of house value in Memphis, TN in 2022
  • 1,567Less than $10,000
  • 1,039$10,000 to $14,999
  • 494$15,000 to $19,999
  • 1,260$20,000 to $24,999
  • 865$25,000 to $29,999
  • 1,113$30,000 to $34,999
  • 481$35,000 to $39,999
  • 1,923$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,117$50,000 to $59,999
  • 5,605$60,000 to $69,999
  • 4,266$70,000 to $79,999
  • 5,532$80,000 to $89,999
  • 3,836$90,000 to $99,999
  • 9,695$100,000 to $124,999
  • 6,965$125,000 to $149,999
  • 11,503$150,000 to $174,999
  • 6,942$175,000 to $199,999
  • 11,483$200,000 to $249,999
  • 11,167$250,000 to $299,999
  • 11,768$300,000 to $399,999
  • 6,622$400,000 to $499,999
  • 6,596$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,487$750,000 to $999,999
  • 1,057$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 226$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 448$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Memphis, TN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Memphis, TN in 2022
  • 826Less than $100
  • 1,217$100 to $149
  • 1,010$150 to $199
  • 1,344$200 to $249
  • 1,056$250 to $299
  • 2,074$300 to $349
  • 2,042$350 to $399
  • 2,550$400 to $449
  • 2,743$450 to $499
  • 5,896$500 to $549
  • 5,233$550 to $599
  • 8,081$600 to $649
  • 7,299$650 to $699
  • 9,871$700 to $749
  • 11,651$750 to $799
  • 18,221$800 to $899
  • 11,173$900 to $999
  • 17,912$1,000 to $1,249
  • 9,957$1,250 to $1,499
  • 8,809$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,702$2,000 to $2,499
  • 880$2,500 to $2,999
  • 297$3,000 to $3,499
  • 223$3,500 or more
  • 5,255No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.7%
Number of people working at home: 30,376 (10.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3,857
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 29,575
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 32,960
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 47,807
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 66,288
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 19,597
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 31,077
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 4,552
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 5,784
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 5,679
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,190
  • 90 or more minutes: 3,339
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Memphis

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 314,405 (78.7%)
  • Carpooled: 37,958 (9.5%)
  • Bus: 1,751 (0.4%)
  • Taxi: 7,243 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 779 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 7,028 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 30,376 (7.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.4%Males
  • 7.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 14.1%Males
  • 31.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.4%Males
  • 4.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 10.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.2%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.8%Males
  • 10.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Memphis, Tennessee
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 22,4722010 or later
  • 11,6582000 to 2009
  • 6,6871990 to 1999
  • 5,0261980 to 1989
  • 1,9891970 to 1979
  • 1,747Before 1970
Ancestries in Memphis, TN

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 17,193 (3.7%)
  • English: 15,471 (3.4%)
  • Irish: 8,381 (1.8%)
  • European: 7,201 (1.6%)
  • German: 5,932 (1.3%)
  • Italian: 3,327 (0.7%)
  • African: 3,078 (0.7%)
  • Scottish: 1,846 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,798 (0.4%)
  • Ethiopian: 1,315 (0.3%)
  • French: 1,097 (0.2%)
  • Polish: 876 (0.2%)
  • British: 811 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 807 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 806 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 721 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 569 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 539 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 517 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 495 (0.1%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 481 (0.1%)
  • Palestinian: 460 (0.10%)
  • Welsh: 383 (0.08%)
  • Swedish: 370 (0.08%)
  • Northern European: 323 (0.07%)
  • Scandinavian: 288 (0.06%)
  • Russian: 287 (0.06%)
  • Portuguese: 277 (0.06%)
  • Czech: 253 (0.05%)
  • Sudanese: 220 (0.05%)
  • Egyptian: 219 (0.05%)
  • Lebanese: 217 (0.05%)
  • French Canadian: 211 (0.05%)
  • Lithuanian: 156 (0.03%)
  • Iranian: 144 (0.03%)
  • Syrian: 142 (0.03%)
  • Brazilian: 134 (0.03%)
  • Turkish: 132 (0.03%)
  • Danish: 120 (0.03%)
  • Canadian: 108 (0.02%)
  • Romanian: 104 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 94 (0.02%)
  • Slavic: 94 (0.02%)
  • Kenyan: 85 (0.02%)
  • Hungarian: 81 (0.02%)
  • Ukrainian: 80 (0.02%)
  • Yugoslavian: 79 (0.02%)
  • Swiss: 60 (0.01%)
  • Ghanaian: 56 (0.01%)
  • Cape Verdean: 53 (0.01%)
  • Israeli: 53 (0.01%)
  • Senegalese: 45 (0.01%)
  • British West Indian: 42 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 41 (0.01%)
  • Somali: 34 (0.01%)
  • West Indian: 32 (0.01%)
  • Iraqi: 31 (0.01%)
  • Haitian: 27 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 25 (0.01%)
  • Australian: 25 (0.01%)
  • Bulgarian: 24 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Memphis:

27.3% (11,369)
Tennessee:

23.0% (86,435)

Honduras
Memphis:

10.4% (4,324)
Tennessee:

4.6% (17,433)

Guatemala
Memphis:

8.8% (3,646)
Tennessee:

5.7% (21,286)

Venezuela
Memphis:

5.4% (2,244)
Tennessee:

1.6% (5,936)

Vietnam
Memphis:

5.0% (2,067)
Tennessee:

2.4% (8,894)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Memphis:

3.3% (1,383)
Tennessee:

3.3% (12,582)

Ethiopia
Memphis:

2.8% (1,173)
Tennessee:

1.4% (5,265)

El Salvador
Memphis:

2.8% (1,170)
Tennessee:

2.7% (10,313)

India
Memphis:

2.5% (1,045)
Tennessee:

6.1% (23,079)

Nigeria
Memphis:

2.0% (818)
Tennessee:

1.2% (4,662)

Congo
Memphis:

1.7% (722)
Tennessee:

0.3% (1,075)

Other Western Africa
Memphis:

1.6% (678)
Tennessee:

0.3% (1,173)

Philippines
Memphis:

1.6% (667)
Tennessee:

3.1% (11,640)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 399,014
  • Other state: 172,854
  • Northeast: 11,576
  • Midwest: 34,443
  • South: 114,622
  • West: 12,213

86.1% of Memphis residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35.4% lived in Tennessee.


Memphis:

86.1%
State average:

87.0%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3,527
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 748
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2,729
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,860
  • 9th grade: 1,977
  • 10th grade: 3,137
  • 11th grade: 4,203
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 4,579
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 63,686
  • Less than 1 year of college: 8,106
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 30,619
  • Associate degree: 10,630
  • Bachelor's degree: 33,047
  • Master's degree: 12,562
  • Professional school degree: 5,350
  • Doctorate degree: 3,212
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,828
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 766
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,998
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,549
  • 9th grade: 2,521
  • 10th grade: 2,806
  • 11th grade: 5,699
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3,665
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 58,255
  • Less than 1 year of college: 14,013
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 38,970
  • Associate degree: 15,065
  • Bachelor's degree: 41,838
  • Master's degree: 22,389
  • Professional school degree: 3,553
  • Doctorate degree: 3,425
Educational Attainment for Females
Memphis marital status for males
Memphis marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 175,537
  • One, attached: 14,494
  • Two: 6,253
  • 3 or 4: 18,092
  • 5 to 9: 25,248
  • 10 to 19: 18,381
  • 20 to 49: 7,945
  • 50 or more: 20,330
  • Mobile homes: 3,940
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 315

Median worth of mobile homes: $73,117

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 3.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 5.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Memphis
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Memphis, TN
  • 59.0%Utility gas
  • 39.5%Electricity
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Wood
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Memphis, TN
  • 65.1%Electricity
  • 32.7%Utility gas
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6,489
Here:

9.6%
Tennessee:

15.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4,046
Here:

13.5%
Tennessee:

16.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,431
Here:

26.1%
Tennessee:

23.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability