Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 4.2 |
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Memphis, Tennessee: |
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- 1 room: 106
- 2 rooms: 951
- 3 rooms: 3,766
- 4 rooms: 9,053
- 5 rooms: 29,821
- 6 rooms: 40,559
- 7 rooms: 27,519
- 8 rooms: 15,506
- 9 or more rooms: 12,802
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Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Memphis, Tennessee: |
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- 1 room: 3,720
- 2 rooms: 10,875
- 3 rooms: 21,558
- 4 rooms: 35,785
- 5 rooms: 22,135
- 6 rooms: 10,796
- 7 rooms: 3,659
- 8 rooms: 1,445
- 9 or more rooms: 754
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 2,482
- 1995 to 1998: 7,358
- 1990 to 1994: 10,931
- 1980 to 1989: 34,849
- 1970 to 1979: 55,566
- 1960 to 1969: 57,733
- 1950 to 1959: 52,580
- 1940 to 1949: 25,660
- 1939 or earlier: 24,564
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Memphis: |
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- no bedroom: 357
- 1 bedroom: 3,209
- 2 bedrooms: 28,648
- 3 bedrooms: 79,427
- 4 bedrooms: 23,522
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4,920
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Memphis: |
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- no bedroom: 4,882
- 1 bedroom: 31,854
- 2 bedrooms: 51,157
- 3 bedrooms: 19,593
- 4 bedrooms: 2,677
- 5 or more bedrooms: 564
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Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Cars and other vehicles available in Memphis in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 9,951
- 1 vehicle: 52,428
- 2 vehicles: 55,582
- 3 vehicles: 17,394
- 4 vehicles: 3,494
- 5 or more vehicles: 1,234
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Cars and other vehicles available in Memphis in n renter-occupied apartments |
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- no vehicle: 25,983
- 1 vehicle: 57,962
- 2 vehicles: 22,294
- 3 vehicles: 3,451
- 4 vehicles: 587
- 5 or more vehicles: 450
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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Memphis, TN:
- Less than $10,000: 824
- $10,000 to $14,999: 507
- $15,000 to $19,999: 721
- $20,000 to $24,999: 703
- $25,000 to $29,999: 888
- $30,000 to $34,999: 1139
- $35,000 to $39,999: 1505
- $40,000 to $49,999: 5369
- $50,000 to $59,999: 9548
- $60,000 to $69,999: 11419
- $70,000 to $79,999: 13126
- $80,000 to $89,999: 12402
- $90,000 to $99,999: 11388
- $100,000 to $124,999: 22859
- $125,000 to $149,999: 10496
- $150,000 to $174,999: 7060
- $175,000 to $199,999: 5529
- $200,000 to $249,999: 6386
- $250,000 to $299,999: 3034
- $300,000 to $399,999: 3787
- $400,000 to $499,999: 1535
- $500,000 to $749,999: 1746
- $750,000 to $999,999: 747
- $1,000,000 or more: 603
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Memphis:
- Less than $100: 2,956 people
- $100 to $149: 2,357
- $150 to $199: 3,459
- $200 to $249: 4,213
- $250 to $299: 4,671
- $300 to $349: 5,461
- $350 to $399: 6,369
- $400 to $449: 7,787
- $450 to $499: 9,682
- $500 to $549: 9,717
- $550 to $599: 10,562
- $600 to $649: 9,241
- $650 to $699: 7,718
- $700 to $749: 6,726
- $750 to $799: 5,710
- $800 to $899: 7,527
- $900 to $999: 3,943
- $1,000 to $1,249: 2,999
- $1,250 to $1,499: 735
- $1,500 to $1,999: 1,048
- $2,000 or more: 443
- No cash rent: 3,687
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 11,031
- 1990 to 1994: 6,282
- 1985 to 1989: 2,994
- 1980 to 1984: 2,032
- 1975 to 1979: 1,199
- 1970 to 1974: 790
- 1970 to 1974: 433
- 1965 to 1969: 1,314
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Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.2%
Number of people working at home: 4,744 (1.7% of all workers)

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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 5082
- 5 to 9 minutes: 22430
- 10 to 14 minutes: 37308
- 15 to 19 minutes: 56101
- 20 to 24 minutes: 54522
- 25 to 29 minutes: 19716
- 30 to 34 minutes: 44498
- 35 to 39 minutes: 4759
- 40 to 44 minutes: 4701
- 45 to 59 minutes: 10499
- 60 to 89 minutes: 5814
- 90 or more minutes: 4760
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 210,619 (77%)
- Carpooled: 43,159 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7,828 (3%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 136 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 43 (0%)
- Railroad: 6 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
- Taxi: 249 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 187 (0%)
- Bicycle: 304 (0%)
- Walked: 5,300 (2%)
- Other means: 2,351 (1%)
- Worked at home: 4,744 (2%)
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Household income:
- Less than $10,000: 37061
- $10,000 to $14,999: 19816
- $15,000 to $19,999: 19298
- $20,000 to $24,999: 19929
- $25,000 to $29,999: 19192
- $30,000 to $34,999: 18279
- $35,000 to $39,999: 15482
- $40,000 to $44,999: 14200
- $45,000 to $49,999: 11865
- $50,000 to $59,999: 19806
- $60,000 to $74,999: 20704
- $75,000 to $99,999: 16841
- $100,000 to $124,999: 7748
- $125,000 to $149,999: 3063
- $150,000 to $199,999: 3194
- $200,000 or more: 4429
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First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 369444 |
|  United States or American: 29105 |
|  English: 26322 |
|  Irish: 21689 |
|  German: 18458 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 10618 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 9575 |
|  African: 9441 |
|  Italian: 8452 |
|  Scottish: 5497 |
|  French (except Basque): 4794 |
|  European: 3994 |
|  Polish: 2401 |
|  Dutch: 1798 |
|  Arab:: 1750 |
|  Russian: 1394 |
|  British: 1278 |
|  Swedish: 1030 |
|  Norwegian: 1020 |
|  Welsh: 808 |
|  French Canadian: 744 |
|  Greek: 689 |
|  Nigerian: 591 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 513 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 459 |
|  Lebanese: 320 |
|  Hungarian: 317 |
|  Danish: 310 |
|  Canadian: 299 |
|  Palestinian: 288 |
|  Austrian: 285 |
|  Eastern European: 279 |
|  Iranian: 245 |
|  Czech: 233 |
|  Ukrainian: 223 |
|  Other Arab: 202 |
|  Scandinavian: 200 |
|  Jamaican: 182 |
|  Slovak: 166 |
|  Yugoslavian: 154 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 148 |
|  Swiss: 145 |
|  Ethiopian: 134 |
|  Iraqi: 130 |
|  Syrian: 128 |
|  Lithuanian: 126 |
|  Haitian: 123 |
|  Jordanian: 122 |
|  Other Subsaharan African: 118 |
|  Somalian: 116 |
|  Celtic: 109 |
|  Portuguese: 108 |
|  Guyanese: 106 |
|  Northern European: 104 |
|  Armenian: 92 |
|  Finnish: 84 |
|  Brazilian: 81 |
|  Romanian: 81 |
|  Egyptian: 77 |
|  Croatian: 69 |
|  Kenyan: 65 |
|  British West Indian: 58 |
|  Latvian: 57 |
|  West Indian: 57 |
|  Slavic: 52 |
|  Liberian: 48 |
|  South African: 47 |
|  Belgian: 46 |
|  Turkish: 46 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 45 |
|  Israeli: 42 |
|  Serbian: 40 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 35 |
|  Slovene: 33 |
|  Icelander: 32 |
|  Sudanese: 31 |
|  Afghan: 31 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 30 |
|  Ghanian: 27 |
|  Moroccan: 24 |
|  Bulgarian: 24 |
|  Albanian: 23 |
|  Australian: 20 |
|  Bahamian: 15 |
|  New Zealander: 15 |
|  U.S. Virgin Islander: 14 |
|  Belizean: 12 |
|  Basque: 10 |
|  Other West Indian: 10 |
|  German Russian: 9 |
|  Luxemburger: 9 |
|  Alsatian: 8 |
|  Maltese: 8 |
|  Barbadian: 7 |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (36%)
- Vietnam (8%)
- India (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Germany (3%)
- Canada (2%)
- Korea (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 418239
- Northeast: 11697
- Midwest: 38383
- South: 139646
- West: 12462
53% of Memphis residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 17% lived in Tennessee.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 3,057
- Nursery to 4th grade: 1,380
- 5th and 6th grade: 3,907
- 7th and 8th grade: 5,974
- 9th grade: 5,021
- 10th grade: 6,714
- 11th grade: 7,251
- 12th grade, no diploma: 10,810
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 50,375
- Less than 1 year of college: 10,109
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 28,579
- Associate degree: 7,862
- Bachelor's degree: 24,284
- Master's degree: 7,930
- Professional school degree: 4,864
- Doctorate degree: 2,136
Educational Attainment for Males
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Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 2,849
- Nursery to 4th grade: 1,315
- 5th and 6th grade: 3,459
- 7th and 8th grade: 7,588
- 9th grade: 5,644
- 10th grade: 8,512
- 11th grade: 8,925
- 12th grade, no diploma: 11,906
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 60,989
- Less than 1 year of college: 15,726
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 36,730
- Associate degree: 10,923
- Bachelor's degree: 28,203
- Master's degree: 11,676
- Professional school degree: 2,905
- Doctorate degree: 1,221
Educational Attainment for Females
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Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 11.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.2%
Median household income in 2007 for: - White non-Hispanic householders: $48,758
- Black householders: $28,245
- American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $29,061
- Asian householders: $48,727
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $51,937
- Some other race householders: $47,152
- Two or more races householders: $26,289
- Hispanic or Latino race householders: $46,468








Median 2007 house value for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $125,695
- Black or African American householders: $80,881
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $92,993
- Asian householders: $123,273
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $101,741
- Some other race householders: $106,989
- Two or more races householders: $113,045
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $109,008
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 163,073
- One, attached: 13,186
- Two: 9,942
- 3 or 4: 17,438
- 5 to 9: 25,375
- 10 to 19: 14,679
- 20 to 49: 7,100
- 50 or more: 18,511
- Mobile homes: 2,277
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 142
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,316
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Memphis:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos: |
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- Utility gas (70%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments: |
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- Electricity (54%)
- Utility gas (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8,096
| Here: | 9.5% | | Tennessee: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4,154
| Here: | 10.5% | | Tennessee: | 10.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6,610
| Here: | 21.9% | | Tennessee: | 22.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
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School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
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Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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