Memphis: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 939,000

1990: 1,007,306

2000: 1,135,614

Percent change, 1990–2000: 12.8%

U.S. rank in 1980: 40th (MSA)

U.S. rank in 1990: 41st (MSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 43rd (MSA)

City Residents

1980: 646,174

1990: 618,652

2000: 650,100

2003 estimate: 645,978

Percent change, 1990–2000: 5.1%

U.S. rank in 1980: 14th

U.S. rank in 1990: 18th (State rank: 1st)

U.S. rank in 2000: 24th (State rank: 1st)

Density: 2,327.4 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 223,728

Black or African American: 399,208

American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,217

Asian: 9,482

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 239

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 19,317

Other: 16,226

Percent of residents born in state: 64.4% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Poplation under 5 years old: 50,396

Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 53,115

Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 49,652

Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 47,761

Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 50,832

Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 102,417

Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 97,060

Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 80,832

Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 26,061

Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 20,948

Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 36,730

Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 25,476

Poplation 85 years and older: 8,820

Median age: 31.9 years

Births (2003; Shelby County)

Total number: 14,155

Deaths (2003; Shelby County)

Total number: 7,768 (of which, 211 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $17,838

Median household income: $32,285

Total households: 250,907

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 37,061

$10,000 to $14,999: 19,816

$15,000 to $24,999: 39,227

$25,000 to $34,999: 37,471

$35,000 to $49,999: 41,547

$50,000 to $74,999: 40,510

$75,000 to $99,999: 16,841

$100,000 to $149,999: 10,811

$150,000 to $199,999: 3,194

$200,000 or more: 4,429

Percent of families below poverty level: 17.2% (33.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 51,034