Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Total population
Male
Female
Median age (years)
Under 18 years
Male
Female
18 years and over
Male
Female
589,870
46.7%
53.3%
29.6
189,888
50.6%
49.4%
399,982
44.9%
55.1%
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Households
Family households
With own children under 18 years
Married-couple families
With own children under 18 years
Female, no husband present
With own children under 18 years
Nonfamily households
Male householder
Living alone
Female householder
Living alone
Average household size
Average family size
209,273
64.9%
34.7%
27.2%
12.1%
30.7%
19.3%
35.1%
15.5%
13.5%
19.6%
17.9%
2.73
3.48
MARITAL STATUS.
.Population 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
Male 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
Female 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
433,989
29.0%
6.6%
11.7%
5.8%
46.9%
196,870
32.5%
2.7%
10.9%
4.3%
49.6%
237,119
26.0%
9.7%
12.4%
7.1%
44.7%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
Less than high school diploma
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Some college or associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate or professional degree
High school graduate or higher
Male, high school graduate or higher
Female, high school graduate or higher
Bachelor's degree or higher
Male, bachelor's degree or higher
Female, bachelor's degree or higher
336,435
22.7%
35.0%
28.6%
9.1%
4.6%
77.3%
74.9%
79.1%
13.7%
10.3%
16.4%
806,607
16.2%
30.4%
29.0%
15.7%
8.7%
83.8%
82.4%
85.1%
24.5%
24.5%
24.4%
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
In labor force
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Percent of civilian labor force
Armed Forces
Not in labor force
422,987
65.9%
65.8%
55.8%
10.0%
15.1%
0.2%
34.1%
971,391
67.1%
66.8%
60.8%
6.0%
9.0%
0.3%
32.9%
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
Walked
Other means
Worked at home
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
228,295
82.4%
10.8%
3.1%
1.7%
0.9%
1.1%
22.7
576,036
83.6%
9.7%
1.4%
1.8%
1.1%
2.2%
23.2
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Management, professional, and related occupations..................
Service occupations................................................................
Sales and office occupations...................................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................................
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations...
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......
Male civilian employed population 16 years and over.........
Management, professional, and related occupations...................
Service occupations................................................................
Sales and office occupations...................................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................................
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations..
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......
Female civilian employed population 16 years and over....
Management, professional, and related occupations..................
Service occupations................................................................
Sales and office occupations...................................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................................
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations...
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......
236,101
21.9%
21.1%
28.1%
0.2%
6.0%
22.7%
106,446
15.1%
19.4%
18.8%
0.4%
11.7%
34.5%
129,655
27.5%
22.5%
35.6%
0.0%
1.3%
13.1%
590,333
30.4%
16.3%
28.5%
0.3%
9.0%
15.5%
304,877
26.6%
14.2%
20.3%
0.5%
16.4%
22.1%
285,456
34.5%
18.6%
37.4%
0.1%
1.1%
8.3%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining................................................
Construction.......................................................................................................
Manufacturing.....................................................................................................
Wholesale trade...................................................................................................
Retail trade.........................................................................................................
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities..........................................................
Information...........................................................................................................
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing..................................
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, waste management services......
Educational services, and health care and social assistance.....................................
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services.................
Other services (except public administration)............................................................
Public administration.............................................................................................
0.4%
3.1%
9.3%
4.5%
11.1%
15.6%
1.0%
4.7%
8.6%
20.7%
10.5%
4.5%
6.1%
0.5%
6.3%
9.3%
4.6%
11.7%
12.3%
1.3%
6.0%
9.2%
19.7%
9.4%
5.1%
4.5%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
Government workers
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
Unpaid family workers
70.6%
26.3%
3.1%
0.0%
79.1%
15.0%
5.7%
0.2%
INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2006 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Households209,273 478,912
209,273 478,912Median household income (dollars) 31,257 45,725
31,257 45,725992,054
44.7%
6.4%
11.3%
3.6%
34.0%
471,220
47.1%
2.6%
10.4%
2.8%
37.1%
520,834
42.5%
9.8%
12.0%
4.3%
31.3%
478,912
66.6%
31.8%
43.3%
18.5%
18.2%
11.0%
33.4%
15.2%
12.3%
18.1%
16.1%
2.62
3.24
1,283,579
48.2%
51.8%
35
353,678
50.9%
49.1%
929,901
47.2%
52.8%
OCCUPATION
Memphis
Tennessee
Memphis Metro
Black(local) Memphis Black USA
All statistics above are from the Census Bureau - 2007 American Community Survey
39,663,004
47.8%
52.2%
30.3
12,237,882
51.0%
49.0%
27,425,122
46.4%
53.6%
13,672,045
63.9%
34.6%
28.7%
13.4%
29.1%
18.2%
36.1%
16.4%
13.8%
19.7%
17.8%
2.66
3.4
29,594,243
30.5%
6.2%
11.5%
4.6%
47.2%
13,833,820
34.7%
2.7%
9.8%
3.8%
49.1%
15,760,423
26.8%
9.3%
13.1%
5.2%
45.6%
22,841,743
19.7%
34.1%
28.7%
11.6%
5.9%
80.3%
79.3%
81.2%
17.5%
16.0%
18.7%
28,864,386
62.9%
62.4%
54.9%
7.5%
12.0%
0.5%
37.1%
15,411,803
71.1%
10.5%
11.5%
2.9%
1.7%
2.3%
27.7
15,835,609
27.0%
24.1%
26.6%
0.3%
6.1%
15.9%
7,350,655
22.0%
20.6%
19.2%
0.5%
12.5%
25.3%
8,484,954
31.3%
27.1%
33.1%
0.1%
0.6%
7.8%
0.5%
3.9%
9.6%
2.1%
10.8%
7.6%
2.6%
6.5%
8.7%
27.2%
9.1%
4.3%
7.0%
76.2%
20.0%
3.7%
0.1%
13,672,045
34,169
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