Memphis, TN Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	650,100	100.0

Male	307,643	47.3
Female	342,457	52.7

Under 5 years	50,396	7.8
5 to 9 years	53,115	8.2
10 to 14 years	49,652	7.6
15 to 19 years	47,761	7.3
20 to 24 years	50,832	7.8
25 to 34 years	102,417	15.8
35 to 44 years	97,060	14.9
45 to 54 years	80,832	12.4
55 to 59 years	26,061	4.0
60 to 64 years	20,948	3.2
65 to 74 years	36,730	5.6
75 to 84 years	25,476	3.9
85 years and over	8,820	1.4

Median age (years)	31.9	(X)

18 years and over	468,805	72.1
Male	215,212	33.1
Female	253,593	39.0
21 years and over	438,767	67.5
62 years and over	83,153	12.8
65 years and over	71,026	10.9
Male	26,094	4.0
Female	44,932	6.9

RACE
One race	643,312	99.0
White	223,728	34.4
Black or African American	399,208	61.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,217	0.2
Asian	9,482	1.5
Asian Indian	2,216	0.3
Chinese	1,741	0.3
Filipino	578	0.1
Japanese	293	0.0
Korean	659	0.1
Vietnamese	2,529	0.4
Other Asian ¹	1,466	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	239	0.0
Native Hawaiian	44	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	95	0.0
Samoan	49	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	51	0.0
Some other race	9,438	1.5
Two or more races	6,788	1.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	228,633	35.2
Black or African American	402,367	61.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,189	0.5
Asian	10,954	1.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	556	0.1
Some other race	11,864	1.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	650,100	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	19,317	3.0
Mexican	14,087	2.2
Puerto Rican	742	0.1
Cuban	521	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	3,967	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	630,783	97.0
White alone	216,174	33.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	650,100	100.0
In households	632,874	97.4
Householder	250,721	38.6
Spouse	85,458	13.1
Child	202,119	31.1
Own child under 18 years	148,244	22.8
Other relatives	57,758	8.9
Under 18 years	28,202	4.3
Nonrelatives	36,818	5.7
Unmarried partner	13,964	2.1
In group quarters	17,226	2.6
Institutionalized population	11,067	1.7
Noninstitutionalized population	6,159	0.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	250,721	100.0
Family households (families)	158,458	63.2
With own children under 18 years	78,564	31.3
Married-couple family	85,458	34.1
With own children under 18 years	37,081	14.8
Female householder, no husband present	59,665	23.8
With own children under 18 years	35,650	14.2
Nonfamily households	92,263	36.8
Householder living alone	76,574	30.5
Householder 65 years and over	22,227	8.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	92,426	36.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	52,893	21.1

Average household size	2.52	(X)
Average family size	3.18	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	271,552	100.0
Occupied housing units	250,721	92.3
Vacant housing units	20,831	7.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	740	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	250,721	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	139,985	55.8
Renter-occupied housing units	110,736	44.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.62	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.40	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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