Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat of Shelby County, in the southwesternmost part of the state, and is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee after Nashville.
Memphis is the fifth-most populous city in the Southeast, the nation's 28th-most populous overall, as well as the largest city bordering the Mississippi River and third largest metropolitan statistical area behind Greater St. Louis and the Twin Cities on the Mississippi River. The Memphis metropolitan area includes West Tennessee and the greater Mid-South region, which includes portions of neighboring Arkansas, Mississippi and the Missouri...
| Ethnicity | Memphis | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 24.9% | 60.1% |
| African American | 64.2% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 1.4% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 7.4% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Memphis | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 10.8% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 7.4% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 12.7% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 12.1% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 14.6% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 16.6% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 9.4% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 9.1% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 3.1% | 7.1% |
| Education | Memphis | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 5% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 9% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 30% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 24% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 6% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 16% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 7% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |