People QuickFacts Memphis Tennessee Population, 2011 estimate 652,050 6,403,353 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 646,889 6,346,110 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.8% 0.9% Population, 2010 646,889 6,346,105 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.6% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 26.0% 23.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.3% 13.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.5% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 29.4% 77.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 63.3% 16.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.6% 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.4% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 6.5% 4.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 27.5% 75.6%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 79.1% 83.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 6.1% 4.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 8.6% 6.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 81.2% 82.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 22.5% 22.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 21.5 23.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 53.7% 69.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 33.3% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $98,300 $134,100 Households, 2006-2010 246,495 2,443,475 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.58 2.49 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $21,007 $23,722 Median household income 2006-2010 $36,473 $43,314 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 25.4% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Memphis Tennessee Total number of firms, 2007 52,144 545,348 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 38.2% 8.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0% 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7% 1.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.8% 25.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 14,709,553 140,447,760 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 25,485,586 80,116,528 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 8,975,228 77,547,291 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,210 $12,563 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,463,050 10,626,759     Geography QuickFacts Memphis Tennessee Land area in square miles, 2010 315.06 41,234.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,053.3 153.9 FIPS Code 48000 47 Counties Shelby County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts