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People QuickFacts |
Memphis |
Tennessee |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
645,978 | 5,841,748 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-0.6% | 2.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
650,100 | 5,689,283 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
5.0% | 16.7% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.8% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
27.9% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
10.9% | 12.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.7% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
34.4% | 80.2% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
61.4% | 16.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.5% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.5% | 1.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.0% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
3.0% | 2.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.9% | 53.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.0% | 2.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
7.0% | 4.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
76.4% | 75.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
20.9% | 19.6% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.0 | 24.5 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
271,552 | 2,439,443 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
55.8% | 69.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$72,800 | $93,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
250,721 | 2,232,905 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.52 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$32,285 | $36,360 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,838 | $19,393 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
20.6% | 13.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Memphis |
Tennessee |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
24,961,364 | 82,626,370 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
6,358,313 | 50,813,221 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$10,382 | $9,448 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
920,588 | 6,790,159 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
36,334 | 415,934 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
25.7% | 7.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
24.6% | 24.0% |
