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Memphis Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 176,789
Land Area (2000): 5,292.580 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 141.990 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	181,684	50.92%
Rural, Farm	9,732	2.73%
Rural, Non-farm	165,406	46.36%

Memphis Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Memphis Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	63,977	59,380	4,598	7.19%	72
1991	65,353	59,505	5,848	8.95%	89
1992	65,871	60,471	5,400	8.20%	82
1993	67,145	62,630	4,515	6.72%	67
1994	70,595	66,101	4,494	6.37%	64
1995	74,426	69,560	4,866	6.54%	65
1996	77,099	73,280	3,819	4.95%	50
1997	80,683	77,044	3,639	4.51%	45
1998	83,019	79,787	3,232	3.89%	39
1999	85,255	81,970	3,285	3.85%	39
2000	89,899	87,105	2,795	3.11%	31
2001	92,442	88,963	3,479	3.76%	38
2002	93,863	89,334	4,529	4.83%	48
2003	97,734	92,791	4,943	5.06%	51
2004	100,376	95,468	4,908	4.89%	49
2005	103,876	98,111	5,765	5.55%	55
2006	105,815	100,390	5,425	5.13%	51
2007	106,951	101,505	5,446	5.09%	51
2008	107,229	100,720	6,509	6.07%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	63,435	58,446	4,989	7.86%	79
Feb 1990	63,720	58,937	4,783	7.51%	75
Mar 1990	63,290	58,943	4,347	6.87%	69
Apr 1990	63,664	59,343	4,321	6.79%	68
May 1990	63,436	59,420	4,016	6.33%	63
Jun 1990	64,621	59,804	4,817	7.45%	75
Jul 1990	64,678	60,440	4,238	6.55%	66
Aug 1990	63,671	59,303	4,368	6.86%	69
Sep 1990	63,988	59,586	4,402	6.88%	69
Oct 1990	63,439	59,046	4,393	6.92%	69
Nov 1990	64,351	59,530	4,821	7.49%	75
Dec 1990	65,433	59,758	5,675	8.67%	87

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	65,733	58,600	7,133	10.85%	109
Feb 1991	66,402	59,135	7,267	10.94%	109
Mar 1991	65,916	59,446	6,470	9.82%	98
Apr 1991	65,710	59,792	5,918	9.01%	90
May 1991	65,423	59,566	5,857	8.95%	90
Jun 1991	66,394	59,889	6,505	9.80%	98
Jul 1991	66,215	60,558	5,657	8.54%	85
Aug 1991	65,019	59,498	5,521	8.49%	85
Sep 1991	64,836	59,673	5,163	7.96%	80
Oct 1991	63,832	59,372	4,460	6.99%	70
Nov 1991	64,023	59,392	4,631	7.23%	72
Dec 1991	64,728	59,136	5,592	8.64%	86

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	65,487	58,676	6,811	10.40%	104
Feb 1992	65,360	59,250	6,110	9.35%	93
Mar 1992	65,196	59,785	5,411	8.30%	83
Apr 1992	64,845	59,998	4,847	7.47%	75
May 1992	65,693	60,303	5,390	8.20%	82
Jun 1992	67,379	60,854	6,525	9.68%	97
Jul 1992	67,524	62,022	5,502	8.15%	81
Aug 1992	66,548	60,803	5,745	8.63%	86
Sep 1992	65,875	60,854	5,021	7.62%	76
Oct 1992	65,790	60,932	4,858	7.38%	74
Nov 1992	65,280	61,013	4,267	6.54%	65
Dec 1992	65,478	61,160	4,318	6.59%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	65,557	60,373	5,184	7.91%	79
Feb 1993	66,178	61,143	5,035	7.61%	76
Mar 1993	66,356	61,591	4,765	7.18%	72
Apr 1993	66,185	61,760	4,425	6.69%	67
May 1993	66,883	62,317	4,566	6.83%	68
Jun 1993	68,348	62,935	5,413	7.92%	79
Jul 1993	68,678	64,216	4,462	6.50%	65
Aug 1993	67,469	62,934	4,535	6.72%	67
Sep 1993	67,454	63,260	4,194	6.22%	62
Oct 1993	67,336	63,179	4,157	6.17%	62
Nov 1993	67,378	63,723	3,655	5.42%	54
Dec 1993	67,923	64,130	3,793	5.58%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	68,557	63,513	5,044	7.36%	74
Feb 1994	68,902	63,943	4,959	7.20%	72
Mar 1994	69,006	64,191	4,815	6.98%	70
Apr 1994	69,332	64,878	4,454	6.42%	64
May 1994	69,872	65,458	4,414	6.32%	63
Jun 1994	70,918	66,136	4,782	6.74%	67
Jul 1994	71,205	67,019	4,186	5.88%	59
Aug 1994	71,202	66,900	4,302	6.04%	60
Sep 1994	71,561	67,325	4,236	5.92%	59
Oct 1994	72,147	67,688	4,459	6.18%	62
Nov 1994	72,152	68,093	4,059	5.63%	56
Dec 1994	72,286	68,065	4,221	5.84%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	72,689	67,711	4,978	6.85%	68
Feb 1995	73,315	69,230	4,085	5.57%	56
Mar 1995	73,224	69,397	3,827	5.23%	52
Apr 1995	73,631	69,228	4,403	5.98%	60
May 1995	74,728	69,264	5,464	7.31%	73
Jun 1995	76,269	69,654	6,615	8.67%	87
Jul 1995	75,756	70,589	5,167	6.82%	68
Aug 1995	75,385	69,463	5,922	7.86%	79
Sep 1995	75,153	69,572	5,581	7.43%	74
Oct 1995	74,140	69,390	4,750	6.41%	64
Nov 1995	74,149	70,381	3,768	5.08%	51
Dec 1995	74,673	70,844	3,829	5.13%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	75,129	70,348	4,781	6.36%	64
Feb 1996	75,816	71,446	4,370	5.76%	58
Mar 1996	76,677	72,720	3,957	5.16%	52
Apr 1996	76,333	72,403	3,930	5.15%	51
May 1996	76,561	72,740	3,821	4.99%	50
Jun 1996	77,718	73,398	4,320	5.56%	56
Jul 1996	78,301	74,677	3,624	4.63%	46
Aug 1996	77,060	73,612	3,448	4.47%	45
Sep 1996	76,851	73,543	3,308	4.30%	43
Oct 1996	78,031	74,321	3,710	4.75%	48
Nov 1996	78,216	74,908	3,308	4.23%	42
Dec 1996	78,497	75,242	3,255	4.15%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	79,132	74,909	4,223	5.34%	53
Feb 1997	79,334	75,534	3,800	4.79%	48
Mar 1997	80,349	76,610	3,739	4.65%	47
Apr 1997	79,981	76,811	3,170	3.96%	40
May 1997	80,821	77,040	3,781	4.68%	47
Jun 1997	81,618	77,062	4,556	5.58%	56
Jul 1997	81,739	78,158	3,581	4.38%	44
Aug 1997	81,019	77,154	3,865	4.77%	48
Sep 1997	80,394	76,764	3,630	4.52%	45
Oct 1997	81,025	77,644	3,381	4.17%	42
Nov 1997	81,381	78,374	3,007	3.69%	37
Dec 1997	81,406	78,467	2,939	3.61%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	80,581	76,833	3,748	4.65%	47
Feb 1998	81,121	78,029	3,092	3.81%	38
Mar 1998	82,203	78,977	3,226	3.92%	39
Apr 1998	82,165	79,597	2,568	3.13%	31
May 1998	83,208	80,090	3,118	3.75%	37
Jun 1998	83,961	80,478	3,483	4.15%	41
Jul 1998	83,538	80,223	3,315	3.97%	40
Aug 1998	83,040	79,556	3,484	4.20%	42
Sep 1998	84,202	80,358	3,844	4.57%	46
Oct 1998	83,429	80,340	3,089	3.70%	37
Nov 1998	83,881	81,156	2,725	3.25%	32
Dec 1998	84,893	81,801	3,092	3.64%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	83,770	79,961	3,809	4.55%	45
Feb 1999	84,602	81,455	3,147	3.72%	37
Mar 1999	84,955	81,904	3,051	3.59%	36
Apr 1999	84,344	81,849	2,495	2.96%	30
May 1999	84,369	81,412	2,957	3.50%	35
Jun 1999	85,380	81,901	3,479	4.07%	41
Jul 1999	85,549	82,080	3,469	4.05%	41
Aug 1999	84,462	80,954	3,508	4.15%	42
Sep 1999	85,500	81,937	3,563	4.17%	42
Oct 1999	86,299	82,640	3,659	4.24%	42
Nov 1999	86,249	83,297	2,952	3.42%	34
Dec 1999	87,580	84,247	3,333	3.81%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	87,962	84,798	3,164	3.60%	36
Feb 2000	89,252	86,366	2,886	3.23%	32
Mar 2000	89,982	87,060	2,922	3.25%	32
Apr 2000	89,331	87,122	2,209	2.47%	25
May 2000	89,215	86,788	2,427	2.72%	27
Jun 2000	91,386	87,763	3,623	3.96%	40
Jul 2000	91,322	88,337	2,985	3.27%	33
Aug 2000	90,182	87,575	2,607	2.89%	29
Sep 2000	89,199	86,677	2,522	2.83%	28
Oct 2000	89,925	87,088	2,837	3.15%	32
Nov 2000	90,414	87,642	2,772	3.07%	31
Dec 2000	90,622	88,040	2,582	2.85%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	92,611	88,716	3,895	4.21%	42
Feb 2001	92,519	89,433	3,086	3.34%	33
Mar 2001	92,719	89,459	3,260	3.52%	35
Apr 2001	93,668	90,983	2,685	2.87%	29
May 2001	93,106	90,816	2,290	2.46%	25
Jun 2001	92,795	89,041	3,754	4.05%	40
Jul 2001	93,035	89,896	3,139	3.37%	34
Aug 2001	91,261	87,623	3,638	3.99%	40
Sep 2001	91,026	87,712	3,314	3.64%	36
Oct 2001	91,683	87,562	4,121	4.49%	45
Nov 2001	92,101	87,830	4,271	4.64%	46
Dec 2001	92,782	88,483	4,299	4.63%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	92,247	87,408	4,839	5.25%	52
Feb 2002	93,948	89,117	4,831	5.14%	51
Mar 2002	93,598	88,830	4,768	5.09%	51
Apr 2002	93,821	89,347	4,474	4.77%	48
May 2002	92,664	88,684	3,980	4.30%	43
Jun 2002	94,432	89,274	5,158	5.46%	55
Jul 2002	94,884	90,252	4,632	4.88%	49
Aug 2002	93,356	89,025	4,331	4.64%	46
Sep 2002	93,285	89,404	3,881	4.16%	42
Oct 2002	93,954	89,705	4,249	4.52%	45
Nov 2002	94,644	90,164	4,480	4.73%	47
Dec 2002	95,528	90,800	4,728	4.95%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	97,539	92,112	5,427	5.56%	56
Feb 2003	98,642	93,435	5,207	5.28%	53
Mar 2003	98,358	93,536	4,822	4.90%	49
Apr 2003	97,569	92,876	4,693	4.81%	48
May 2003	97,037	92,283	4,754	4.90%	49
Jun 2003	97,868	92,431	5,437	5.56%	56
Jul 2003	97,960	93,252	4,708	4.81%	48
Aug 2003	96,999	91,994	5,005	5.16%	52
Sep 2003	96,742	92,077	4,665	4.82%	48
Oct 2003	97,250	92,282	4,968	5.11%	51
Nov 2003	98,233	93,269	4,964	5.05%	51
Dec 2003	98,608	93,948	4,660	4.73%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	99,055	94,150	4,905	4.95%	50
Feb 2004	99,710	95,285	4,425	4.44%	44
Mar 2004	99,613	95,261	4,352	4.37%	44
Apr 2004	99,482	95,655	3,827	3.85%	38
May 2004	99,151	94,734	4,417	4.45%	45
Jun 2004	100,547	95,652	4,895	4.87%	49
Jul 2004	101,441	96,706	4,735	4.67%	47
Aug 2004	100,198	95,300	4,898	4.89%	49
Sep 2004	100,272	95,014	5,258	5.24%	52
Oct 2004	100,693	95,047	5,646	5.61%	56
Nov 2004	101,617	96,069	5,548	5.46%	55
Dec 2004	102,737	96,744	5,993	5.83%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	102,974	96,352	6,622	6.43%	64
Feb 2005	103,353	97,209	6,144	5.94%	59
Mar 2005	103,311	97,619	5,692	5.51%	55
Apr 2005	103,560	98,149	5,411	5.22%	52
May 2005	104,239	97,966	6,273	6.02%	60
Jun 2005	103,896	98,442	5,454	5.25%	52
Jul 2005	105,383	100,145	5,238	4.97%	50
Aug 2005	104,532	99,236	5,296	5.07%	51
Sep 2005	102,803	98,205	4,598	4.47%	45
Oct 2005	102,626	97,058	5,568	5.43%	54
Nov 2005	104,356	98,001	6,355	6.09%	61
Dec 2005	105,477	98,952	6,525	6.19%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	105,157	99,241	5,916	5.63%	56
Feb 2006	104,746	99,220	5,526	5.28%	53
Mar 2006	104,015	99,203	4,812	4.63%	46
Apr 2006	104,055	99,044	5,011	4.82%	48
May 2006	105,103	99,497	5,606	5.33%	53
Jun 2006	105,727	100,151	5,576	5.27%	53
Jul 2006	107,663	101,980	5,683	5.28%	53
Aug 2006	105,576	100,475	5,101	4.83%	48
Sep 2006	105,272	99,926	5,346	5.08%	51
Oct 2006	106,143	100,880	5,263	4.96%	50
Nov 2006	108,004	101,981	6,023	5.58%	56
Dec 2006	108,321	103,079	5,242	4.84%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	106,406	100,174	6,232	5.86%	59
Feb 2007	105,609	99,950	5,659	5.36%	54
Mar 2007	105,049	100,605	4,444	4.23%	42
Apr 2007	105,787	101,095	4,692	4.44%	44
May 2007	107,475	101,644	5,831	5.43%	54
Jun 2007	107,938	102,653	5,285	4.90%	49
Jul 2007	108,866	103,344	5,522	5.07%	51
Aug 2007	106,177	101,098	5,079	4.78%	48
Sep 2007	106,123	100,790	5,333	5.03%	50
Oct 2007	106,697	101,116	5,581	5.23%	52
Nov 2007	108,399	102,607	5,792	5.34%	53
Dec 2007	108,884	102,984	5,900	5.42%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	106,247	100,388	5,859	5.51%	55
Feb 2008	105,948	99,806	6,142	5.80%	58
Mar 2008	105,880	100,146	5,734	5.42%	54
Apr 2008	106,871	101,540	5,331	4.99%	50
May 2008	108,804	101,675	7,129	6.55%	66
Jun 2008	108,530	101,492	7,038	6.48%	65
Jul 2008	109,092	101,536	7,556	6.93%	69
Aug 2008	106,840	100,017	6,823	6.39%	64
Sep 2008	106,845	99,880	6,965	6.52%	65
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Memphis Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	14,578	16.27%
2.	Truck Transportation	6,400	7.14%
3.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	5,544	6.19%
4.	Public Administration	3,196	3.57%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,780	3.10%
6.	Repair and Maintenance	2,602	2.90%
7.	Other Transportation	2,530	2.82%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	2,392	2.67%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,338	2.61%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,284	2.55%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,240	2.50%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,216	2.47%
13.	Educational Services	2,210	2.47%
14.	Health Care	1,862	2.08%
15.	Finance and Insurance	1,762	1.97%
16.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	1,692	1.89%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,504	1.68%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,492	1.66%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,422	1.59%
20.	Utilities	1,418	1.58%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	8,546	11.53%
2.	Educational Services	6,940	9.36%
3.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	6,052	8.17%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,444	6.00%
5.	Finance and Insurance	3,608	4.87%
6.	Public Administration	2,480	3.35%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,358	3.18%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	2,322	3.13%
9.	Truck Transportation	2,178	2.94%
10.	Social Assistance	2,142	2.89%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,930	2.60%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,736	2.34%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,634	2.20%
14.	Construction	1,612	2.17%
15.	Other Transportation	1,612	2.17%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,238	1.67%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,094	1.48%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,060	1.43%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,044	1.41%
20.	Air Transportation	792	1.07%

Memphis Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	6,496	7.25%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	5,532	6.17%
3.	Other Production Occupations	4,992	5.57%
4.	Other Management Occupations	3,954	4.41%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,708	4.14%
6.	Vehicle Mechanics	3,702	4.13%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	3,324	3.71%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	3,308	3.69%
9.	Other Construction Trades	2,822	3.15%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,760	3.08%
11.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	2,588	2.89%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,324	2.59%
13.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	2,050	2.29%
14.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	2,016	2.25%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,872	2.09%
16.	Other Material Moving Workers	1,866	2.08%
17.	Top Executives	1,866	2.08%
18.	Construction Laborers	1,732	1.93%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	1,644	1.83%
20.	Carpenters	1,608	1.79%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	5,008	6.76%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	4,512	6.09%
3.	Cashiers	3,324	4.48%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,886	3.89%
5.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	2,814	3.80%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,764	3.73%
7.	Other Production Occupations	2,612	3.52%
8.	Registered Nurses	2,542	3.43%
9.	Customer Service Representatives	2,498	3.37%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	2,302	3.11%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,276	3.07%
12.	Other Management Occupations	2,274	3.07%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,104	2.84%
14.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	1,938	2.61%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,838	2.48%
16.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	1,830	2.47%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,686	2.27%
18.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,674	2.26%
19.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,536	2.07%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,440	1.94%

Memphis Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	156,018	58.32%
15-35 hours	25,331	9.47%
1-14 hours	5,754	2.15%
No regular hours	80,436	30.07%

Memphis Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	6,625	4.18%
5 AM-5:29 AM	5,662	3.58%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	7,957	5.02%
6 AM-6:29 AM	19,447	12.28%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	20,625	13.02%
7 AM-7:29 AM	28,633	18.08%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	21,950	13.86%
8 AM-8:29 AM	11,365	7.18%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	4,229	2.67%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	5,251	3.32%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,465	1.56%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,742	1.10%
Noon-3:59 PM	10,033	6.34%
4 PM-11:59 PM	12,369	7.81%

Memphis Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	3,640	2.30%
5-9	12,459	7.87%
10-14	16,701	10.55%
15-19	21,329	13.47%
20-24	24,526	15.49%
25-29	12,792	8.08%
30-34	30,228	19.09%
35-39	5,650	3.57%
40-44	6,537	4.13%
45-59	15,340	9.69%
60-89	6,203	3.92%
At least 90	2,948	1.86%

Memphis Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	276	0.17%	91,171	57.57%
30-44	80	0.05%	42,335	26.73%
45-59	8	0.01%	15,332	9.68%
At least 60	108	0.07%	9,043	5.71%

Memphis Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	46	0.03%
Car / truck / van, carpool	21,716	13.43%
Car / truck / van, solo	133,418	82.50%
Motorcycle	98	0.06%
Other	1,210	0.75%
Public transportation	472	0.29%
Walked	1,393	0.86%
Worked at home	3,375	2.09%

Memphis Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Memphis Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 126,110 (346,498 people)
: 96,730 (305,092 people)
: 37,822
: 180,446
Memphis Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	12,877	10.12%
$10,000-$14,999	7,707	6.06%
$15,000-$19,999	7,388	5.81%
$20,000-$24,999	8,059	6.33%
$25,000-$29,999	8,409	6.61%
$30,000-$34,999	8,087	6.36%
$35,000-$39,999	8,825	6.94%
$40,000-$44,999	7,607	5.98%
$45,000-$49,999	7,020	5.52%
$50,000-$59,999	12,713	9.99%
$60,000-$74,999	15,405	12.11%
$75,000-$99,999	13,587	10.68%
$100,000-$124,999	4,693	3.69%
$125,000-$149,999	1,660	1.30%
$150,000-$199,999	1,746	1.37%
$200,000 or more	1,436	1.13%

Memphis Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	12,439	19.72%
Family, 2 people	18,475	29.30%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,984	3.15%
Family, 3 people	12,157	19.28%
Nonfamily, 3 people	292	0.46%
Family, 4 people	10,429	16.54%
Nonfamily, 4 people	137	0.22%
Family, 5 people	4,498	7.13%
Nonfamily, 5 people	43	0.07%
Family, 6 people	1,575	2.50%
Nonfamily, 6 people	21	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	999	1.58%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	14	0.02%

Memphis Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	105,968	32.56%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	28,833	8.86%
Public Assistance	2,990	0.92%
Retirement	18,162	5.58%
Self Employment	14,391	4.42%
Social Security	29,152	8.96%
Supplemental Security	7,411	2.28%
Wage / Salary	102,797	31.59%
Other	15,727	4.83%

Memphis Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	38,712	52.46%
With children under 18	35,086	47.54%

Memphis Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	13,085	9.86%
Married	81,710	61.60%
Never Married	34,617	26.10%
Widowed	3,234	2.44%

Memphis Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	15,004	10.68%
Married	82,167	58.49%
Never Married	29,480	20.99%
Widowed	13,824	9.84%

Memphis Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Memphis Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Memphis Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	19,439	7.55%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	46,984	18.25%
High school diploma or equivalent	85,238	33.11%
Some college, no degree	62,100	24.13%
Associate degree	14,042	5.46%
Bachelors degree	21,388	8.31%
Graduate or professional degree	8,215	3.19%

Memphis Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	3,206	1.81%	2,757	1.56%	5,963	3.37%
Kindergarten	5,306	3.00%	1,147	0.65%	6,453	3.65%
Grades 1-4	20,142	11.39%	2,857	1.62%	22,999	13.01%
Grades 5-8	20,361	11.52%	2,685	1.52%	23,046	13.04%
Grades 9-12	17,314	9.79%	2,645	1.50%	19,959	11.29%
Undergrad college	10,764	6.09%	2,678	1.51%	13,442	7.60%
Graduate or professional school	991	0.56%	532	0.30%	1,523	0.86%
Total	78,084	44.17%	15,301	8.65%	93,385	52.82%

Memphis Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Memphis Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Memphis Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	306,155	87.69%
Below Poverty Level	42,992	12.31%

Memphis Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Memphis Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,365

Memphis Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Memphis Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Memphis Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	27,258	15.42%
10-19 Years	27,293	15.44%
20-29 Years	24,350	13.77%
30-39 Years	27,971	15.82%
40-49 Years	25,817	14.60%
50-59 Years	19,905	11.26%
60-69 Years	12,542	7.09%
70-79 Years	8,048	4.55%
80-89 Years	3,071	1.74%
90+ Years	534	0.30%

Memphis Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	87,056	49.24%
Female	89,733	50.76%

Memphis Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	127,165	71.93%
African-American	43,920	24.84%
Hispanic/Latino	3,397	1.92%
Multiracial	1,052	0.60%
Asian	747	0.42%
Amerindian	382	0.22%
Other Race	73	0.04%
Pacific Islander	53	0.03%

Memphis Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	55,351	30.55%
2.	Irish	34,717	19.16%
3.	English	24,607	13.58%
4.	German	21,759	12.01%
5.	Italian	7,090	3.91%
6.	Scotch Irish	6,971	3.85%
7.	French Non-Basque	5,862	3.24%
8.	Dutch	4,547	2.51%
9.	Scottish	4,539	2.51%
10.	European	2,593	1.43%

Memphis Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	319,342	96.83%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	6,603	2.00%
3.	French	934	0.28%
4.	German	640	0.19%
5.	Tagalog	402	0.12%
6.	Korean	270	0.08%
7.	Italian	236	0.07%
8.	Chinese	180	0.05%
9.	Mon Khmer / Cambodian	132	0.04%
10.	Other Native North American	130	0.04%

Memphis Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	351,765	98.58%
Naturalized immigrant	1,715	0.48%
Not a citizen	3,342	0.94%

Memphis Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Memphis Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Memphis Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Desoto County	Tate County
Marshall County	Tunica County

Memphis Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Arkabutla	Lamar	Robinsonville
Byhalia	Lynchburg	Senatobia
Coldwater	Memphis	Sledge
Dundee	Mount Pleasant	Southaven
Hernando	Nesbit	Tunica
Holly Springs	North Tunica	Victoria
Horn Lake	Olive Branch	Walls
Independence	Potts Camp	Waterford
Lake Cormorant	Red Banks

Desoto County (107,199)	Tate County (25,370)
Marshall County (34,993)	Tunica County (9,227)

Southaven (28,977)	Tunica (1,132)	Walls
Olive Branch (21,054)	Byhalia (706)	Nesbit
Horn Lake (14,099)	Sledge (529)	Lake Cormorant
Holly Springs (7,957)	Potts Camp (494)	Lamar
Hernando (6,812)	Memphis (87)	Red Banks
Senatobia (6,682)	Independence	Waterford
Lynchburg (2,959)	Robinsonville	Victoria
Coldwater (1,674)	Dundee	Arkabutla
North Tunica (1,450)	Mount Pleasant