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People QuickFacts | Memphis | Tennessee
Population, 2012 estimate | 655,155 | 6,454,914
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 646,889 | 6,346,113
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.3% | 1.7%
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 alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 29.4% | 77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 63.3% | 16.7%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.3%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.6% | 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 1.4% | 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 6.5% | 4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 27.5% | 75.6%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 79.5% | 84.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 6.1% | 4.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 9.0% | 6.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 82.3% | 83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 23.4% | 23.5%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 37,149 | 493,980
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 21.5 | 24.1
Housing units, 2010 | 291,883 | 2,812,133
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 52.1% | 68.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 33.3% | 18.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $98,300 | $138,700
Households, 2008-2012 | 244,538 | 2,468,841
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.59 | 2.51
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $21,368 | $24,294
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $36,817 | $44,140
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 26.2% | 17.3%
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 [NAME] 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