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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Memphis is $16,776, which is much lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Memphis median household income is $32,042, which has grown by 38.70% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Memphis residents spend 13.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1196

Memphis, TX	16,776 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Memphis, TX	13,860 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Memphis, TX	25,691 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Memphis, TX	9,432 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1282

Memphis, TX	32,042 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Memphis, TX	43,433 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #599

Memphis, TX	38.70%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Memphis, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.66%	$11,247, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	47.14%	$16,437, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.13%	$0, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.01%	$16,064, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Memphis, TX	42,279 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Memphis, TX	54,066 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Memphis, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$33,447, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$29,219, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,292, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$17,841, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$14,375, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Memphis, TX	Texas	U.S.
25 to 44	$31,250, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,125, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$22,348, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Memphis, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,702, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	821, 48.24%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	487, 59.32%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	487, 59.32%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	424, 87.06%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	63, 12.94%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	334, 40.68%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	881, 51.76%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	430, 48.81%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	430, 48.81%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	397, 92.33%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	33, 7.67%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	451, 51.19%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Memphis, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	795, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	633, 79.62%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	102, 12.83%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	25, 3.14%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	35, 4.40%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Memphis, TX	13.4 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Memphis, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	821	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	424, 51.64%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	73, 17.22%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	32, 7.55%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	105, 24.76%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	56, 13.21%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	77, 18.16%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	52, 12.26%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	397, 48.36%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	89, 22.42%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	164, 41.31%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	110, 27.71%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 2.52%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	24, 6.05%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Memphis, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	821, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	105, 12.79%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	69, 8.40%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	24, 2.92%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	37, 4.51%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	111, 13.52%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	57, 6.94%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	3, 0.37%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	41, 4.99%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	18, 2.19%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	274, 33.37%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	68, 8.28%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	8, 0.97%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6, 0.73%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Memphis, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	476	23.72%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	87	16.45%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.