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Tennessee·Shelby County
38 neighborhoods·616K people·$169K median·2,079/mi²
violent · property Part-I incidents per 1,000 residents/yr · Memphis PD reported, 2020–2021 · not official UCR · neighborhood comparison only. · Source: Crime Open Database (CODE), M. Ashby, CC BY 4.0.
Black 63 · White 22 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 39 · Other 35 · Married couple 26
Retail 31 · Health 22 · Professional 22 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Production · transport 21 · Sales · office 21 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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| Neighborhood | Pop. | Home value |
|---|---|---|
| Cordova | 40,002 | $294K |
| Balmoral | 29,983 | $193K |
| Berclair | 29,223 | $175K |
| South Riverdale | 28,445 | $149K |
| Oakville | 23,476 | $83K |
| Appling | 21,678 | $193K |
| Oakhaven | 19,965 | $119K |
| Raleigh | 17,883 | $172K |
The median home value in Memphis is $169,000 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Memphis has 618,980 residents across 186 census tracts and 44 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.2; the population is 62.7% Black, 22.4% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 28.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.1% (Census ACS).
Richland Elementary (73%), Idlewild Elementary (63%) and J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle (56%) lead the elementary schools; Maxine Smith STEAM Academy (71%), University Middle (71%) and Kingsbury Middle (46%) lead the middle schools; Middle College High (58%), Medical District High School (55%) and East High (54%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,181/month, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Memphis is $51,736 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Memphis, median rent is $1,181/month and the median home value is $169,000 (Census ACS).
Memphis reported 26.1 violent crimes and 86.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 72 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 53 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Memphis are earthquake (93), heat wave (92) and cold wave (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.85g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Memphis, 1.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).