Memphis, Tennessee demographics

Memphis, TN demographics: median age 34.2; 28.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Memphis city, Tennessee · Incorporated city · GEOID 4748000. The survey estimates a population of 618,980 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Memphis is 34.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.3 years. There are 253,120 households (±1,828). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.2 ±0.3	38.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 618,980
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Under 18	156,215 ±3,203	25.2% ±0.5 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	160,216 ±2,422	25.9% ±0.4 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	213,281 ±3,361	34.5% ±0.5 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	89,268 ±1,996	14.4% ±0.3 pp	17.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 618,980
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Male	293,531 ±1,758	47.4% ±0.3 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	325,449 ±1,766	52.6% ±0.3 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 618,980
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
White alone	147,426 ±3,018	23.8% ±0.5 pp	72.4%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	389,448 ±2,902	62.9% ±0.5 pp	15.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3,201 ±1,172	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	10,540 ±1,138	1.7% ±0.2 pp	1.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	753 ±411 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	33,811 ±2,674	5.5% ±0.4 pp	2.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	33,801 ±2,976	5.5% ±0.5 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 618,980
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	554,474 ±2,036	89.6% ±0.3 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	64,506 ±2,032	10.4% ±0.3 pp	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 253,120
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Married-couple family	65,795 ±2,269	26.0% ±0.9 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	14,665 ±1,298	5.8% ±0.5 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	57,858 ±1,906	22.9% ±0.7 pp	12.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	98,868 ±2,139	39.1% ±0.8 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	15,934 ±1,221	6.3% ±0.5 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 253,120
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Households with people under 18	71,580 ±1,734	28.3% ±0.7 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	181,540 ±2,261	71.7% ±0.7 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 253,120
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	98,868 ±2,139	39.1% ±0.8 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	74,604 ±2,527	29.5% ±1.0 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	36,586 ±1,597	14.5% ±0.6 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	23,267 ±1,242	9.2% ±0.5 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	11,239 ±917	4.4% ±0.4 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	4,491 ±669	1.8% ±0.3 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	4,065 ±596	1.6% ±0.2 pp	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 618,980
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Native	571,365 ±2,398	92.3% ±0.4 pp	93.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	47,615 ±2,395	7.7% ±0.4 pp	6.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 574,287
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
English only	508,464 ±2,499	88.5% ±0.4 pp	91.4%	77.7%
Spanish	48,116 ±1,971	8.4% ±0.3 pp	5.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,683 ±515	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	701 ±219	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	551 ±228	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	3,042 ±718	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	267 ±104	0.0% ±0.0 pp	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,341 ±453	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,951 ±603	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	433 ±207	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2,311 ±625	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	2,137 ±793	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	3,290 ±687	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 404,390
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	51,588 ±2,271	12.8% ±0.6 pp	10.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	122,938 ±3,146	30.4% ±0.8 pp	31.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	90,392 ±2,936	22.4% ±0.7 pp	19.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	26,094 ±1,622	6.5% ±0.4 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	67,672 ±2,832	16.7% ±0.7 pp	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	45,706 ±1,970	11.3% ±0.5 pp	11.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 609,304
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Same house	526,485 ±4,053	86.4% ±0.6 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	58,751 ±3,911	9.6% ±0.6 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	6,305 ±1,092	1.0% ±0.2 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	13,749 ±1,562	2.3% ±0.3 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	4,014 ±873	0.7% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

14.7% of Memphis residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.0% in Tennessee and 8.4% nationally. 87.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Memphis	Tennessee	U.S.	Compared with Tennessee
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	14.7% ±0.6 pp	10.0%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.5% ±0.7 pp	89.2%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.2% ±0.3 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Memphis . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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