Tennessee / Census place 4748000
Memphis
A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.
Official Census name: Memphis cityAt a glance
A city in numbers.
- Population
- 609,647 2025 estimate
- Annual change
- -0.7% Population estimate
- Density
- 2,104/sq mi 289.8 sq mi land area
- Median age
- 34.2 years ACS 5-year estimate
Living here
The everyday equation.
Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.
- Median household income
- $51,736
- Median home value
- $169,000
- Median gross rent
- $1,181
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 28%
- Typical commute
- 21.1 min
- Public transit commute
- 0.8%
Climate normals
The long view of weather.
Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.
Representative station: MEMPHIS INTL AP (6 mi from place center)- Average high
- 73°F
- Average low
- 53.8°F
- Annual rainfall
- 54.9"
- Annual snowfall
- 2.7"
Month by month
A year in Memphis.
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Data vintage
Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release.
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