Memphis, TN Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school185,720100.0
Nursery school, preschool13,3537.2
Kindergarten9,8335.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)85,40246.0
High school (grades 9-12)39,40321.2
College or graduate school37,72920.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over398,824100.0
Less than 9th grade29,5297.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma64,78316.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)111,36427.9
Some college, no degree91,14422.9
Associate degree18,7854.7
Bachelor's degree52,48713.2
Graduate or professional degree30,7327.7
Percent high school graduate or higher76.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher20.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over496,730100.0
Never married179,48136.1
Now married, except separated194,72139.2
Separated23,7764.8
Widowed39,2637.9
Female
31,9206.4
Divorced59,48912.0
Female
35,6447.2
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years20,288100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren9,66047.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over468,143100.0
Civilian veterans53,08111.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years159,131100.0
With a disability15,6239.8
Population 21 to 64 years361,463100.0
With a disability90,62825.1
Percent employed
55.9(X)
No disability270,83574.9
Percent employed
74.4(X)
Population 65 years and over67,493100.0
With a disability32,72248.5
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over599,671100.0
Same house in 1995311,35251.9
Different house in the U.S. in 1995275,53445.9
Same county
205,44334.3
Different county
70,09111.7
Same state
11,8712.0
Different state
58,2209.7
Elsewhere in 199512,7852.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population649,845100.0
Native623,77096.0
Born in United States
620,42795.5
State of residence
418,23964.4
Different state
202,18831.1
Born outside United States
3,3430.5
Foreign born26,0754.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
17,3132.7
Naturalized citizen
7,0121.1
Not a citizen
19,0632.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)26,075100.0
Europe2,86011.0
Asia8,82333.8
Africa1,7016.5
Oceania770.3
Latin America12,00646.0
Northern America6082.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over599,671100.0
English only557,53893.0
Language other than English42,1337.0
Speak English less than 'very well
20,0033.3
Spanish
23,3693.9
Speak English less than "very well"
12,3892.1
Other Indo-European languages
9,1181.5
Speak English less than "very well"
2,6370.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6,8791.1
Speak English less than "very well"
3,9820.7
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population649,845100.0

Total ancestries reported

576,18188.7
Arab1,8370.3
Czech15330.1
Danish5120.1
Dutch3,6550.6
English34,0305.2
French (except Basque)17,4721.1
French Canadian11,0310.2
German27,0444.2
Greek8300.1
Hungarian5430.1
Irish132,0644.9
Italian10,1701.6
Lithuanian1860.0
Norwegian1,2810.2
Polish3,2530.5
Portuguese1610.0
Russian1,7130.3
Scotch-Irish11,3111.7
Scottish7,5221.2
Slovak2690.0
Subsaharan African10,7941.7
Swedish1,6630.3
Swiss3770.1
Ukrainian3350.1
United States or American29,1054.5
Welsh1,3910.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)5450.1
Other ancestries386,55459.5
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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