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38119

Memphis, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
23,464
Median household income
$89,289
People below poverty
8.3%
Median home value
$296,700

Income

The median income of households in 38119 was $89,289. An estimated 3.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 38119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.7
$10,000 to $14,999 1.4
$15,000 to $24,999 3.6
$25,000 to $34,999 4.4
$35,000 to $49,999 10
$50,000 to $74,999 18.5
$75,000 to $99,999 13.1
$100,000 to $149,999 24.6
$150,000 to $199,999 8.5
$200,000 or more 12.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 38119 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 70176
Female 61700

An estimated 86.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,965. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 38119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86.5
Social Security 28.4
Retirement income 20.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 1.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 38119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.6

In 2020-2024, 6.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 62.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 27% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 59% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 38119 in 2020-2024, 95.9% had health insurance coverage and 4.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 79.6% and public coverage was 28.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.8%.


In 2020-2024, 38119 had a total population of 23,464 - 12,257 (52.2%) females and 11,207 (47.8%) males. The median age was 41.9 years. An estimated 20.3% of the population was under 18 years, 33.2% was 19 to 44 years, 25.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 38119 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 743 349
5 to 9 693 888
10 to 14 809 559
15 to 19 549 430
20 to 24 332 813
25 to 29 832 952
30 to 34 803 896
35 to 39 856 745
40 to 44 690 872
45 to 49 739 621
50 to 54 760 884
55 to 59 729 468
60 to 64 584 1131
65 to 69 608 750
70 to 74 630 876
75 to 79 488 539
80 to 84 244 293
85 and over 118 191

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 48.1% were White; 39.9% were Black or African American; 10% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.3% were Asian; 21.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.6% of the people in 38119 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 47.2% of the people in 38119 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,138 households in 38119. The average household size was 2.27 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.6% of the households in 38119 while cohabiting couple households made up 5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.7% of all households, while 19.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.1% of all households.

In 38119, 26.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 38119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.6
Cohabiting Couples 5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.5% of males and 42% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.1 35.1
Now married, except separated 52.5 42
Separated 2.3 1.9
Widowed 2.5 5.3
Divorced 11.6 15.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 38119, 516 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 26.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.4% of the people living in 38119 were U.S. natives. 58% of the 38119 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.6% of 38119 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 65.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 75.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 38119 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 38119.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 38119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 43.1
Asia 42.9
Europe 6.6
Africa 5.4
Northern America 1.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 38119 in 2020-2024, 8.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.8% of people at least five years old; 2.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 38119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.8
Other Indo-European languages 1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.9
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 38119 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 38119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.9
Different house, same county 7.3
Different county, same state 1
Different state 2.6
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 51.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 38119 was 5,057 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 332 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,642. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,083.

Educational Attainment of People in 38119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.5
High school diploma or equivalency 15.3
Some college, no degree 22
Associate's degree 6.8
Bachelor's degree 30.1
Graduate or professional degree 21.4

Disability

In 38119, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.7% of people under 18 years old, to 9.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 38119, 67.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,167 78.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,783 13.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 918 7.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 38119 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 38119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 2.6
Manufacturing 6.3
Wholesale trade 2.2
Retail trade 9.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 12.9
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.2
Other Services, except public administration 5.6
Public administration 3.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 38119 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,732 52.2
Service occupations 1,540 11.9
Sales and office occupations 2,382 18.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 455 3.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,798 13.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.6% of 38119 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 38119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.1
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 15.2

In 2020-2024, 38119 had a total of 10,747 housing units. Of these housing units, 64% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 35.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 38119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 64
Apartments in multi-unit structures 35.6
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

8.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 38119 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 58.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 38119 had 10,138 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 609 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60.1% while renters occupied 39.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.

5.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.3% and another 17.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 38119:

House Heating Fuel Used in 38119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 44.6
Electricity 54.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 38119 was $296,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.2 % had a mortgage. 32.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,817 and for owners without a mortgage it was $786.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 38119 was $1,401. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.