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38125

Memphis, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
43,071
Median household income
$86,162
People below poverty
10.7%
Median home value
$251,100

Income

The median income of households in 38125 was $86,162. An estimated 4.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 38125 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.1
$10,000 to $14,999 1.3
$15,000 to $24,999 6
$25,000 to $34,999 4.5
$35,000 to $49,999 9.5
$50,000 to $74,999 16.6
$75,000 to $99,999 14.9
$100,000 to $149,999 23
$150,000 to $199,999 12.3
$200,000 or more 7.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 38125 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60777
Female 54072

An estimated 87.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 21% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,524. 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 38125 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.5
Social Security 21
Retirement income 19.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.2
Cash public assistance income 0.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 38125 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.1

In 2020-2024, 9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 64.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 57.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 38125 in 2020-2024, 90.2% had health insurance coverage and 9.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.6% and public coverage was 29.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.3%.


In 2020-2024, 38125 had a total population of 43,071 - 23,794 (55.2%) females and 19,277 (44.8%) males. The median age was 34.3 years. An estimated 24% of the population was under 18 years, 35.9% was 19 to 44 years, 26.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 38125 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 733 1477
5 to 9 1823 1381
10 to 14 1149 1796
15 to 19 1500 1701
20 to 24 2302 1521
25 to 29 1636 1791
30 to 34 1858 1478
35 to 39 1017 1837
40 to 44 947 1052
45 to 49 1138 1642
50 to 54 1119 2161
55 to 59 932 1829
60 to 64 1031 1707
65 to 69 976 794
70 to 74 600 792
75 to 79 322 307
80 to 84 170 340
85 and over 24 188

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 10.4% were White; 76.4% were Black or African American; 1.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.4% were Asian; 46.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.3% of the people in 38125 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 10.2% of the people in 38125 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,888 households in 38125. The average household size was 2.71 people.

Married-couple households made up 35% of the households in 38125 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 40.7% of all households, while 17.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.4% of all households.

In 38125, 32.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 21.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 38125 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35
Cohabiting Couples 6.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
40.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.2% of males and 32.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.2 44.8
Now married, except separated 39.2 32.4
Separated 2.3 3
Widowed 0.9 4.7
Divorced 7.4 15.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 38125, 1,298 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 36% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94% of the people living in 38125 were U.S. natives. 63.9% of the 38125 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6% of 38125 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 40.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 55.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 38125 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 38125.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 38125 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 39.8
Asia 50
Europe 0.9
Africa 9.3
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 38125 in 2020-2024, 10.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.5% of people at least five years old; 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 38125 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.5
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2
Other languages 1.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90 % of the people at least one year old living in 38125 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 38125 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90
Different house, same county 7.5
Different county, same state 0.1
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 34% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 38125 was 12,107 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 692 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,896. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,519.

Educational Attainment of People in 38125 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.8
High school diploma or equivalency 21.3
Some college, no degree 26.7
Associate's degree 11.2
Bachelor's degree 20.3
Graduate or professional degree 13.8

Disability

In 38125, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.4% of people under 18 years old, to 9.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 38125, 65.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 26.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,112 80.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,566 15.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 744 3.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 38125 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 38125 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 1.6
Manufacturing 12.5
Wholesale trade 2.6
Retail trade 8.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 23.3
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.7
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 4.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 38125 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,921 35.3
Service occupations 2,892 12.9
Sales and office occupations 5,819 25.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 679 3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 5,138 22.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.7% of 38125 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 38125 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.3
Other means 0.8
Worked from home 11.1

In 2020-2024, 38125 had a total of 16,732 housing units. Of these housing units, 67.5% 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"). 31.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 38125 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 67.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 31.9
Mobile homes 0.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 38125 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 70.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 38125 had 15,888 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 844 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 53.5% while renters occupied 46.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.8 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.6.

3.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 1.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.6% and another 27.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 38125:

House Heating Fuel Used in 38125 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 47.4
Electricity 52.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 38125 was $251,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 80.8 % had a mortgage. 19.2% 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 $1,588 and for owners without a mortgage it was $641.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 38125 was $1,581. 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.