Memphis is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Memphis is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
In terms of college education, Memphis is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.18% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Memphis in 2022 was $32,314, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,256 for a family of four. However, Memphis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Memphis is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Memphis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Memphis residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Memphis also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.18% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Memphis include English, Irish, German, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Memphis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
