Memphis City, Tennessee Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Memphis Population: 650100 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 307643 47.32% Female 342457 52.68%       Under 5 years 50396 7.75% 5 to 9 years 53115 8.17% 10 to 14 years 49652 7.64% 15 to 19 years 47761 7.35% 20 to 24 years 50832 7.82% 25 to 34 years 102417 15.75% 35 to 44 years 97060 14.93% 45 to 54 years 80832 12.43% 55 to 59 years 26061 4.01% 60 to 64 years 20948 3.22% 65 to 74 years 36730 5.65% 75 to 84 years 25476 3.92% 85 years and over 8820 1.36%       Median age (years) 31.9       18 years and over 468805 72.11% Male 215212 33.1% Female 253593 39.01% 21 years and over 438767 67.49% 62 years and over 83153 12.79% 65 years and over 71026 10.93% Male 26094 4.01% Female 44932 6.91%       Race     One race % White 223728 34.41% Black or African American 399208 61.41% American Indian and Alaska Native 1217 0.19% Asian 9482 1.46% Asian indian 2216 0.34% Chinese 1741 0.27% Filipino 578 0.09% Japanese 293 0.05% Korean 659 0.1% Vietnamese 2529 0.39% Other Asian 1466 0.23% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 239 0.04% Native Hawaiian 44 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 95 0.01% Samoan 49 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 51 0.01% Some other race 9438 1.45% Two or more races 6788 1.04%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 650100 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 19317 2.97% Mexican 14087 2.17% Puerto Rican 742 0.11% Cuban 521 0.08% Other Hispanic or Latino 3967 0.61% Not Hispanic or Latino 630783 97.03% White alone 216174 33.25%       Relationship     Total Population 650100 100.00% In households 632874 97.35% Householder 250721 38.57% Spouse 85458 13.15% Child 202119 31.09% Own child under 18 years 148244 22.8% Other relatives 57758 8.88% Under 18 years 28202 4.34% Nonrelatives 36818 5.66% Unmarried partner 13964 2.15% In group quarters 17226 2.65% Institutionalized population 11067 1.7% Non-Institutionalized population 6159 0.95%       Households by Type     Total Households 250721 100.0 % Family households (families) 158458 63.2% With own children under 18 years 78564 31.34% Married-couple family 85458 34.08% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 59665 23.8% With own children under 18 years 35650 14.22% Non Family households 92263 36.8% Householder living alone 76574 30.54% Householder 65 years and over 22227 8.87%       Households with individuals under 18 years 92426 36.86% Households with individuals 65 years and over 52893 21.1%       Average Household size 2.52 Average family size 3.18       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 271552 100.00% Occupied housing units 250721 92.33% Vacant housing units 20831 7.67% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 740 0.27% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.4       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 250721 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 139985 55.83% Renter-occupied housing units. 110736 44.17%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.62 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.4

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