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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Memphis is $16,827, which is much lower than the state average of $26,499 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Memphis median household income is $41,833, which has grown by 28.42% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 21.62% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Memphis residents spend 23.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #715

Memphis, FL	16,827 USD
Florida	26,499 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Memphis, FL	21,475 USD
Florida	27,404 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Memphis, FL	21,611 USD
Florida	31,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Memphis, FL	21,312 USD
Florida	24,898 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #517

Memphis, FL	41,833 USD
Florida	47,212 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Memphis, FL	49,453 USD
Florida	67,143 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #243

Memphis, FL	28.42%
Florida	21.62%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Memphis, FL		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.01%	$3,527, see rank	20.84%	$23,796	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.13%	$15,198, see rank	35.58%	$18,153	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.07%	$1,684, see rank	2.15%	$3,283	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.15%	$26,348, see rank	19.31%	$25,455	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Memphis, FL	45,592 USD
Florida	57,176 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Memphis, FL	51,568 USD
Florida	78,507 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Memphis, FL	Florida	U.S.
White	$48,576, see rank	$50,002	$56,900
Black	$33,066, see rank	$34,467	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,075, see rank	$40,712	$42,396
One Race, Other	$31,985, see rank	$38,663	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Memphis, FL	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$16,964, see rank	$25,030	$25,788
25 to 44	$33,150, see rank	$50,755	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,784, see rank	$55,662	$65,027
65 or over	$32,863, see rank	$37,683	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Memphis, FL	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,846, see rank	15,817,611	248,775,628
Male¹	3,042, 44.43%, see rank	48.38%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,921, 63.15%, see rank	64.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.61%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,921, 63.15%, see rank	63.60%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,549, 80.64%, see rank	88.63%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	372, 19.36%, see rank	11.37%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,121, 36.85%, see rank	35.79%	30.72%
Female¹	3,804, 55.57%, see rank	51.62%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,071, 54.44%, see rank	55.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,071, 54.44%, see rank	55.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,913, 92.37%, see rank	89.50%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	158, 7.63%, see rank	10.50%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,733, 45.56%, see rank	44.87%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Memphis, FL	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,442, 100%	8,228,557	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,708, 78.68%, see rank	79.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	514, 14.93%, see rank	9.61%	9.59%
Public Transportation	31, 0.90%, see rank	2.09%	5.06%
Walked	38, 1.10%, see rank	1.53%	2.78%
Other Means	140, 4.07%, see rank	2.21%	1.79%
Worked at Home	11, 0.32%, see rank	4.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Memphis, FL	23.6 minutes
Florida	26.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Memphis, FL	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,462	8,335,023	143,435,233
Male¹	1,549, 44.74%, see rank	51.76%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	355, 22.92%, see rank	30.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	281, 18.14%, see rank	18.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	224, 14.46%, see rank	20.33%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	109, 7.04%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	230, 14.85%, see rank	9.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	292, 18.85%, see rank	13.65%	17.94%
Female¹	1,913, 55.26%, see rank	48.24%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	687, 35.91%, see rank	37.03%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	306, 16.00%, see rank	22.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	763, 39.88%, see rank	35.16%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	46, 2.40%, see rank	0.34%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	111, 5.80%, see rank	4.05%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Memphis, FL	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,462, 100%	8,335,023	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	157, 4.53%, see rank	1.12%	1.96%
Construction	422, 12.19%, see rank	6.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	242, 6.99%, see rank	5.26%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	89, 2.57%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	425, 12.28%, see rank	13.41%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	82, 2.37%, see rank	5.05%	4.93%
Information	11, 0.32%, see rank	2.02%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	168, 4.85%, see rank	7.62%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	358, 10.34%, see rank	12.57%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	977, 28.22%, see rank	21.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	271, 7.83%, see rank	12.01%	9.49%
Public Administration	170, 4.91%, see rank	4.75%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	90, 2.60%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Memphis, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,014	23.13%, see rank	16.67%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	385	18.12%, see rank	12.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.