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Memphis Tennessee Economic and demographic information
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Memphis Tennessee Economic information
Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Memphis city
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
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INCOME IN 1999 |
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Population 16 years and over |
487,758 |
100.0 |
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Households |
250,907 |
100.0 |
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In labor force |
307,045 |
63.0 |
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Less than $10,000 |
37,061 |
14.8 |
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Civilian labor force |
306,442 |
62.8 |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
19,816 |
7.9 |
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Employed |
280,121 |
57.4 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
39,227 |
15.6 |
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Unemployed |
26,321 |
5.4 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
37,471 |
14.9 |
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Percent of civilian labor force |
8.6 |
(X) |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
41,547 |
16.6 |
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Armed Forces |
603 |
0.1 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
40,510 |
16.1 |
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Not in labor force |
180,713 |
37.0 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
16,841 |
6.7 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
10,811 |
4.3 |
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Females 16 years and over |
263,164 |
100.0 |
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$150,000 to $199,999 |
3,194 |
1.3 |
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In labor force |
153,718 |
58.4 |
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$200,000 or more |
4,429 |
1.8 |
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Civilian labor force |
153,567 |
58.4 |
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Median household income (dollars) |
32,285 |
(X) |
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Employed |
140,440 |
53.4 |
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Own children under 6 years |
54,510 |
100.0 |
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With earnings |
201,288 |
80.2 |
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All parents in family in labor force |
34,901 |
64.0 |
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Mean earnings (dollars)¹ |
46,202 |
(X) |
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With Social Security income |
57,810 |
23.0 |
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COMMUTING TO WORK |
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Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ |
10,234 |
(X) |
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Workers 16 years and over |
274,934 |
100.0 |
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With Supplemental Security Income |
15,516 |
6.2 |
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone |
210,619 |
76.6 |
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ |
5,930 |
(X) |
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled |
43,159 |
15.7 |
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With public assistance income |
14,275 |
5.7 |
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Public transportation (including taxicab) |
8,270 |
3.0 |
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Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ |
2,042 |
(X) |
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Walked |
5,300 |
1.9 |
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With retirement income |
34,519 |
13.8 |
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Other means |
2,842 |
1.0 |
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Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ |
14,349 |
(X) |
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Worked at home |
4,744 |
1.7 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ |
23.0 |
(X) |
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Families |
160,049 |
100.0 |
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
280,121 |
100.0 |
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Less than $10,000 |
18,278 |
11.4 |
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OCCUPATION |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
10,808 |
6.8 |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
82,741 |
29.5 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
22,440 |
14.0 |
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Service occupations |
45,070 |
16.1 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
22,423 |
14.0 |
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Sales and office occupations |
83,245 |
29.7 |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
27,520 |
17.2 |
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
355 |
0.1 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
29,866 |
18.7 |
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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22,152 |
7.9 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
13,485 |
8.4 |
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
46,558 |
16.6 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
8,911 |
5.6 |
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150,000 to $199,999 |
2,650 |
1.7 |
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$200,000 or more |
3,668 |
2.3 |
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INDUSTRY |
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Median family income (dollars) |
37,767 |
(X) |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
594 |
0.2 |
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Per capita income (dollars)¹ |
17,838 |
(X) |
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Construction |
15,507 |
5.5 |
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Median earnings (dollars): |
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Manufacturing |
28,570 |
10.2 |
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Male full-time, year-round workers |
31,236 |
(X) |
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Wholesale trade |
12,233 |
4.4 |
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Female full-time, year-round workers |
25,183 |
(X) |
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Retail trade |
31,799 |
11.4 |
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
31,957 |
11.4 |
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Subject |
Number below poverty level |
Percent below poverty level |
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Information |
6,412 |
2.3 |
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_______ |
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing |
17,143 |
6.1 |
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POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 |
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste
management services |
26,447 |
9.4 |
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Families |
27,562 |
17.2 |
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Educational, health and social services |
56,417 |
20.1 |
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With related children under 18 years |
22,715 |
24.4 |
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services |
24,721 |
8.8 |
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With related children under 5 years |
11,943 |
31.0 |
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Other services (except public administration) |
14,692 |
5.2 |
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Public administration |
13,629 |
4.9 |
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Families with female householder, no husband present |
19,926 |
33.5 |
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With related children under 18 years |
17,703 |
40.4 |
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With related children under 5 years |
9,352 |
52.5 |
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CLASS OF WORKER |
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Individuals |
130,009 |
20.6 |
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Private wage and salary workers |
221,350 |
79.0 |
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18 years and over |
75,952 |
16.7 |
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Government workers |
44,382 |
15.8 |
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65 years and over |
10,370 |
15.4 |
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business |
13,976 |
5.0 |
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Related children under 18 years |
53,158 |
30.1 |
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Unpaid family workers |
413 |
0.1 |
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Related children 5 to 17 years |
36,052 |
28.2 |
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over |
31,607 |
25.5 |
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Date: January 6, 2005 |
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-Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. |
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¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less
than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in
the numerator. See text. |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. |
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