Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Memphis is worth considering.
In Memphis, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.71 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Memphis is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Memphis with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.10% of adults in Memphis have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Memphis in 2022 was $31,712, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,848 for a family of four. However, Memphis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Memphis is a somewhat 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Memphis include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Memphis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
