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.
One downside of living in Memphis, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.21 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small city, Memphis does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Memphis have a very low rate of college education: just 9.96% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Memphis in 2022 was $27,018, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,072 for a family of four. However, Memphis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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, Polish, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Memphis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
