Memphis is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,083 people and two associated neighborhoods, Memphis is the 467th largest community in Michigan. Memphis real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Memphis house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Memphis is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.39% of the Memphis workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Memphis is a city of service providers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Memphis who work in maintenance occupations (10.30%), office and administrative support (10.00%), and healthcare (7.88%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Memphis has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Memphis has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Memphis than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Memphis may be for you. One downside of living in Memphis is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Memphis, the average commute to work is 35.71 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Memphis doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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.
