CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Memphis

Florida · 6,760 residents · 3.25 sq mi

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Memphis is home to 6,760 people in Florida. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $55,900. That trails the Florida median by roughly 18%. The median household earns $22,510, about 25% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,760

−7%vs 2000

vs 7,264 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.1

−2%vs 2000

vs 33.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.25 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.6%(652)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(482)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(479)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(462)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(478)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(1,034)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(815)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(629)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(661)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(604)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(366)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(98)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,510

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,576 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,140

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,778 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,900

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$372

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $547 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

26.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic37.2%(2,699)

Black41.4%(3,007)

Hispanic / Latino20.1%(1,460)

Asian0.2%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic48.1%(3,253)

Black46.3%(3,130)

Hispanic / Latino13.3%(901)

Asian0%(0)

Other5.6%(377)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican25.8%(2,369)

Cuban2.1%(195)

South American1.7%(155)

Colombian1.6%(148)

Central American1.1%(103)

Honduran1%(89)

Puerto Rican0.8%(72)

Panamanian0.2%(14)

Peruvian0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(44)

Chinese0.4%(35)

Laotian0.3%(24)

Filipino0.1%(9)

Ancestry

German7.1%(656)

Irish6.5%(599)

West Indian6.1%(559)

English5.3%(491)

American4.6%(424)

Italian2.4%(225)

Russian2.2%(201)

Jamaican1.8%(166)

Scottish1.8%(161)

French1.5%(142)

Polish1.4%(130)

Austrian1.1%(99)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.6%(58)

Swiss0.6%(52)

Ukrainian0.4%(33)

Subsaharan African0.3%(31)

Haitian0.3%(31)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(30)

Portuguese0.3%(24)

Hungarian0.2%(22)

Swedish0.2%(21)

Norwegian0.2%(16)

Danish0.1%(12)

Welsh0.1%(12)

Finnish0.1%(11)

Arab0.1%(10)

Lebanese0.1%(10)

Croatian0.1%(8)

Czech0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest West Indian population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 14.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married44.9%(1,728)

Married45%(1,733)

Widowed2%(76)

Divorced8.1%(313)

Women 15+

Never married30.5%(1,089)

Married49.1%(1,751)

Widowed9.5%(338)

Divorced11%(391)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.4%

−21.0 ptssince 2013

from 33.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.4%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.0%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.3%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.0%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 58.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)44.6%(352)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.8%(54)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.2%(223)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 790 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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