COMPARING TWO PLACES
Memphis vs Plainview
PLACE A
Memphis, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Plainview, Tennessee
Memphis is 306% larger than Plainview. Memphis earns more, with a median household income $10,874 higher. Memphis has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -3%).
MEMPHISPLAINVIEWDIFFERENCE
Total population9,1852,263+306% vs Plainview
Population density2,824355+2,469
Population growth15.0%-3.1%+18.0 pts
Median age36.741.9−5.2
Male51.4%48.7%+2.7 pts
Female48.6%51.3%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born16.0%2.0%+14.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic35.4%92.5%−57.1 pts
Black28.6%1.1%+27.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.5%3.8%+27.7 pts
Asian1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Other3.3%2.6%+0.7 pts
Median household income$74,839$63,965+$10,874
Per capita income$35,148$27,011+$8,137
Poverty rate14.2%10.7%+3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4810.361+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%12.2%+10.2 pts
Graduate degree7.4%5.2%+2.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%2.1%+6.0 pts
Labor force participation69.6%64.7%+4.9 pts
Median home value$313,800$168,500+$145,300
Median gross rent$1,173$869+$304
Owner-occupied81.2%75.0%+6.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.3%13.8%+9.5 pts
Rent-burdened households56.2%35.0%+21.2 pts
Average commute26.933.1−6.1
Worked from home6.4%5.8%+0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.4%16.1%−3.7 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024