Memphis, TX Population

Overview

2,208

Total Population

42.3

Median age

51.40%

Female population %

94.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

63.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Memphis's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Memphis is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Memphis's population under 18 was 24.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Memphis's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Memphis, 19.57% were under the age of 15, 18.25% aged 15 to 29, 42.84% aged 30 to 64, 17.30% aged 65 to 84, and 2.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 62 more females than males in Memphis:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.40% females and 48.60% males in Memphis, TX.
The Memphis, TX gender ratio is 94.5:100 i.e. 94.5 men to 100 women (0.945).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 124.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 126.

Memphis's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Memphis population: 68.21% are White, 5.03% are Black or African American, 0.45% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.23% are Asian, 10.78% are some other race and 15.31% are multiracial.
Memphis's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,408 (63.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Memphis is White with a population of 1,506 (68.21% of the total population).

Memphis's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,453 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Memphis's population decreased by 159 (6.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Memphis's population decreased by 267 (11.64%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Memphis's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,027.