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.
In Memphis, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.21 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly 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.
In Memphis, just 9.96% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
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.
