Memphis is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,063 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. 36.39% 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, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Memphis who work in office and administrative support (10.83%), personal care services (10.56%), and healthcare (8.33%). 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 30.21 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Memphis is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Memphis have a very low rate of college education: just 9.96% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. 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.