Household Types in Memphis, Tennessee (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family229.333916%48.468562%29.333916%29.3%73,81073.8k23.531913%13.386269%23.531913%23.5%59,21159.2k5.361259%4.545548%5.361259%5.4%13,49013.5k35.219378%28.086071%35.219378%35.2%88,61988.6k6.553533%5.513551%6.553533%6.6%16,49016.5k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads41.739144%65.612592%41.739144%41.7%27,73927.7k49.264197%26.295543%49.264197%49.3%32,74032.7k8.996660%8.091865%8.996660%9.0%5,979

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.412050%27.239985%26.412050%26.4%66,45866.5k73.411891%72.589251%73.411891%73.4%184,719185k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountHispanic3Asian4Other4White5Mixed4Black4-12.722008%-6.119691%-20.733591%-11.833977%-13.492148%-9.454738%-16.721369%-9.290630%-51.409266%51%48.590734%51.041115%48.590734%49%5,180-12.174154%-4.298392%-28.064337%-9.844703%-9.254538%-4.349295%-19.525755%-5.445833%-54.381586%54%45.618414%61.424578%45.618414%46%3,606-16.196558%-12.151854%-17.598013%-9.224765%-15.909313%-9.433042%-19.597957%-8.532024%-55.171190%55%44.828810%46.527665%44.828810%45%5,637-8.143794%-3.093677%-39.040960%-8.867714%-10.053161%-4.031958%-27.557282%-5.444112%-59.146145%59%40.853855%52.913487%40.853855%41%80,81080.8k-21.411843%-6.088993%-31.415189%-8.564737%-17.073244%-6.215048%-31.038965%-7.121913%-67.480763%67%32.519237%38.550830%32.519237%33%2,989-32.581259%-6.291477%-34.585197%-4.941394%-29.450739%-5.864914%-33.354485%-4.964889%-78.399327%78%21.600673%26.364973%21.600673%22%153,398153k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3White Hispanic 4including Hispanics 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Memphis

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
14%28%41%54%68%82%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5%12%19%26%34%41%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.4%3.3%6.1%8.9%11.7%14.6%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
7%16%24%32%40%49%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15.9%20.5%25.2%29.8%34.4%39.1%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Memphis

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
5%20%34%49%63%78%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%34%45%56%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.2%8.5%12.7%17.0%21.3%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%25%38%52%65%79%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.6%9.2%13.8%18.3%23.0%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
2%12%23%33%43%54%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Memphis

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%16%33%49%65%82%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%30%45%60%75%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%19%25%31%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%28%43%57%71%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Memphis

There are 20 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Memphis (5 fully and 15 partially). This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Memphis, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Memphis, selected neighborhoods in Memphis, and entities that contain Memphis
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Wolf Frst FarmsFour WayCherry ValleyEads-FishervilleElmore ParkTennesseeUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralPoet/Old Bartlett PkHist BartlettBartlett WdsCordova-ApplingMemphis AreaRiv Oaks-Kirby-BalmoralRiv Oaks-Kirby-Bal…ShelbyE Memphis-Colonial-YorkshireE Memphis-Coloni…Shelby CountyBerclair-Highland HtsWindyke-SouthwindMemphisRaleighPkwy Vlg-OakhavenWhite Hvn-Coro LkHickory Rdg-S RiverdaleHickory Rdg-S Riv…Shelby Frst-FrayserMidtownDowntown81.220657%81.220657%81%123124173.678252%73.678252%74%217273.439710%73.439710%73%212213357.773748%57.773748%58%746453.672288%53.672288%54%387548.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.567681%47.567681%48%78647.468354%47.468354%47%41745.116279%45.116279%45%185186843.242657%43.242657%43%11,72511.7k941.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k38.522968%38.522968%39%5,8401037.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k33.212571%33.212571%33%14,30114.3k1131.554007%31.554007%32%89,82789.8k30.999202%30.999202%31%3,9761230.344828%30.344828%30%011329.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k27.968813%27.968813%28%6,0721427.103634%27.103634%27%3,6221526.988703%26.988703%27%8,8088,8091624.374047%24.374047%24%5,7975,7981722.810448%22.810448%23%2,8531821.782107%21.782107%22%6,2001914.227183%14.227183%14%3,45920
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 20 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Memphis Area

There are 57 places in the Memphis Area. This section compares Memphis to all of the places in the Memphis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Memphis, selected other places in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain Memphis
0%20%40%60%Count#ArlingtonClarkedaleColliervillePipertonGermantownGarlandBridgetownAtokaLakelandOaklandLynchburgBartlettLa GrangeRossvilleMunfordHernandoBrightonBurlisonGilt EdgeGrand JctOlive BranchAshlandMarionSouthavenAnthonyvilleTennesseeBradenUnited StatesSouthPotts CampEast South CentralWillistonTunicaSnow Lk ShrsNorth TunicaMemphis AreaCrawfordsvilleShelbyHorseshoe LkShelby CountyWest MemphisMemphisMasonJerichoTunica ResortsHolly SpringsMoscowTurrell79.917428%79.917428%80%2,710172.992701%72.992701%73%100272.256398%72.256398%72%11,74611.7k370.561457%70.561457%71%465468.868564%68.868564%69%10,16510.2k568.750000%68.750000%69%88668.523316%68.523316%69%529766.580227%66.580227%67%2,054865.785781%65.785781%66%2,813964.791163%64.791163%65%1,8771062.770013%62.770013%63%4941162.498765%62.498765%62%12,65612.7k1261.702128%61.702128%62%291361.092150%61.092150%61%1791458.922217%58.922217%59%1,1591556.900369%56.900369%57%3,0841656.787565%56.787565%57%5481756.250000%56.250000%56%901855.434783%55.434783%55%1021953.956835%53.956835%54%752052.443394%52.443394%52%6,8792151.322751%51.322751%51%972250.505959%50.505959%51%2,2462350.095207%50.095207%50%9,2082450.000000%50.000000%50%292548.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.275862%48.275862%48%422648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.674419%47.674419%48%1232747.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.333333%47.333333%47%712846.730769%46.730769%47%2432946.728972%46.728972%47%1003045.911950%45.911950%46%1463341.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k40.500000%40.500000%41%813737.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k37.254902%37.254902%37%574131.554007%31.554007%32%89,82789.8k31.430344%31.430344%31%3,0394529.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4828.797468%28.797468%29%914920.512821%20.512821%21%85320.158103%20.158103%20%2045418.736753%18.736753%19%4425518.018018%18.018018%18%405617.085427%17.085427%17%3457
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 57 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Tennessee

There are 429 places in Tennessee. This section compares Memphis to the 50 most populous places in Tennessee and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 11,164.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Memphis, selected other places in Tennessee, and entities that contain Memphis
0%20%40%60%80%Count#BrentwoodArlingtonFarragutColliervilleGermantownSpring HillLakelandBartlettMiddle ValleyMount JulietFranklinSeymourHendersonvilleSoddy-DaisyMaryvillePortlandLa VergneClarksvilleSmyrnaTennesseeUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralGallatinShelbyvilleLebanonDicksonMurfreesboroBristolTullahomaSeviervilleKingsportOak RidgeDyersburgGoodlettsvilleMemphis AreaCrossvilleJacksonGreenevilleMorristownSpringfieldClevelandJohnson CityElizabethtonEast RidgeColumbiaShelbyNashville-DavidsonAthensLewisburgChattanoogaRed BankMcMinnvilleCookevilleShelby CountyKnoxvilleMemphis81.123919%81.123919%81%10,69710.7k179.917428%79.917428%80%2,710274.662032%74.662032%75%5,799372.256398%72.256398%72%11,74611.7k468.868564%68.868564%69%10,16510.2k568.409645%68.409645%68%7,575665.785781%65.785781%66%2,813762.498765%62.498765%62%12,65612.7k862.297947%62.297947%62%2,852960.427254%60.427254%60%6,4211059.766064%59.766064%60%15,94215.9k1156.829868%56.829868%57%2,5421254.884276%54.884276%55%11,50111.5k1352.318758%52.318758%52%2,7641452.165908%52.165908%52%5,3831551.916706%51.916706%52%2,1941650.439560%50.439560%50%5,5081749.907884%49.907884%50%26,00626.0k1848.545861%48.545861%49%8,0291948.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.299935%47.299935%47%5,8162047.162323%47.162323%47%3,5652145.767442%45.767442%46%4,9202245.276138%45.276138%45%2,6072344.959828%44.959828%45%20,48120.5k2444.635081%44.635081%45%5,1252544.164152%44.164152%44%3,6592644.054615%44.054615%44%2,5492743.383929%43.383929%43%10,11810.1k2842.480399%42.480399%42%5,3642942.226651%42.226651%42%2,9663042.208929%42.208929%42%2,8933141.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k41.230425%41.230425%41%1,8433241.058387%41.058387%41%10,51310.5k3340.934245%40.934245%41%2,5153440.586582%40.586582%41%4,6223540.388446%40.388446%40%2,4333640.203406%40.203406%40%6,5623739.613232%39.613232%40%11,04111.0k3838.874724%38.874724%39%2,2873938.036741%38.036741%38%3,3754038.016123%38.016123%38%5,4234137.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k36.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k4236.401750%36.401750%36%1,9974335.735064%35.735064%36%1,5974435.533720%35.533720%36%25,13325.1k4534.303188%34.303188%34%1,8514633.968989%33.968989%34%1,9064733.852257%33.852257%34%4,5234831.554007%31.554007%32%89,82789.8k30.728094%30.728094%31%24,76524.8k4929.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Memphis to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Memphis, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Memphis
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeLaredoGarlandVirginia BchEl PasoTennesseeUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralArlingtonAmarilloFort WorthIrvingHialeahCorpus ChristiOklahoma CitySan AntonioMemphis AreaJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteCharlotteFayettevilleLubbockHuntsvilleLouisvilleColumbusRaleighHoustonWinston-SalemShelbyArlingtonTulsaAustinLittle RockNashville-DavidsonDurhamGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasMontgomeryNorfolkMobileAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…TampaShreveportShelby CountyOrlandoMiamiBaton RougeMemphisNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamBaltimoreAtlantaRichmond57.647663%57.647663%58%60,63960.6k154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k252.048011%52.048011%52%35,21135.2k352.045659%52.045659%52%39,25739.3k450.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k548.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k648.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k746.072479%46.072479%46%34,45334.5k845.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k945.179817%45.179817%45%38,15338.2k1045.017748%45.017748%45%31,70631.7k1144.685855%44.685855%45%51,87051.9k1243.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k1342.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1441.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k41.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1540.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.877534%39.877534%40%31,45531.5k1839.758089%39.758089%40%36,42036.4k1939.753750%39.753750%40%31,80331.8k2038.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k2138.926330%38.926330%39%28,59128.6k2238.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2338.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2438.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k2537.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k37.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k2637.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2737.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2836.800040%36.800040%37%29,33029.3k2936.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k3036.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k3136.339868%36.339868%36%41,55941.6k3235.370683%35.370683%35%37,69137.7k3335.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3435.239021%35.239021%35%28,29228.3k3534.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k3634.784891%34.784891%35%26,51226.5k3733.919853%33.919853%34%24,03924.0k3833.493392%33.493392%33%48,47848.5k3932.709529%32.709529%33%25,23925.2k4031.554007%31.554007%32%89,82789.8k31.002645%31.002645%31%33,64533.6k4130.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4229.478636%29.478636%29%25,87925.9k4329.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4426.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.279667%24.279667%24%21,96822.0k4724.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4824.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Memphis to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Memphis, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Memphis
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchEl PasoTennesseeUnited StatesSouthColorado SpgsMesaEast South CentralArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasMemphis AreaOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesShelbyLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoShelby CountyMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k41.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k37.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3931.554007%31.554007%32%89,82789.8k30.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Memphis. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Tennessee
County:
Shelby
Metro Area:
Memphis Area
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
ZIP Codes:
38002, 38016, 38018, 38028, 38103, 38104, 38105, 38106, 38107, 38108, 38109, 38111, 38112, 38114, 38115, 38116, 38117, 38118, 38119, 38120, 38122, 38125, 38126, 38127, 38128, 38131, 38132, 38133, 38134, 38135, 38138, 38141, 38152
Unified School District:
Shelby County
Neighborhoods:
Bartlett Woods, Berclair-Highland Heights, Cherry Valley, Cordova-Appling, Downtown, Eads-Fisherville, East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Elmore Park, Four Way, Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Historic Bartlett, Midtown, Parkway Village-Oakhaven, Poet/Old Bartlett Park, Raleigh, River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral, Shelby Forest-Frayser, White Haven-Coro Lake, Windyke-Southwind, Wolf Forest Farms
Congressional Districts:
TN-8, TN-9
State Senate Districts:
TN-29, TN-30, TN-31, TN-32, TN-33
State House Districts:
TN-83, TN-84, TN-85, TN-86, TN-87, TN-88, TN-90, TN-91, TN-93, TN-95, TN-96, TN-97, TN-98, TN-99
Neighboring Cities:
Bartlett, Germantown, Lakeland, Olive Branch, Southaven, West Memphis
Neighboring Towns:
Arlington
Nearby Cities:
Hernando, Horn Lake, Marion, Millington
Nearby Towns:
Collierville, Edmondson, Sunset, Walls
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bridgetown, Lynchburg