Data Points: Ones That Matter For Memphis

All data are for Memphis:

Racial Breakdown of Memphis Population:
In 1980:
47% African American
51% White

In 1990:
55% African American
44% White

In 2000:
61% African American
33% White

In 2010:
63% African American
27% White

In 2017:
64% African American
26% White

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Percent of People who are People of Color:
85% – Youths
57% – Seniors 

Percent of Population Who Are Immigrants:
6% – Memphis
13% – U.S. 

Median Hour Wage by Race:
$23 – White
$15 – People of color 

Firms (per 100 workers) By Race – 2012:
24% – White
20% – People of Color
10% – Latino 

Poverty Rate – 2017:
38% – Latino
32% – African American
12% – White
12% – Asian 

Memphians Making Less Than $15:
231,911 – African American (49%)
36,812 – White (22%) 

Population Growth 2010-2017:
29% – Self-identified as mixed race
9% – Latino
6% – Asian
2% – African American
– 4% – White
– 32% – Native American

Median Age:
43 years – White
32 years – Black
25 years – Latino
22 years – Self-identified as mixed race 

Working Poor:
41% – Latino
21% – African American
7% – White
16% – Self-identified as mixed race 

Household Income – 95^th and 20^th Percentile:
$162,041 – 95^th Percentile
$15,244 – 20^th Percentile 

Income Growth from 1980 to 2017 for Full-time Wage and Salary Workers:
10^th Percentile:  – 13% (bottom rung)
20^th Percentile:  – 16%
50^th Percentile:  – 14%
80^th Percentile:  – 8%
90^th Percentile:  0%  (top rung)

Income Growth from 2010 to 2017:
10^th Percentile:  – 4% (bottom rung)
20^th Percentile:  – 4%
50^th Percentile:  – 0%
80^th Percentile:  + 2%
90^th Percentile:  + 5%  (top rung)

Home Ownership:
65% – White
41% – African American 

Percentage Living in High-Poverty Neighborhoods:
54% – Latino
51% – African American
32% – Self-identified as mixed race
16% – White 

Racial Generations Gap — 2015-17 – Percent of people of color:
85% – Youths who are people of color
57% – Seniors who are people of color 

Disconnected Youth – 16-24 year-olds not working or in school – 1990-2017:
15,830 – African American
1,557 – White 

Percentage of Students in High-Poverty Schools – 2010-2017:
80% – People of color
30% – White

Source: PolicyLink

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