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Population & Demographics
| memphis area population, 1990 - 2011 |
| population |
1990 |
2000 |
2006
|
2011
|
| Memphis MSA |
1,007,304 |
650,100 |
1,269,108 |
1,319,575 |
| By Memphis MSA County |
| Shelby (TN) |
826,327 |
897,472 |
910,291 |
920,280 |
| Fayette (TN) |
25,559 |
28,806 |
35,891 |
41,549 |
| Tipton (TN) |
37,568 |
51,271 |
56,341 |
60,328 |
| DeSoto (MS) |
67,910 |
107,199 |
141,850 |
169,478 |
| Marshall (MS) |
30,361 |
34,993 |
35,615 |
36,036 |
| Tate (MS) |
21,431 |
25,370 |
26,691 |
27,704 |
| Tunica (MS) |
8,164 |
9,227 |
10,509 |
11,567 |
| Crittenden (AR) |
49,940 |
50,866 |
51,290 |
52,633 |
| By Major Municipality |
| City of Memphis |
662,136 |
650,100 |
640,393 |
633,889 |
| Germantown, TN |
32,282 |
37,348 |
38,808 |
39,932 |
| Collierville, TN |
15,559 |
31,872 |
34,817 |
36,913 |
| Bartlett, TN |
28,012 |
40,542 |
41,693 |
42,612 |
| Lakeland, TN |
3,167 |
6,862 |
8,777 |
10,201 |
| Arlington, TN |
1,703 |
2,569 |
4,278 |
5,417 |
| Southaven, MS |
21,806 |
28,977 |
36,047 |
41,356 |
| Olive Branch, MS |
7,970 |
21,054 |
28,800 |
35,113 |
| Marion, AR |
5,677 |
8,900 |
10,251 |
11,165 |
| West Memphis, AR |
28,606 |
27,666 |
26,877 |
26,327 |
| SOURCE: DemographicsNOW 2007 |
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| Shelby county population by gender |
| gender |
1990 |
2000 |
2006
|
2011
|
| Male |
47.6% |
47.8% |
47.9% |
48.0 |
| Female |
52.4% |
52.2% |
52.1% |
52.0% |
| SOURCE: DemographicsNOW 2007 |
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| Shelby county population by Age |
| age |
1990 |
2000 |
2006
|
2011
|
| 0-4 |
66,543 |
68,427 |
70,283 |
70,583 |
| 5-14 |
124,148 |
144,354 |
133,974 |
131,804 |
| 15-19 |
64,211 |
65,962 |
67,173 |
65,526 |
| 20-24 |
64,637 |
61,799 |
63,339 |
64,770 |
| 25-34 |
149,417 |
135,215 |
124,640 |
119,617 |
| 35-44 |
129,287 |
143,667 |
132,287 |
123,560 |
| 45-54 |
78,354 |
120,797 |
133,362 |
130,267 |
| 55-64 |
63,392 |
67,670 |
92,550 |
109,967 |
65-74 |
50,497 |
47,910 |
50,212 |
60,499 |
| 75+ |
35,838 |
41,671 |
42,471 |
43,687 |
| SOURCE: DemographicsNOW 2007 |
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| shelby county population by race |
| race |
1990 |
2000 |
2006 |
2011 |
| White |
55.1% |
47.3% |
46.2% |
45.4% |
| Black |
43.6% |
48.6% |
49.0% |
49.2% |
| American Indian or Alaskan |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
0.9% |
1.7$ |
2.4% |
2.9% |
| Other Race |
0.2% |
1.0% |
1.1% |
0.9% |
| Two or More Races |
-- |
1.0% |
1.1% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic |
0.9% |
2.6% |
3.6% |
4.4% |
| SOURCE: DemographicsNOW 2007 |
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Workforce Information
| employment by occupation 2005-2006 |
| occupation |
2005 |
2006 |
%
change |
| Manufacturing |
54,100 |
54,600 |
0.9 |
| Construction |
26,100 |
27,600 |
5.7 |
| Wholesale Trade |
37,400 |
37,800 |
1.1 |
| Retail Trade |
71,300 |
72,700 |
2.0 |
| Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities |
63,500 |
64,200 |
1.1 |
| Information |
7,900 |
7,500 |
(5.1) |
| Financial Services |
32,900 |
32,900 |
0.0 |
| Professional & Business Services |
78,400 |
81,400 |
3.8 |
| Educational & Health Services |
73,900 |
75,500 |
2.2 |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
67,900 |
71,100 |
4.7 |
| Other Services |
24,600 |
24,500 |
(0.4) |
| Government |
88,800 |
87,800 |
(1.1) |
| SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics March 2007 |
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| Shelby County Private non-farm establishments |
| Industry |
# of Establishments |
| Manufacturing |
752 |
| Construction |
1,485 |
| Wholesale Trade |
1,570 |
| Retail |
3,333 |
| Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities |
954 |
| Information |
367 |
| Financial, Real Estate, & Insurance Services |
2,550 |
| Professional, Scientific, & Business Services |
3,390 |
| Education & Health Services |
2,364 |
| Leisure & Hospitality Services |
1,853 |
| Other Services |
2,166 |
| SOURCE:: County Business Patterns June 2007 |
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| Memphis area production wages |
| job title |
low |
average |
high |
Assembler,
Production |
$11.74 |
$12.70 |
$14.46 |
| Crew Leader, Production |
18.52 |
20.05 |
22.31 |
| Machine Operator A |
13.44 |
14.01 |
14.56 |
| Machinist, Maintenance |
16.30 |
17.73 |
19.99 |
| Manufacturing Clerk |
17.83 |
18.05 |
18.64 |
| Manufacturing Associate A (skilled) |
13.54 |
14.59 |
14.84 |
| Manufacturing Associate B (unskilled) |
11.11 |
13.15 |
14.42 |
| Chemical Process Operator A |
19.59 |
20.97 |
22.77 |
| Production Packager |
11.33 |
12.15 |
13.54 |
| Quality Control Technician |
15.85 |
16.31 |
16.49 |
| Welder, Production |
15.55 |
16.86 |
18.17 |
| Truck Driver - In Town |
13.12 |
15.61 |
19.46 |
| Plant Engineer |
68,668 |
70,220 |
71,730 |
| Production Control Analyst |
40,719 |
42,363 |
44,221 |
| Controller |
90,891 |
91,982 |
92,106 |
| Production Supervisor |
46,402 |
50,800 |
56,879 |
| Plant Manager |
93,639 |
95,194 |
96,748 |
| SOURCE: Memphis Regional Wage Survey, 2006 / the Centre Group |
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| memphis area distribution wages (hourly) |
| title |
low |
average |
high |
| Equipment Operator (Fork Lift) |
$12.22 |
$13.10 |
$13.84 |
| Inventory Control Clerk |
15.15 |
16.15 |
17.29 |
| Machine Operator, Distribution |
13.26 |
13.40 |
13.68 |
| Packer |
9.94 |
11.27 |
12.89 |
| Picker |
10.65 |
12.09 |
13.15 |
| Receiver |
12.12 |
12.77 |
13.20 |
| Receiving Clerk |
13.16 |
13.41 |
13.71 |
| Returns Clerk |
11.86 |
12.41 |
13.00 |
| Shipper |
12.35 |
13.18 |
14.56 |
| Shipping Clerk |
14.45 |
14.71 |
14.94 |
| Traffic Clerk |
16.03 |
16.11 |
16.15 |
| Warehouse Person |
12.72 |
13.49 |
14.30 |
| Traffic Supervisor |
52,115 |
54,960 |
57,804 |
| Warehouse Supervisor |
42,313 |
46,812 |
53,423 |
| Warehouse Manager |
69,963 |
72,082 |
74,197 |
| SOURCE: Memphis Regional Wage Survey, 2006 / the Centre Group |
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| memphis Area office wages |
| job Title |
low |
average |
high |
| Accountant |
$40,768 |
$42,123 |
$43,556 |
| Administrative Assistant |
35,325 |
37,961 |
40,763 |
| Accounting Clerk |
29,685 |
30,607 |
32,001 |
| General Clerk |
25,174 |
26,545 |
27,617 |
| Data Processing Operator |
35,587 |
37,515 |
38,620 |
| Human Resources Clerk |
30,081 |
30,698 |
31,436 |
| Payroll Clerk |
31,348 |
32,196 |
32,817 |
| Receptionist |
22,422 |
22,739 |
22,947 |
| Secretary I |
29,588 |
31,418 |
32,344 |
| Secretary II |
30,763 |
32,443 |
34,226 |
| Secretary III (Executive) |
33,940 |
35,354 |
36,309 |
| Human Resources Manager |
69,338 |
69,973 |
70,338 |
| Data Processing Manager |
101,578 |
101,578 |
101,578 |
| Programmer |
58,352 |
69,611 |
78,962 |
| Systems Analyst |
74,547 |
82,561 |
87,647 |
| SOURCE: Memphis Regional Wage Survey, 2006 / the Centre Group |
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| memphis Area call center wages |
| job Title |
low |
average |
high |
| Call Center Representative I |
$27,748 |
$31,430 |
$36,845 |
| Call Center Representative II |
30,231 |
32,962 |
35,888 |
| Customer Service/Call Center Supervisor |
45,407 |
46,067 |
46,727 |
| SOURCE: Memphis Regional Wage Survey, 2006 / the Centre Group |
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| Memphis area Lifescience wages |
| job Title |
low |
average |
high |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists |
$21.45 |
$44.86 |
$56.56 |
| Chemists |
17.35 |
23.15 |
26.05 |
| Biological Technicians |
11.94 |
14.98 |
16.50 |
| Chemical Technicians |
10.36 |
15.61 |
18.23 |
| Pharmacists |
30.18 |
41.84 |
47.67 |
| Medical Laboratory Technologists |
17.29 |
22.51 |
25.13 |
| Pharmacy Technicians |
8.54 |
11.97 |
14.60 |
| Registered Nurses |
18.91 |
25.45 |
28.73 |
| SOURCE: Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development 2007 |
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| SCHOOL District DaTA |
| district |
enrollment |
student teacher ratio |
Per pupil expenditure |
| Memphis City Schools |
125,553 |
17.5 : 1 |
$7,403 |
| Shelby County, TN Schools |
49,144 |
18.4 : 1 |
6,011 |
| Fayette County, TN Schools |
3,865 |
14.7 : 1 |
7,064 |
| Tipton County, TN Schools |
12,101 |
17.9 : 1 |
5,677 |
| Desoto County, MS Schools |
27,166 |
18.3 : 1 |
5,805 |
| Tate County, MS Schools |
2,847 |
15.5 : 1 |
6,380 |
| Marshall County, MS Schools |
3,473 |
19.4 : 1 |
6,177 |
| Tunica County, MS Schools |
2,323 |
14.6 : 1 |
9,211 |
| West Memphis, AR Schools |
5,997 |
16 : 1 |
4,535 |
| Marion, AR Schools |
3,418 |
16 : 1 |
4,388 |
| SOURCE: Tennessee Department of Education, Mississippi Department of Education, & www.greatschools.com, April 2007 |
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| Memphis Area Colleges & universities |
| Institution |
Type |
total enrollment |
| University of Memphis |
4 Year Public University |
20,668 |
| Christian Brothers University |
4 Year Private University |
1,907 |
| Rhodes College |
4 Year Private University |
1,635 |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Medical School |
2,273 |
| Le Monyne Owen College |
4 Year Private College |
852 |
| University of Phoenix - Memphis Campus |
4 Year Private University |
453 |
| Southern College of Optometry |
Medical School |
475 |
| Memphis College of Art |
4 Year Private College |
315 |
| ITT Technical Institute |
4 Year Private College |
763 |
| Crichton College |
4 Year Private College |
974 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College |
2 Year Community College |
11,791 |
| Remington College - Memphis |
2 Year Vocational College |
688 |
| High Tech Institute - Memphis |
Vocational College |
504 |
| SOURCE:: National Center for Education Statistics |
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| Degrees awarded by Industry |
| industry |
# of Degrees |
| Business, Management, & Marketing |
7,143 |
| Health & Clinical Sciences |
5,029 |
| Education |
4,941 |
| Psychology |
1,149 |
| Social Sciences |
1,080 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences |
893 |
| Communications & Journalism |
876 |
| Engineering and Engineering Technology |
1,338 |
| Computer & Information Services |
697 |
| Legal Professions & Studies |
448 |
| Agriculture- Operations & Sciences |
447 |
| SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics |
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| Shelby county Labor statistics 1996-2006 |
| year |
labor force |
employed |
unemployed |
unemployment
rate |
1996 |
433,290 |
413,634 |
19,656 |
4.5% |
1997 |
441,636 |
421,328 |
20,308 |
4.6% |
1998 |
445,647 |
427,625 |
18,022 |
4.0% |
1999 |
448,997 |
431,777 |
17,220 |
3.8% |
2000 |
442,438 |
425,001 |
17,437 |
3.9% |
2001 |
438,823 |
419,189 |
19,634 |
4.5% |
2002 |
435,167 |
411,528 |
23,639 |
5.4% |
2003 |
436,024 |
409,415 |
26,609 |
6.1% |
2004 |
430,451 |
403,336 |
27,115 |
6.3% |
2005 |
431,246 |
404,380 |
26,866 |
6.2% |
2006 |
440,771 |
415,621 |
25,150 |
5.7% |
| SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2007 |
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| shelby county educational attainment |
| geography |
%High school
diploma or higher |
% Associates
degree or higher |
% bachelors
degree or higher |
% masters
degree or higher |
| Memphis City |
86.9 |
31.6 |
26.9 |
10.8 |
| Shelby County |
89.2 |
36.0 |
31.0 |
12.0 |
| Memphis MSA |
86.7 |
31.8 |
26.4 |
9.8 |
| SOURCE: DemographicsNOW 2007 |
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Economy
Did you know:
- In 2004 the Memphis metro area's economy (measured by GDP) was larger than 12 states.
- The Memphis metro area's GDP is larger than 123 nations.
- Memphis is home to four Fortune 500 headquarters and a $2.3 billion tourism industry with the third largest casino cluster in the nation.
- Shelby County tied for 10th place with 31 industrial projects worth nearly $700 million among over 3,000 counties
| 2006 income |
| |
Per capita* |
average HH |
median hh |
| City of Memphis |
-- |
$50,248 |
$36,666 |
| Shelby County |
$36,160 |
60,332 |
45,106 |
| Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA |
33,529 |
58,737 |
45,238 |
| State of Tennessee |
30,969 |
54,162 |
41,012 |
*Estimates as of 2005
SOURCE: Bureau of Economic Analysis, May 2007 |
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| Cost of living comparison |
| city |
index (100%) |
grocery (13%) |
housing (28%) |
Utilities (10%) |
trans. (10%) |
health (4%) |
misc. (35%) |
|
Memphis |
89.7 |
93.7 |
75.8 |
83.9 |
91.0 |
96.7 |
99.7 |
| Indianapolis |
94.5 |
92.5 |
98.2 |
95.5 |
98.2 |
91.5 |
91.4 |
| Louisville |
98.8 |
90.0 |
90.6 |
110.5 |
115.1 |
98.0 |
100.6 |
| Phoenix |
100.3 |
99.1 |
100.9 |
92.4 |
104.2 |
101.6 |
101.3 |
| Denver |
103.7 |
105.1 |
110.9 |
95.7 |
98.9 |
108.5 |
100.5 |
| Chicago |
110.1 |
108.3 |
126.4 |
107.8 |
112.5 |
101.9 |
98.6 |
| Miami |
116.3 |
103.9 |
138.6 |
106.5 |
104.3 |
103.2 |
110.7 |
| San Francisco |
169.2 |
143.6 |
275.8 |
87.9 |
125.4 |
124.2 |
134.2 |
| SOURCE: ACCRA Cost of Living Index,
2nd Quarter 2007
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Industry Data
| Fortune 1000 companies Headquartered in memphis |
| rank |
Company |
Type |
revenue |
68 |
Federal Express |
Package Delivery Services |
35,214.0 |
114 |
International Paper |
Paper & Pulp Manufacturing |
22,284.0 |
394 |
Autozone |
Automotive Parts |
6,169.8 |
604 |
ServiceMaster |
Consumer Products |
3,431.2 |
650 |
First Horizon National Corp. |
Financial Services |
3,165.9 |
729 |
Mueller Industries |
Metals |
2,697.8 |
844 |
Thomas & Betts |
Electric Components |
2,168.9 |
947 |
Fred's |
General Merchandise |
1,780.9 |
| SOURCE: Fortune Magazine, April 2008 |
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| Major Memphis Distribution Operations |
| Company |
Employees |
Warehouse SQ. FT. |
| Technicolor Video |
2,800 |
4,317,000 |
| Williams-Sonoma |
889 |
3,500,000 |
| Hewlett Packard |
1,385 |
2,700,000 |
| Nike |
1,469 |
2,700,000 |
| Brother International |
826 |
1,100,000 |
| Ford Motor Company |
252 |
1,069,836 |
| Cleo |
1,000 |
957,016 |
| Pfizer |
230 |
400,000 |
| SOURCE: Memphis Business Journal Book of Lists 2006 |
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| Major Memphis area Manufacturing Operations |
| company |
Product/s manufactured |
local employees |
| Carrier Corp. |
Split system condensing units & heat pumps |
2,500 |
| Smith & Nephew Orthopedics |
Orthopedic devices & instruments |
1,815 |
| Cleo, Inc. |
Gift wrap, bags, & tissue |
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