Cities / Tennessee / Memphis

Memphis, TN

618,980 people

Right Now

Weather

86°F

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 92°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Memphis)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 4.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MEM

8 mi — Frederick W. Smith International Airport

Population & People

Population

618,980

Median age

34.2

Median household income

$51,736

Poverty rate

23.1%

Unemployment rate

8.3%

Bachelor's degree+

28.0%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

10.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$169,000

Median gross rent

$1,181/mo

Homeownership rate

44.88%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,274

HUD Fair Market Rent (Shelby County, 9 mi from Memphis), 2026. Efficiency $1060, 1BR $1154, 2BR $1274, 3BR $1683, 4BR $1959. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Tennessee commercial electricity

12.87¢/kWh

Tennessee industrial electricity

6.74¢/kWh

Tennessee residential electricity

13.18¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

589817.5

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

449356.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for Tennessee

704.14

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Source: FRED, Tennessee-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MEM

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

8 mi away

BNA

Nashville International Airport

201 mi away

BHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

218 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Tennessee energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Tennessee economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).