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| Memphis |
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| Area codes: | 901 |
| Land area: | 279.3 square miles |
| Elevation: | 254 feet |
| Foreign born: | 4.0% (1.8% Latin America, 1.4% Asia, 0.4% Europe) |
| County: | Shelby |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (20.1%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (11.4%), Retail trade (11.4%), Manufacturing (10.2%). |
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| Races |
| Black: | 61.4% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 33.3% |
| Hispanic: | 3.0% |
| Other race: | 1.5% |
| Two or more races: | 1.0% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 39.2% |
| Never married: | 36.1% |
| Divorced: | 12.0% |
| Widowed: | 7.9% |
| Separated: | 4.8% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $72,800 |
| Household income: | $32,285 |
| Resident age: | 31.9 years |
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| Memphis Compared to Tennessee State Average |
| Median house value: | much below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 76.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 20.9% |
| Unemployed: | 8.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 7.7% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 894.1 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 rapes: | 517 (78.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 151 (22.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 29,841 (4504.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 16,340 (2466.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 9,219 (1391.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 5,538 (836.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 4,240 (640.1 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| English: | 5.2% |
| Irish: | 4.9% |
| United States: | 4.5% |
| German: | 4.2% |
| Subsaharan African: | 1.7% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.7% |