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Memphis, TN
Population: 670,902
Population, age 50+: 175,240
Population growth, age 50+: 13.6%
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City stats |
Median family income
(per year) |
$43,620 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$46,702 |
| Sales tax |
9.30% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
n/a |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
n/a |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$1,672 |
| Retirement tax break from state? |
No |
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City stats |
| Median home price |
$115,135 |
Average property taxes
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n/a |
| See homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
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City stats |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
49.3% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
20 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
88 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
36 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
2,125 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
154 |
| Public tennis courts |
80 |
| Public swimming pools |
15 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
55 |
| Park acres |
9,513 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
41 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
4 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
n/a |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
1 |
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City stats |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
54.65 |
| % clear days in the area |
32 |
Snowfall
(average in inches) |
5.10 |
| High temp in July ° F |
92.1° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
31.3° |
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City stats |
Life expectancy
(men/women) |
70.0/76.1 |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
88.8% |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
9.8% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
38.5% |
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
4 |
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
49 |
Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
128 |
Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
82 |
| Elder-care facilities** |
47 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
32.6 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
51.3% |
| Married |
35.8% |
| Divorced |
11.9% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
608.2 |
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