Memphis metropolitan area

The Memphis metropolitan area covers eight counties at the juncture of the U.S. states of Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas with the center of Memphis. Its metropolitan area is the second largest in Tennessee and is the nation's 41st

In 2000, the Memphis metropolitan area had 1,205,204 inhabitants. Until the census in 2010 the population increased to 1.3161 million.

Counties

The region consists of eight counties in the area around the city of Memphis, spread on both sides of the Mississippi River over the three states of Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.

Municipalities

Core city

• Memphis ( TN)

Towns with 25,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

• Bartlett ( TN)
• Collierville (TN)

• German Town ( TN)
• Olive Branch ( MS)

• Southaven (MS )
• West Memphis (AR)

Towns with 5,000 to 25,000 inhabitants

• Covington (TN)
• Hernando (MS )
• Holly Springs (MS )

• Horn Lake (MS )
• Lakeland (TN)
• Marion (AR)

• Millington (TN)
• Senatobia (MS )

Population

In the official census in 2000 a population of 1,205,204 was determined. These were distributed over 448 473 households in 312 422 families.

The population was in 2000 from 52.9 percent White, 43.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native Americans, Asians 1.3 percent and 1.2 percent other. 1.0 percent said to be descended from at least two of these groups. 2.4 percent of the population consisted of Hispanics who belonged to the various of the aforementioned groups.

The median income per household was 35,988 U.S. dollars ( USD), the median family income $ 41,130. The median income for men was $ 32,830, and for women about $ 22,970. The per capita income amounted to $ 16,729.