Memphis
pop. [city] 676,640
land area [city] 302 sq miles/723km
metro pop. 1,280,533

by comparison:
NYC
pop. [city] 8.4 million
land area [city] 304 sq miles/789km
metro pop. 19 million

Memphis Demographics:


White: 31.7% (Non-Hispanic Whites: 29.5%)

Black or African American: 62.6% MAJORITY

Native American: 0.2%

Asian: 1.7%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%

Some other race: 2.7%

Two or more races: 1.2%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 5.0%